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Sidney Lowe
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	NC State
Record	14–13 (4–9)
Biographical details
Born	January 21, 1960 (1960-01-21) (age 51)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., USA
Playing career
1979–1983 1983–1984 1984 1985 1986–1988 1988–1989 1989 1989 1990	NC State Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks Tampa Bay Thrillers Albany Patroons Charlotte Hornets Rapid City Thrillers Minnesota Timberwolves
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993 1993–1994 1994–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–present	Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.) Minnesota Timberwolves Cleveland Cavaliers (asst.) Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.) Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves (asst.) Detroit Pistons (asst.) NC State
Head coaching record
Overall	85-75

Sidney Lowe (born January 21, 1960 in Washington, D.C.) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach at North Carolina State University. He is a former player, assistant coach and head coach in the NBA.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Basketball timeline 2 NBA playing career 3 Coaching record 3.1 NBA head coaching record 3.2 College head coaching record 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Lowe began his career at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He played collegiate basketball at North Carolina State University. He was the point guard for the Wolfpack's 1983 NCAA National Championship team that was heralded for its Cinderella run under legendary head coach Jim Valvano. Lowe was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 1st pick of the second round in the 1983 NBA Draft. He played a total of four seasons in the NBA, for five different teams.

After retiring from basketball in 1991, Lowe took a job as an assistant coach with the Minnesota 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 to Mike Fratello with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lowe returned to the Timberwolves organization in 1999 for one season as assistant coach.

The 2000–01 NBA season became Lowe's second stint as a head coach when he assumed the role for the Vancouver 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 to Memphis. 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 to Minnesota once again to take an assistant position under then head coach Flip Saunders. Lowe followed Saunders to the Detroit Pistons in 2005 and remained an assistant coach there through the 2006 season.

To become eligible for employment as a NCAA head coach, he completed the final nine hours of his business administration degree online via St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia.^[1] On May 6, 2006, Lowe was named the new head basketball coach of North Carolina State University, replacing Herb Sendek. One of Lowe's trademarks as a coach is a red blazer he wears 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, after Everett Case and Press Maravich, to win 20 games in his first season and to defeat the other three North Carolina institutions in the ACC (Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest) in his first year as head coach. He is one of only four NC State coaches to have coached in the ACC Championship game in their first year.

[edit] Basketball timeline

• 1979-83, played for NC State
• 1983, drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft
• 1983-84, played for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA
• 1984-85, played for the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA
• 1985-87, played for the Tampa Bay Thrillers of the CBA
• 1987-88, played for the Albany Patroons of the CBA
• 1988-89, played for the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets of the CBA and the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA
• 1989-90, played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA
• 1990-91, TV analyst for the Minnesota Timberwolves
• 1991-93, assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Jan. 11, 1993, named head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Aug. 17, 1994, fired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
• 1994-99, assistant coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA
• June 1, 2000, named head coach of the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA
• Nov. 12, 2002, resigned as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies
• 2003-05, assistant coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
• 2005-06, assistant coach of the Detroit Pistons
• May 6, 2006, named head coach of NC State

[edit] NBA playing career

Legend
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	IND	78	2	15.9	.413	.111	.777	1.6	3.4	1.2	0.1	4.2
1984-85	DET/ATL	21	0	9.0	.370	.000	1.000	0.8	2.4	0.5	0.0	1.3
1988-89	CHA	14	0	17.9	.320	.000	.636	2.4	6.6	1.0	0.0	1.6
1989-90	MIN	80	38	21.8	.319	.222	.722	2.0	4.2	0.9	0.1	2.3
Career		193	40	17.7	.367	.133	.764	1.7	3.9	1.0	0.0	2.9

[edit] Coaching record

[edit] NBA head coaching record

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %

Sidney Lowe's career coaching record

Franchise	Season	W	L	%	Postseason
Minnesota Timberwolves	1992–93	13	40	.245	—
Minnesota Timberwolves	1993–94	20	62	.244	—
Vancouver Grizzlies	1999–00	23	59	.280	—
Memphis Grizzlies	2000–01	23	59	.280	—
Memphis Grizzlies	2001–02	0	8	.000	—
Totals	79	228	.257
Playoffs	0	0	.000

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[edit] College head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
NC State (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2006–present)
2006–2007	NC State	20–16	5–11	T–10th	NIT Quarterfinals
2007–2008	NC State	15–16	4–12	T–11th	—
2008–2009	NC State	16–14	6–10	10th	—
2009–2010	NC State	20–16	5–11	T–9th	NIT 2nd Round
2010–2011	NC State	14-13	4–9
NC State:	85–75	24–53
Total:	85-75
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• BasketballReference.com: Sidney Lowe (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Sidney Lowe (as player)
• SidneyLowe.com: Sidney Lowe

v · d · eNorth Carolina State Wolfpack Men's Basketball 1982–1983 NCAA Champions 24 Terry Gannon | 25 Dereck Whittenburg | 31 Ernie Myers | 35 Sidney Lowe | 41 Thurl Bailey | 43 Lorenzo Charles | 45 Cozell McQueen Coach Jim Valvano

v · d · e1983 NBA Draft First round Ralph Sampson · Steve Stipanovich · Rodney McCray · Byron Scott · Sidney Green · Russell Cross · Thurl Bailey · Antoine Carr · Dale Ellis · Jeff Malone · Derek Harper · Darrell Walker · Ennis Whatley · Clyde Drexler · Howard Carter · Jon Sundvold · Leo Rautins · Randy Breuer · John Paxson · Roy Hinson · Greg Kite · Randy Wittman · Mitchell Wiggins · Stewart Granger Second round Sidney Lowe · Leroy Combs · John Garris · Rod Foster · Larry Micheaux · Mark West · Glenn Rivers · Michael Britt · Dirk Minniefield · Guy Williams · Darrell Lockhart · Scooter McCray · David Russell · Chris McNealy · Granville Waiters · Jim Thomas · Ted Kitchel · Mike Davis · Pace Mannion · Horace Owens · Paul Williams · Kevin Williams · Kenneth Lyons

v · d · eCurrent men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference Steve Donahue (Boston College) • Brad Brownell (Clemson) • Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) • Leonard Hamilton (Florida State) • Paul Hewitt (Georgia Tech) • Gary Williams (Maryland) • Frank Haith (Miami) • Sidney Lowe (NC State) • Roy Williams (North Carolina) • Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech) • Tony Bennett (Virginia) • Jeff Bzdelik (Wake Forest)

v · d · eMinnesota Timberwolves Founded in 1989 • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota The franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-Time roster • Seasons • Broadcasters • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Metrodome • Target Center Head coaches Musselman • Rodgers • Lowe • Blair • Saunders • McHale • Casey • Wittman • McHale • Rambis General managers McKinney • McCloskey • Saunders • McHale • Kahn D-League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce Administration Owner: Glen Taylor • General Manager: David Kahn • Head Coach: Kurt Rambis Divisional titles (1) 2004 Culture and lore Crunch the Wolf • Failed move to New Orleans Retired numbers 2

v · d · eMemphis Grizzlies Formerly the Vancouver Grizzlies • Founded in 1995 • Based in Memphis, Tennessee The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-Time roster • Head coaches • Draft history • Seasons • Current season Arenas General Motors Place • Pyramid Arena • FedExForum Coaches Winters • Jackson • Hill • Hollins • Lowe • Brown • Hollins • Fratello • Barone • Iavaroni • Davis • Hollins General managers Jackson • Knight • West • Wallace Culture and lore Relocation to Memphis • Gasol brothers • Z-BO D-League Affiliate Dakota Wizards Media TV: Fox Sports Tennessee • SportSouth • Radio: WRBO-FM • Announcers: Pete Pranica • Sean Tuohy • Eric Hasseltine • Hank McDowell • Elliot Perry

v · d · eNC State Wolfpack men's basketball head coaches Piggy Hargrove (1910–1912) • Chuck Sandborn (1912–1913) • Jack Hegarty (1913–1914) • H. S. Tucker (1914–1915) • Chuck Sandborn (1915–1916) • Harry Hartsell (1916–1918) • Tal Stafford (1918–1919) • Richard Crozer (1919–1921) • Harry Hartsell (1921–1923) • Richard Crozer (1923–1924) • Gus Tebell (1924–1930) • R. R. Sermon (1930–1940) • Bob Warren (1940–1942) • Leron Jay (1942–1946) • Everett Case (1946–1964) • Press Maravich (1964–1966) • Norm Sloan (1966–1980) • Jim Valvano (1980–1990) • Les Robinson (1990–1996) • Herb Sendek (1996–2006) • Sidney Lowe (2006– )

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Name	Lowe, Sidney
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Date of birth	January 21, 1960
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., USA
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