Background
Bristow, Allan Mercer was born on August 23, 1951 in Richmond, VA.
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Bristow, Allan Mercer was born on August 23, 1951 in Richmond, VA.
Student, Virginia Polytechic Institute, Blacksburg, VA.
Bristow played college basketball at Virginia Technical, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round of the 1973 National Basketball Association Draft. A 6"7", 210 lb (95 kg) forward, he had a 10-year career in the both the National Basketball Association and the American Bar Association, playing for the Sixers, the San Antonio Spurs (in both leagues), the Utah Jazz, and finishing his playing career with the Dallas Mavericks. His nickname was "Disco".
In 1991, Bristow was hired to be the third head coach for the recently created Charlotte Hornets franchise, a position he held for five years.
Led by players such as Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning, the Hornets were the first of the late-1980s expansion teams to be successful, reaching the playoffs in 1993 and 1995. Bristow resigned in 1996.
Bristow became the New Orleans Hornets" general manager in 2004, a position he relinquished in 2005. In 1997, Bristow was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Married Etoila Bristow. Children: Sandee, JennyLee.