Don Zierden
American basketball coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American basketball coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Casper Zierden Jr. is an American basketball coach. From 2007 to 2009, Zierden served as the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeLaSalle (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| College | Mount Senario (1977–1981) |
| Coaching career | 1984–2016 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1984–1986 | DeLaSalle HS |
| 1986–1988 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | La Crosse Catbirds (assistant) |
| 1994–1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas |
| 1996–1998 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| 2000–2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2009–2016 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As Assistant Coach:
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Zierden, a Minneapolis native, graduated from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis and later from Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, Wisconsin in 1981.[1]
He returned to DeLaSalle High in 1984 to become head varsity basketball coach and led DeLaSalle to the Minnesota Class A title in his first season.[2] In two seasons at DeLaSalle, Zierden had a 61–14 record as head coach.[1]
In 1986, Zierden moved to the collegiate ranks to be an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa under J. D. Barnett. After two seasons at Tulsa, Zierden left coaching to work at a steel company.[1] Zierden returned to coaching in 1990, as he became an assistant coach for the La Crosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association under Flip Saunders. In four seasons, the duo had a 139–85 record, including the 1992 CBA championship.[3] In the 1994–95 season, Zierden became an assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Piranhas of the CBA, again, alongside Flip Saunders. They lead the team to a 27–29 record and CBA Finals appearance.[3]
Zierden got his first NBA job in 1999 as video coordinator for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he would be promoted to assistant coach the following year and remain for five seasons on the staffs of Flip Saunders (replaced by interim coach Kevin McHale in early 2005). From 2005 to 2007, Zierden was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.[4]
Zierden became the Minnesota Lynx's fifth head coach on December 13, 2006, replacing Carolyn Jenkins, who remained on the staff as an assistant.[5]
In 2007, Zierden's Lynx began the season 0–7, lost 10 straight in July and failed to get into the playoff race. They finished tied with a league worst 10–24 record.
On June 2, 2009, Zierden resigned as head coach of the Lynx, four days before the season began.
He accepted an assistant coaching job under Flip Saunders in Washington in 2009.
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