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 Lowe at Washington Wizards training camp in 2017 | |
| Detroit Pistons | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1960-01-21)January 21, 1960 (age 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| College | NC State (1979–1983) |
| NBA draft | 1983: 2nd round, 25th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls |
| Playing career | 1983–1990 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 35, 34, 43 |
| Coaching career | 1991–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1983–1984 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1984 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1984–1985 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1985–1986 | Tampa Bay Thrillers |
| 1987–1988 | Albany Patroons |
| 1988 | Calgary 88's |
| 1989 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1989 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1989–1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Coaching | |
| 1991–1993 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994–1999 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Vancouver /Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2004–2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2006–2011 | NC State |
| 2011–2014 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Washington Wizards (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2021–2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Sidney Rochell Lowe (born January 21, 1960) is an American formerbasketball player and current assistant coach for theDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe playedcollege basketball and served as thehead coach atNorth Carolina State University (NC State).
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Lowe began his career atDeMatha Catholic High School inHyattsville, Maryland. He played collegiate basketball atNC State. He was thepoint guard for the Wolfpack's1983 NCAA National Championship. Lowe was selected by theChicago Bulls with the 1st pick of the second round in the1983 NBA draft. He played a total of four seasons in the NBA, for five different teams. Lowe played in theContinental Basketball Association for theTampa Bay / Rapid City Thrillers andAlbany Patroons from 1984 to 1989.[1] He wonCBA championships with the Thrillers in 1985[2] and 1986,[3] and the Patroons in 1988.[4] He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1988, All-Defensive Team in 1988 and All-Defensive First Team in 1986.[1] He was a CBA All-Star in 1988.[5]
After retiring from basketball in 1991, Lowe took a job as an assistant coach with theMinnesota Timberwolves. Halfway through the 1992–93 season he took over as head coach of the struggling Timberwolves and remained in that position until the end of the 1993–94 season. From 1994 to 1999, Lowe served as an assistant coach toMike Fratello with theCleveland Cavaliers. Lowe returned to the Timberwolves organization in 1999 for one season as assistant coach.
The2000–01 NBA season became Lowe's second stint as a head coach when he assumed the role for theVancouver Grizzlies. He was the fifth head coach in the team's short history and led them to a franchise-best record of 23–59 in his first season and again the following season in 2001–02, when the Grizzlies relocated toMemphis. Sidney Lowe resigned from his coaching duties early in the 2002–03 season after starting 0–8, leaving his head coaching record at 79 wins against 228 losses (.257 winning percentage). In 2003, he returned toMinnesota once again to take an assistant position under then head coachFlip Saunders. Lowe followed Saunders to theDetroit Pistons in 2005 and remained an assistant coach there through the 2006 season.
To become eligible for employment as an NCAA head coach, he completed the final nine hours of hisbusiness administration degree online viaSt. Paul's College inLawrenceville,Virginia.[6] On May 6, 2006, Lowe was named the new head basketball coach ofNorth Carolina State University, replacingHerb Sendek. Lowe was the first African American named head coach of the Wolfpack.[7] One of Lowe's trademarks as a coach was a redblazer he wore to significant games in honor of his former NC State coach, Jim Valvano.
In his first season at the helm of the NC State program, Lowe became just the third Wolfpack coach, afterEverett Case andPress Maravich, to win 20 games and defeat the other three North Carolina institutions in theACC (Duke,North Carolina andWake Forest). He is one of only four NC State coaches to have coached in the ACC Championship game in their first year.
In spite of the early success, Lowe failed to lead NC State to theNCAA tournament, and his teams only made two appearances in theNIT. He had an overall winning record (86–78) after five years but only a 25–55 conference record. Lowe resigned as head coach of NC State, accepting a buyout of the last two years of his contract, on March 15, 2011.[8] Later that year, he joined theUtah Jazz as an assistant.
At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Lowe rejoined the Minnesota Timberwolves as an assistant coach.[9] On July 5, 2016, the Washington Wizards announced that Lowe had been hired as an assistant coach.[10] Lowe was hired by the Detroit Pistons beginning the 2018–19 season.[11]
On August 26, 2021, Lowe was hired by theCleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach.[12]
In 1984, Lowe married Melonie Moultry inWinston-Salem, North Carolina. He had 20 groomsmen includingLorenzo Charles,Thurl Bailey,Dereck Whittenburg,Cozell McQueen andClyde Austin.[13]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Indiana | 78 | 2 | 15.9 | .413 | .111 | .777 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .1 | 4.2 |
| 1984–85 | Detroit | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .286 | — | — | .2 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| 1984–85 | Atlanta | 15 | 0 | 10.6 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .7 | .0 | 1.6 |
| 1988–89 | Charlotte | 14 | 0 | 17.9 | .320 | .000 | .636 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.6 |
| 1989–90 | Minnesota | 80 | 38 | 21.8 | .319 | .222 | .722 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .9 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Career | 193 | 40 | 17.7 | .367 | .133 | .764 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.9 | |
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1992–93 | 53 | 13 | 40 | .245 | 5th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Minnesota | 1993–94 | 82 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 5th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Vancouver | 2000–01 | 82 | 23 | 59 | .280 | 7th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Memphis | 2001–02 | 82 | 23 | 59 | .280 | 7th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Memphis | 2002–03 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .000 | (resigned) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 307 | 79 | 228 | .257 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC State Wolfpack(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2006–2011) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | NC State | 20–16[14] | 5–11[14] | T–10th[15] | NIT Quarterfinals[16] | ||||
| 2007–08 | NC State | 15–16[17] | 4–12[17] | T–11th[15] | |||||
| 2008–09 | NC State | 16–14[18] | 6–10[18] | 10th[15] | |||||
| 2009–10 | NC State | 20–16[19] | 5–11[19] | T–9th[15] | NIT 2nd Round[19] | ||||
| 2010–11 | NC State | 15–16[20] | 5–11[20] | T–10th[15] | |||||
| NC State: | 86–78 (.524) | 25–55 (.313) | |||||||
| Total: | 86–78 (.524) | ||||||||
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