Glenn Anton Rivers, professionally known as Doc Rivers is an American basketball coach and former player. He started his managerial career as an Orlando Magic head coach in 1999 and was named Coach of the Year in 2000. He then led Boston Celtics to the NBA Championship as a coach in 2008. He coached the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020.
As an active professional player, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1983 NBA Draft. He later played for Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs before retirement. He retired from professional basketball averaging 10.9 points per game, 5.7 assists per game, and 1.8 steals per game. He compiled 9,377 points and 4,889 assists in his playing career. He won several accolades as a player including Mr. Basketball USA in 1980, USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year in 1982, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1990, and NBA All-Star in 1998.
Doc Rivers is known for a number of items.
In 2000, he was named NBA Coach of the Year.
From 2013 to 2020, he was the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.
In 2008, as a Celtics manager, he won the NBA Championship.
Head coach of two NBA All-Star Games.
Doc Rivers is from where?
Doc Rivers was born on October 13, 1961, in New York City. Glenn Anton Rivers is his given name. He was born in the United States, in the city of Chicago. He is a citizen of the United States of America. He is of African-American origin and practices the Christian faith. Grady Rivers was his father, and Betty Rivers was his mother. Grady Rivers Jr. is his younger brother.
Rivers went to Maywood, Illinois’ Proviso East High School. He was a basketball player in high school there. He committed to play college basketball at Marquette University after graduating from high school. From 1980 to 1983, he was a member of the band. In 1980, he was named Mr. Basketball USA, and in 1982, he was named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
Doc Rivers’ Professional Career
The Atlanta Hawks selected Rivers in the 1983 NBA Draft.
From 1983 to 1991, he was a member of the Hawks for seven seasons.
During the 1986-97 season, he scored 12.8 points and 10.0 assists per game, averaging a double-double.
He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers and played for them for one season.
In 1990, he received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.
In 1992, he joined the New York Knicks and spent two seasons with them.
From 1994 to 1996, he spent the final two years of his basketball career with the San Antonio Spurs.
In 1996, he announced his retirement from basketball.
He finished his professional basketball career with an average of 10.9 points, 5.7 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.
In his playing career, he had 9,377 points and 4,889 assists.
In 1996, he announced his retirement from basketball as a player.
Coaching Career of Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers started his managerial career as the coach of the NBA team, Orlando Magic in 1999.
He led the team that was picked to finish last in the table.
He guided the team to a close playoff berth and received the Coach of the Year Award in 2000.
He managed to reach the postseason in his next three years as Magic’s coach.
He was dismissed as the coach of the team after his team compiled 1-10 at the start of the 2003-04 season.
He then served as a commentator for the NBA on ABC for a year.
In 2004, he was hired as the head coach of the Boston Celtics.
He coached the East for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans in 2008.
He secured his first NBA Championship as a head coach in 2008. Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers in six rounds.
He led the Celtics to the NBA Finals once again in 2010. This time the Celtics were defeated by the Lakers in seven games.
He had made his mind to leave the club after the 2009-10 season to spend more time with his family.
However, he returned to the Celtics for the 2010-11 season. It was the final season of his contract with the club.
He signed a 5-year contract extension worth $35 million with the Celtics in May 2011.
He coached the Celtics for two more seasons.
He was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers for an unprotected 2015 NBA first-round draft selection in June 2013.
He also became the senior vice president of basketball operations on the team.
He led the Clippers to a franchise-record of 57 wins.
The publication of an audiotape about the harsh racist remarks made by then-Clippers owner Donald Sterling caused a flood of protests within the team in 2014. Rivers himself claimed that he would not return to the team if Sterling stayed as owner.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer purchased the franchise for $2 billion in August 2014 and Rivers stayed with the Clippers.
He was elevated to the team’s president of basketball operations in June 2014.
He signed a five-year contract extension with the Clippers in August 2014.
He gave up his post as president of basketball operations in August 2017.
He extended his deal with the Clippers in May 2018.
The Clippers were fined $50,000 for Rivers’ remarks on Kawhi Leonard in May 2019. He said about Kawhi Leonard on ESPN, “He is the most like Jordan that we’ve seen”.
Following the Clippers playoff exit in 2020, Rivers parted ways with the Clippers in a joint decision.
He compiled a record of 356-208 in seven seasons with the Clippers.
He has compiled 943-681 in his coaching career, as of September 2020.
Doc Rivers Family
Rivers is a married man. He is married to Kristen Rivers. They got married in 1986. The couple has 4 children together, Jeremiah, Callie, Austin, and Spencer. His son Jeremiah played basketball at Georgetown University and Indiana University and has played in the NBA D-League for the Maine Red Claws. His daughter Callie played volleyball for the University of Florida and is married to NBA player Seth Curry. His younger son Austin currently plays for the Houston Rockets and his youngest son, Spencer, is a guard who played for Winter Park High School and for UC Irvine.
He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.
Doc Rivers Height
Doc Rivers stands at a height of 1.93 m i.e. 6 feet and 4 inches tall. He has a body weight of 210 lbs i.e. 95 kg. He has an average body build. As he is a former professional basketball player, he maintains his body perfectly fit. His sexual orientation is straight. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black. He always keeps his hair short-trimmed.
Doc Rivers Net Worth
Doc Rivers earns from his career as a basketball coach. He started his managerial career with Orlando Magic in 1999. He has later coached Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. He signed several contract extensions while managing the Celtics and Clippers. He last coached Clippers from 2013 to 2020. He makes quite an income from his contract. His annual income at the Clippers was reported at $10 million. Prior to his managerial career, he played basketball for several NBA teams. He played for Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. He spent most of his career in basketball. His net worth is estimated at $50 million.
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