What Michael Malone brings to UNC basketball offense, defense with coaching philosophy
A look at UNC basketball coach Michael Malone's philosophy on offense, defense and what he looks for in players, including some notable statistics.
CHAPEL HILL — Brendan Malone was a basketball coach for 50 years, getting his start at Power Memorial Academy in New York City. Malone, who went on to spend a decade in the college game and 30 years in the NBA, died at the age of 88 in October 2023. But he got to see his son, Michael , win an NBA championship as head coach of the Denver Nuggets in June of that year.
“I was the only one of the six kids who wanted to follow in his footsteps, something he tried to talk me out of. He said, ‘You're too smart to be a coach. ’ Obviously, I didn't listen to him,” Malone said during his introductory press conference as the new UNC basketball coach.
“He was my mentor. He was my role model. I wanted to emulate my father.
He had a profound impact on me, not just as a coach and my philosophy, but just how I try to carry myself. ” Malone, 54, is taking on the challenge of coaching in college basketball for the first time since 2001. After a quarter-century in the NBA and a year away from the sidelines after being fired by the Nuggets, Malone will carry Carolina into a new era beyond the family tree.
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