Eric Musselman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Musselman
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Nov 19, 1964(1964-11-19)
Age	60
Birthplace	Ashland
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Scorpio

Eric Musselman Biography

Eric Musselman is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on November 19, 1964 in Ashland, Ohio, United States. The team finished the year with an overall score of 29-5 Musselman was awarded one vote in the category of AP coach of the year (tied with 11th).

Musselman started the course of his CBA profession in the year 1988, as General Manager of the Rapid City Thrillers, a franchise that his father Bill was a coach for three consecutive CBA championships in the 1980s. In his first week as a general manager was when he hired Flip Saunders to be Head coach of the team. Saunders was hired by Bill Musselman during the time that Bill had been the Head Coach at the University of Minnesota during the early 1970s, was to become one of the top coaching staffs in CBA history prior to his move towards the NBA as the head coach for Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota Timberwolves.

From 1990–1997, Musselman had 24 players called up to the NBA, the highest number in the league during that span. He holds the distinction of being the only person in CBA history to coach in five league All-Star Games (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997) and was the first coach in professional basketball history to win 100 games by the age of 28. When he was 23, Musselman became the youngest coach in CBA history.

Musselman also served as head coach of the Florida Sharks of the United States Basketball League (USBL). In the summers of 1995 and 1996, he coached the Sharks to a combined 53–3 record (.946, including playoffs) and back-to-back USBL Championships. He holds the highest winning percentage in league history.

Musselman was an early fifth-round CBA draft pick for the Albany Patroons in 1987.

Eric Musselman Net Worth

Eric Musselman is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Musselman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eric Patrick Musselman (born November 19th 1964) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men’s head basketball coach for the University of Arkansas. He was previously the chief coach for the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Between his head coach stints with Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman was an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He joined the coaching ranks at colleges in 2012 to become an assistant coach at Arizona State. From 2014 to the present, he was the head coach of Nevada. The son of the former NBA Head Coach Bill Musselman, Eric Musselman was a head coach with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers) as well as the Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger).

Musselman earned his degree from his time at the University of San Diego, where he was a basketball player for Jim Brovelli and Hank Egan who later became NBA assistants. When Musselman played at USD (1983-87) The Toreros had a record of 77-36. Musselman was on the team from 1986-87 that posted 24-6, which was the most impressive record in the history of the school. The Toreros were defeated by Auburn University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 62-61. One of Musselman’s teammates at USD were Scott Thompson, a 7-foot center who was selected in the fourth round of the Washington Bullets in the 1987 NBA Draft, and Mike Whitmarsh who took home the gold medal at the beach volleyball competition in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

In the 1989–90 season, at age 23, Musselman became the Thrillers head coach. The following season, Musselman joined his father Bill’s staff on the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves as assistant coach. Prior to joining the Thrillers, Musselman worked for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers as an assistant to General Manager Elgin Baylor and Barry Hecker, the team’s director of scouting.

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Who is Eric Musselman Dating?

According to our records, Eric Musselman married to Danyelle Sargent. As of December 1, 2023, Eric Musselman’s is not dating anyone.

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Kevin Martin (basketball), who played for Musselman with the Sacramento Kings in 2006–07, told NBA.com that Musselman helped him learn how to draw more fouls. According to Martin, Musselman “saw how teams were playing me and how they got up into me and told me to start absorbing that contact. He said I could score a lot more points in this league if I got to the free throw line. He put an emphasis on me night in night out with that part of the game. He was always pounding it into me and it paid off.”

Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Musselman celebrates birthday on November 19 of every year.

On June 2, 2006, Musselman was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings, replacing Rick Adelman. Four months into the job, on October 21, 2006, Musselman was cited for DUI in Sacramento. According to experts, Musselman, who is 5-foot-7 and weighs 150 pounds, was “one or two drinks over” the legal limit. At the time, Musselman said, “Alcohol has never been a big part of my life. I don’t allow it in my house. My sons have never seen me take a sip of anything.” According to Ailine Voisin, a sports columnist for The Sacramento Bee, “[Musselman] drinks so infrequently, in fact, that he can count the number of beers he consumes per month.”

Did Eric Musselman play basketball?

College playing career Musselman graduated from the University of San Diego, where he played basketball for Jim Brovelli and Hank Egan , both of whom would later work as NBA assistants. While Musselman was at USD (1983–87), the Toreros compiled a 77–36 record.

How much does Eric Musselman make?

Musselman also received a five-year extension to his contract a year ago, which is worth $4.1 million dollars. If the Razorbacks were to make the Final Four this season, Musselman’s pockets will grow $100,000 richer. Musselman is currently in his third season as the head coach of the Razorbacks.

Who is Eric Musselman's wife?

Danyelle Sargent

Is Eric Musselman related to Bill Musselman?

Family. Musselman has three children: two sons and a daughter. His oldest son Eric, formerly head coach of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, is currently the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team. They were the first father and son to hold the title of NBA head coach.

How old is Danyelle Sargent?

44 years (May 7, 1978)