Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La...

coach Flip Saunders. Born in Medina, Minnesota, Saunders graduated from Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2004. A walk-on, Saunders played...

2015, Saunders died at age 60. Mitchell took over as head coach. In honor of Saunders, the team announced that they would wear a patch reading "FLIP" on...

2003–04 season, Flip Saunders became the first and to date only Timberwolves head coach to have led the team to a division championship. Saunders, along with...

they did not exercise their option on his contract, instead hiring Flip Saunders for a second stint with the team. On July 12, 2018, Kahn was announced...

promptly named head coach of the New York Knicks, while the Pistons hired Flip Saunders, formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the 2005–06 season,...

won (467), playoff games coached (113), and playoff games won (71). Flip Saunders is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season win percentage...

basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2008. "Flip Saunders Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved...

was a coach for the San Diego Padres. Chip Roy, Texas congressman. Flip Saunders, head coach of the NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves, announced in August...

from the 13 teams with lottery picks, with Kevin McHale, Elgin Baylor, Flip Saunders, and Kevin Loughery among them, were in the workout that was scheduled...

of his first acts was hiring former University of Minnesota teammate Flip Saunders as head coach of the Timberwolves. The next season, McHale decided to...

Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards head coach Flip Saunders began his basketball coaching career here in 1977 and never lost a home...

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after Flip Saunders had to take a leave of absence to receive treatment after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died...

McDonough and Brad Nessler. He worked in the studio with Bob Ley, John Saunders, Tirico, and Chris Fowler as well as Jim Valvano. Basketball University...

Irvine (2000–2001) Rick Carlisle (2001–2003) Larry Brown (2003–2005) Flip Saunders (2005–2008) Michael Curry (2008–2009) John Kuester (2009–2011) Lawrence...

represented his long-time friend Flip Saunders, who coached 17 seasons in the NBA and won 654 career games. Saunders died in 2015 at age 60 of Hodgkin's...

Celtics 4–2 in 1987. This time the Celtics prevailed 4–2 over the Lakers. Flip Saunders was dismissed as Detroit Pistons head coach, four days after the Celtics...

(2009–2011) Rick Adelman (2011–2014) Flip Saunders (2014–2015) Sam Mitchell # (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Ryan Saunders (2019–2021) Chris Finch (2021–...

then moved to the NBA as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later, Flip Saunders coached the Thrillers for a season and later became head coach of the...

56 .317 33 Bill Blair Flip Saunders 1996–97 NBA Western 6th Midwest 3rd 40 42 .488 24 Lost First round (Rockets) 3–0 Flip Saunders 1997–98 NBA Western 7th...

Irvine (2000–2001) Rick Carlisle (2001–2003) Larry Brown (2003–2005) Flip Saunders (2005–2008) Michael Curry (2008–2009) John Kuester (2009–2011) Lawrence...

Krawczynski, Jon; Charania, Shams (February 22, 2021). "Timberwolves fire Ryan Saunders, hire Raptors' Chris Finch as new coach". The Athletic. Also written by...

(2009–2011) Rick Adelman (2011–2014) Flip Saunders (2014–2015) Sam Mitchell # (2015–2016) Tom Thibodeau (2016–2019) Ryan Saunders (2019–2021) Chris Finch (2021–...

of Fame NFL player Flip Saunders – former NBA basketball head coach, and former President of Basketball Operations Ryan Saunders - NBA head coach for...

the Detroit Pistons in five games. Garnett, Cassell, and head coach Flip Saunders represented the Western Conference in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. The...

due to injuries, voiced his frustration over the midseason firing of Flip Saunders and not being offered a contract extension. After the 2004–05 season...

so much". After Larry Brown's departure, Flip Saunders was hired as head coach of the Pistons. Under Saunders, Miličić still averaged only 5.6 minutes...

Mitchell would take on the interim head coach role while Flip Saunders battled Hodgkin's lymphoma. Saunders died on October 25, thus making Mitchell the new,...

the court. Widely known as the training ground for future NBA coach Flip Saunders, who led the team to both championships. Several future and previous...