Background
Hollins, Lionel was born on October 19, 1953 in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States.
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Hollins, Lionel was born on October 19, 1953 in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States.
Attended, Dixie Junior College, 1971—1973. Attended, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1973—1975.
He most recently served as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association). During his ten-year National Basketball Association career playing as a point guard he played for five teams, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per game. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the sixth pick of the 1975 National Basketball Association Draft out of Arizona State University, Hollins was bestowed All-Rookie first team honors that season, averaging 10.8 points in 78 games for the Blazers.
Prior to his two seasons at Arizona State, he played two years at Dixie College in Saint George, Utah.
On April 18, 2007, the Portland Trail Blazers retired his #14 jersey. Prior to his head coaching career, Hollins served as an assistant coach at Arizona State in the 1985-1986 season and again in the 1987-1988 season.
He then served as an assistant for the Phoenix Suns under head coaches Cotton Fitzsimmons and Paul Westphal from 1988 to 1995. Hollins compiled a record of 18–42 as the interim coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies during the 1999–2000 National Basketball Association season.
He served another stint as interim coach of the Grizzlies in 2004, after the team had moved to Memphis.
On May 14, 2008, Hollins was hired as one of Milwaukee Buckinghamshire head coach Scott Skiles" assistants. On January 25, 2009, Hollins was named the Grizzlies" head coach for the third time in the franchise"s history. That season, he led his team to a 46–36 record, earning the eighth seed in the playoffs.
The Grizzlies defeated the number-one seed San Antonio Spurs before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games in the Western Conference semifinals.
In the lockout-shortened 2011-2012 National Basketball Association season, Hollins" Grizzlies finished the season with a 41–25 record and the best winning percentage in franchise history (621). After guiding the Grizzlies to a 13–3 record during the month of April, Hollins was named April"s Coach of the Month.
This streak helped the Grizzlies earn the four seed in the Western Conference, with home court advantage for the first time in franchise history. They lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games.
Memphis lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals in a four-game sweep.
Differing views between Hollins and management seemed to be pointing to an eventual change despite Hollins" success. On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Hollins" contract would not be renewed by Memphis management. In the time between Memphis and Brooklyn, Hollins chose Kauffman Sports Management Group as his representation.
On July 2, 2014, Hollins and the Brooklyn Nets reached an agreement in principle for him to serve as the team"s head coach for the next four seasons.
On July 7, 2014, he was officially introduced by the Nets at a press conference. In his first season as head coach, he guided the Nets to the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
On January 10, 2016, he was relieved of his head coaching duties by the Nets after starting the 2015-2016 season with a 10–27 record, the worst season in the franchise"s history since moving from New Jersey to Brooklyn. Hollins"s son, Austin Hollins, played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men"s basketball team
He was a member of Portland"s 1976-1977 National Basketball Association championship team, and made his only All-Star Game appearance one year later. He was a member of the National Basketball Association All-Defensive team twice, in 1978 and 1979.
Married Angela Hollins. Children: Christopher, Anthony, Jacqueline, Austin.