| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1971-12-15)December 15, 1971 (age 53) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bogota (Bogota, New Jersey) |
| College | North Carolina (1990–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995:undrafted |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 3 |
| Coaching career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1997–2000 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 2001–2003 | UNC Wilmington (women's assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | New Jersey Nets (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | Minnesota Timberwolves (player development/defense) |
| 2021–2024 | North Carolina (Director of Recruiting) |
| 2024–present | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
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Patrick Sullivan (born December 15, 1971) is an Americanbasketball coach, currently serving as the Director of Recruiting at his alma mater,North Carolina. He joined the staff of former teammateHubert Davis in April 2021, a move that was confirmed by the school that May.[1][2] In his Tar Heel playing career, Sullivan was a member of threeFinal Four teams, including the1992–93 team that won the national championship.[3] After starting with stints at North Carolina and UNCW as an assistant, Sullivan spent the majority of his coaching career in the NBA before returning to Chapel Hill.
Sullivan was born inNew York City[4] and was a highly recruited high school player atBogota High School inBogota, New Jersey, where in 1990 he was named a third-team high school All-American byParade Magazine while leading the Buccaneers to a state championship.[5] Thesmall forward ultimately chose to play for coachDean Smith at North Carolina (UNC), choosing the Tar Heels overDuke,Virginia,Providence andSeton Hall.[6][7] Sullivan was a bench contributor and sometime starter for his most of career, and was on the floor forChris Webber’s infamous “time-out” at the end of the1993 national championship game. He redshirted in what would have been his senior season in 1993–94[8] which allowed Sullivan to join the1994–95 Tar Heels, where was able to become the first Tar Heel to play in three Final Fours since 1969.[3]
In 1997, Sullivan was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, UNC underBill Guthridge. He served in this role until 2000, when Guthridge retired and new coachMatt Doherty chose to bring in a new staff. Sullivan was then an assistant women's coach atUNC Wilmington for two seasons before leaving in 2003 for a video coordinator role with theDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association (NBA).[9] After being a part of the staff for the NBA champion2003–04 Detroit Pistons, Sullivan was promoted to a full assistant for the following year. Sullivan then held assistant roles with theNew Jersey Nets, a repeat run with the Pistons, theWashington Wizards andLos Angeles Clippers before joining the staff of newNew York Knicks coachDavid Fizdale in 2018.[10][11] After a few months on the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff in a development role, Sullivan was reported to join new head coach Hubert Davis' inaugural UNC staff in a player development role in April. He was officially announced as the Tar Heels' new Director of Recruiting in May 2021.
