Kevin Eastman (basketball)

Kevin Eastman

Eastman in 2013
Personal information
Born	(1955-04-07) April 7, 1955 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school	Haddonfield Memorial (Haddonfield, New Jersey)
College	Richmond (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977: undrafted
Coaching career	1978–2014
Career history
As player:
1978	Richmond Virginians
As coach:
1978–1980	Richmond (assistant)
1980–1983	Colorado State (assistant)
1983–1985	VCU (assistant)
1985–1986	Richmond (assistant)
1986–1989	Belmont Abbey
1989–1990	Tulsa (assistant)
1990–1994	UNC Wilmington
1994–1999	Washington State
2004–2005, 2006–2013	Boston Celtics (assistant)
2013–2016	Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach: NBA champion (2008) Sun Belt tournament champion (1985) 2× Sun Belt regular season champion (1984, 1985)

Kevin Eastman (born April 7, 1955) is a former American basketball coach. He was assistant coach and Vice President for Basketball Operations of the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Eastman joined the Clippers' coaching staff before the 2013–14 season.

Early life

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Eastman grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey and graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School in 1973.

Playing career

Eastman then attended the University of Richmond and played on the Richmond Spiders men's basketball team from 1973 to 1977. Eastman was a two-time team captain and a three-year starter, and scored 1,162 points. He is also a member of the university's athletic hall of fame. In early 1978, Eastman played professionally for the Richmond Virginians of the All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA). In 11 games, Eastman averaged 9.2 points.

Coaching career

Prior to joining the Clippers, Eastman served as the assistant coach to Doc Rivers for the Boston Celtics from the 2004–05 season until the 2012–13 season, including winning the NBA Championship in 2008.

He was Nike Basketball's National Director of Skills in 2003–04, and spent 2002–03 as athletic director at Randolph–Macon College. Eastman spent five years (1994–1999) as head men's basketball coach at Washington State University and four years (1990–1994) as head coach at UNC Wilmington. In addition, he held assistant coaching positions at the University of Tulsa, Virginia Commonwealth University, Colorado State University and his alma mater, the University of Richmond.

Executive career

On June 16, 2014, the Clippers restructured the basketball operations. Eastman became vice-president for Basketball Operations. He announced his retirement from basketball on June 13, 2016.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Belmont Abbey Crusaders (NAIA District 26) (1986–1989)
1986–87	Belmont Abbey	23–6	18–4	1st
1987–88	Belmont Abbey	22–9	14–4	1st	NAIA Division I First Round
1988–89	Belmont Abbey	20–7	13–5	1st
Belmont Abbey:		65–22	45–13
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (1990–1994)
1990–91	UNC Wilmington	11–17	6–8	T–5th
1991–92	UNC Wilmington	13–15	6–8	5th
1992–93	UNC Wilmington	17–11	6–8	T–4th
1993–94	UNC Wilmington	18–10	9–5	3rd
UNC Wilmington:		59–53	27–29
Washington State Cougars (Pacific-10 Conference) (1994–1999)
1994–95	Washington State	18–12	10–8	T–5th	NIT Quarterfinal
1995–96	Washington State	17–12	8–10	6th	NIT Second Round
1996–97	Washington State	13–17	5–13	8th
1997–98	Washington State	10–19	3–15	10th
1998–99	Washington State	10–19	4–14	10th
Washington State:		68–79	30–60
Total:		192–154
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• NBA profile (2010)
• Washington State profile (1999)