Lawrence Frank
Lawrence Frank (born
August 23,
1970 in
New York City) is a coach in the
NBA. He currently is the head coach of the
New Jersey Nets. He is the youngest head coach in the
NBA at 35 years of age in February of
2006.
Lawrence Frank became the Interim Head Coach of the New Jersey Nets on
January 26,
2004, succeeding
Byron Scott, after serving as an assistant coach with the team since the
2000-01 season.
Frank began his NBA coaching career in record-setting style, as he went 13-0 from
January 27-
February 24, 2004, which set a new NBA mark for the most consecutive wins by a head coach to begin a coaching career. The 13-game winning streak was also the longest winning streak of any coach in any of the four major professional sports to begin a career. During the streak, the Nets won six consecutive games on the road, which gave Frank the mark for the most wins by a head coach on the road at the outset of their coaching career.
A native of
Teaneck, New Jersey, Frank spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the
Vancouver Grizzlies under
Brian Hill. Frank's responsibilities with the Grizzlies included scouting upcoming opponents as well as practice and bench coaching duties.
Prior to joining the Grizzlies, Frank served as an assistant coach at the
University of Tennessee for three seasons under Head Coach
Kevin O'Neill. Frank first worked with O'Neill as a staff assistant at
Marquette University in
1992 and during his tenure, helped lead the Marquette Warriors to two
NCAA tournament berths and a Sweet Sixteen appearance in
1994.
Frank earned his B.S. in education from
Indiana University in 1992, where he spent four seasons as a manager for the Hoosier basketball team led by
Bob Knight. He also holds an M.S. in education administration from Marquette. Lawrence and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, and reside in
Ridgewood, New Jersey.
The Nets picked up Lawrence's option on June 6, 2006. He is now under contract through the end of the 2007-08 season.
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