Former Tiger Larry Drew Named Head Coach In Atlanta
6/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
June 14, 2010
Columbia, Mo. -
Former University of Missouri standout Larry Drew was named head coach for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks this weekend. Drew previously served as an assistant in Atlanta under former head coach Mike Woodson before being named to the top spot on Sunday.
A native of Kansas City, Drew played his high school basketball at Wyandotte and led the school to the Kansas class 5A crown in 1976 as a senior. He then starred four seasons in Columbia and ranks #15 in school history with 1,401 career points scored.
Drew of course played collegiately for Hall of Famer Norm Stewart and averaged 12.0 points over his 117 career games as a Tiger. At the time he finished playing at Missouri he was the school's all-time assist leader with 433 and still ranks third on that list behind only Anthony Peeler (497) and Melvin Booker (488).
After helping Mizzou to the 1980 Big Eight title as a senior, Drew was a first round selection of the Detroit Pistons (#17 overall). He played 10 seasons in the NBA, including five years with the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings. He averaged a career-best 20.1 points and 8.1 assists for the Kings in 1982-83.
Drew is the 11th head coach in Hawks history.
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