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{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Jeff Van Gundy
| image = Jeff_Van_Gundy.jpg
| caption = Jeff Van Gundy (right) was the coach for the Rockets from 2003 to 2007.
| width =
| team =
| position = ]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 169
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1962|1|19|}}
| birth_place = ]
| nationality = American
| high_school = {{nowrap|Brockport Central (])}}
| college = ] (1981–1982)<br/>] (1982–1983)<br/>] (1983–1985)
| coach_start = 1985
| coach_end = 2007
| cyears1 = 1985–1986
| cteam1 = ]
| cyears2 = 1986–1988
| cteam2 = ] (assistant)
| cyears3 = 1988–1989
| cteam3 = ] (assistant)
| cyears4 = 1989–1996
| cteam4 = ] (assistant)
| cyears5 = 1996–2001
| cteam5 = New York Knicks
| cyears6 = 2003–2007
| cteam6 = ]
| highlights =
'''As coach:'''
* ] (])
}}

'''Jeffrey William Van Gundy'''<ref>According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461</ref> (born January 19, 1962) is an American ] ] and TV analyst. He is a ] for ]. He has previously been the head coach of the ] and the ] in the ].

==Early life==
Van Gundy was born in ]. He grew up in the town of ]. He is the son of a basketball coach, ], the former head coach at ] and at ].<ref>, usatoday.com; accessed January 4, 2016.</ref> Jeff's older brother, ], later became head coach of the NBA's ] and ] and is currently the Head Coach and Director of Basketball Operations for the ].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

As a high-school point guard, he was a two-time All Greater Rochester selection in 1979 and 1980, leading Brockport Central to the Class AA finals. He continued his career at ] where he earned All American honors while leading the Golden Flyers to an NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 1984. He remains the Nazareth career leader in free throw percentage at 87%.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

Van Gundy attended ] before transferring to ] and ultimately graduated from New York's ] in 1985.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

==Coaching career==
{{BLP sources section|date=January 2016}}

===Early career===
Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career during the 1985-86 season at ] in ]. The following year he became a graduate assistant under ] at ], helping the ] advance to the Final Four. In his second season with the Friars he was promoted to assistant coach under ]. The next season, Van Gundy became an assistant coach under ] at ].

===New York Knicks===
On July 28, 1989, Van Gundy became assistant coach for the ]. The next six-and-a-half seasons were spent providing support to Knicks coaches ] (1989–1990), ] (1990–1991), ] (1991–1995) and ] (1995–1996). During his tenure as an assistant coach the Knicks won three ] titles, never finished lower than third in the division, and qualified for the playoffs every year. The Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1993 and the ] versus the ] in 1994.<ref>, NBA.com; accessed January 4, 2016.</ref>

He was the head coach of the ] from March 8, 1996 until his resignation on December 8, 2001. He led the team to the playoffs six times, including their ] run to the ].
Van Gundy created a memorable scene in the ] series between the New York Knicks and the ]. When the Heat's 6'10", 240-pound center ]<ref></ref> and the Knicks' 6'6", 250-pound forward ]<ref></ref> engaged in a violent, bench-clearing brawl, Van Gundy unsuccessfully tried to break the fight up. Most memorably, the 5'9", 150-pound Van Gundy<ref></ref> fell to the floor and clung to Mourning's leg.<ref>, nytimes.com, May 3, 1998.</ref>

In a 2001 game between the Spurs and Knicks, ] elbowed ]. While talking to the referee, Camby lost control and tried to punch Ferry. Camby missed and hit Van Gundy instead.<ref>, abcnews.go.com; accessed January 4, 2016.</ref>

===Houston Rockets===
Van Gundy was hired as head coach of the ] in 2003. In May 2005, Van Gundy was fined $100,000 by the NBA for accusing referees of targeting Houston Rockets center ]. Van Gundy blamed ] owner ] for causing the referees' alleged bias. This is the largest fine handed down to a coach in NBA history.<ref>, nytimes.com, May 3, 2005; accessed January 4, 2016.</ref> On May 18, 2007, he was fired from that position after the team's game seven, first-round playoff loss to the ].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

==Broadcasting career==
Following his firing from the Rockets in 2007, Van Gundy was a guest analyst for ]'s broadcast of the ]-] game in ] and has since been a broadcaster for ESPN.<ref></ref> He now calls many basketball games as a ] with play-by-play announcer ], including the ].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

==Life outside basketball==
Jeff Van Gundy is an executive board member of , a and non-profit organization in Houston that provides educational, job-training, and mentoring services to boys and girls aged 10–18.

Van Gundy's older brother is ], currently the head coach and president of basketball operations for the ].

On May 8, 2011, Van Gundy received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater, ], during the college's 84th Annual Commencement Ceremony.<ref></ref>

==Head coaching record==
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
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|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1995}}
|23||13||10||{{Winning percentage|13|10}}|| align="center" |2nd in Atlantic||8||4||4||{{Winning percentage|4|4}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1996}}
|82||'''57'''||25||{{Winning percentage|57|25}}|| align="center" |2nd in Atlantic||10||6||4||{{Winning percentage|6|4}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1997}}
|82||43||39||{{Winning percentage|43|39}}|| align="center" |2nd in Atlantic||10||4||6||{{Winning percentage|4|6}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1998}}
|50||27||23||{{Winning percentage|27|23}}|| align="center" |4th in Atlantic||20||12||8||{{Winning percentage|12|8}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
|82||50||32||{{Winning percentage|50|32}}|| align="center" |2nd in Atlantic||16||9||7||{{Winning percentage|9|7}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2000}}
|82||48||34||{{Winning percentage|48|34}}|| align="center" |3rd in Atlantic||5||2||3||{{Winning percentage|2|3}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2001}}
|19||10||9||.526|| align="center" |(resigned)||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
| align="center" |&mdash;
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2003}}
|82||45||37||.540|| align="center" |5th in Midwest||5||1||4||.200
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2004}}
|82||51||31||.622|| align="center" |3rd in Southwest||7||3||4||.429
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2005}}
|82||34||48||{{Winning percentage|34|48}}|| align="center" |5th in Southwest||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;||&mdash;
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
|-
| align="left" |]
| align="left" |{{nbay|2006}}
|82||52||30||{{Winning percentage|52|30}}|| align="center" |3rd in Southwest||7||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}
| align="center" |Lost in ]
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" |'''Career'''
| ||748||430||318||{{Winning percentage|430|318}}|| ||88||44||44||{{Winning percentage|44|44}}
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==References==
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==External links==
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