CMU Basketball names ex-NBA head coach Mike Dunlap as their new leader
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Mavs have got their guy.
And their guy – Mike Dunlap – certainly does not lack experience.
CMU today announced the hiring of Dunlap to be their new head Men’s Basketball coach.
A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dunlap spent one season (2012-13) as the head coach of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
He’s the only coach in NBA history to triple a team’s win total in one season (7 wins in 2011-12, 21 wins in 2012-13).
An RMAC Hall of Famer, Dunlap spent nine seasons as head coach of MSU Denver (1998-2006) bringing home two national titles.
Dunlap was most recently in Milwaukee as an assistant coach with the Bucks from 2020-2023, where he became an NBA Champion in 2021.
Prior, he was the head coach of Division-1’s Loyola Marymount of the Western Conference from 2014-2020. Dunlap won 81 games at Marymount – ranking him 5th all-time for wins in the program’s history.
Welcome to Grand Junction, Mike Dunlap!
The Mavs have got their guy.
The former Charlotte Bobcats head coach Mike Dunlap is coming to Grand Junction.
Dunlap spent the last 3 seasons as a Milwaukee Bucks assistant.
Talk about experience, this guy has it.
Welcome to GJ Coach Dunlap! https://t.co/7hXwWpXvMS— Big Will KREX (@BigWillKREX) April 15, 2024
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