Pat Sullivan (basketball)
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New York City, New York, U.S.
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 15, 1971 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 | |
| As a coach: | |
| 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 American basketball coach, currently serving as the Director of Recruiting at his alma mater, North Carolina. He joined the staff of former teammate Hubert 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 three Final Four teams, including the 1992–93 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 in New York City[4] and was a highly recruited high school player at Bogota High School in Bogota, New Jersey, where in 1990 he was named a third-team high school All-American by Parade Magazine while leading the Buccaneers to a state championship.[5] The small forward ultimately chose to play for coach Dean Smith at North Carolina (UNC), choosing the Tar Heels over Duke, Virginia, Providence and Seton Hall.[6][7] Sullivan was a bench contributor and sometime starter for his most of career, and was on the floor for Chris Webber’s infamous “time-out” at the end of the 1993 national championship game. He redshirted in what would have been his senior season in 1993–94[8] which allowed Sullivan to join the 1994–95 Tar Heels, where was able to become the first Tar Heel to play in three Final Fours since 1969.[3]
