He became the favorite for the job after former Bulls' coach Doug Collins withdrew his name from consideration. On June 9, 2008, multiple media reports indicated Del Negro had agreed to become the new head coach of the Chicago Bulls. In 2007, the Suns promoted him to the position of assistant general manager. In January 2001 he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team deal with the Orlando Magic in November, although he would never play for them, and subsequently retired.ĭel Negro's career statistics included averaging 9.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 47.5% from the field and 84.0% from the free-throw line.ĭel Negro worked as a radio commentator for the Phoenix Suns before being promoted to director of player personnel for the Suns in 2006. Del Negro was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a three-team deal that also involved the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2000. In early 1999 he played four games in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna, before signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he played in the 1998––2000 seasons. Upon his return to the NBA, Del Negro played for the San Antonio Spurs for the next six years. He would play two seasons there before leaving for Italy and Benetton Treviso for another two years (he won the Italian championship in 1992 with over 25 points per game). In his junior season, Del Negro led the Wolfpack to the 1987 ACC Tournament championship and was named tournament MVP.ĭel Negro was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 29th pick in the 1988 NBA draft. As a senior, he was selected to the All- Atlantic Coast Conference team after averaging 15.9 points, 3.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. Playing career ĭel Negro played for Jim Valvano at North Carolina State University.
He scored 1,116 points, becoming Suffield Academy's all-time leading scorer. Vinny led Suffield Academy to two New England championships. He caught the attention of Dennis Kinne, the basketball coach at Suffield Academy, who persuaded him to attend Suffield Academy so that he could play basketball for them. Vinny made the varsity basketball team during his freshman year at Cathedral High School. His father, Vince, was a two-time junior college All-American, and taught his son to play basketball at a young age. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV.ĭel Negro was born on August 9, 1966, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013.
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Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player.
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