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2005-2006 Cavaliers Coaching Staff
Head Coach:Mike Brown(College - San Diego)
Assistant Coach:Kenny Natt(College - Northeast Louisiana)
Assistant Coach:Wes Wilcox(College - Cal-State Fullerton)
Assistant Coach:Hank Egan(College - Navy)
Strength and Conditioning Coach:Stan Kellers(College - Cleveland State)
Athletic trainer:Max Benton (College - Colorado)
Mike Brown
Head Coach
College - San Diego '92
Mike Brown begins his first season as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He was named the 17th coach in Cavaliers history on June 2, 2005.
Brown joins the Cavaliers after spending two seasons
as the associate head coach of the Indiana Pacers. A 13-year veteran of the NBA, Brown is widely regarded as a defensive specialist.
He helped lead Indiana to consecutive playoff appearances including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2004.
Prior
to his time with the Pacers, Brown was an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs for three seasons, including the 2003
World Championship season. While with the Spurs, Brown’s teams won at least 58 games each season. He also was the head
coach for the Spurs’ summer league teams in Boston and Salt Lake City.
Brown spent three years with the Washington
Wizards’ staff beginning in 1997, spending the first two years as an assistant under Bernie Bickerstaff, and his final
year as the team’s professional scout.
The 35-year-old (3/5/70) Brown began his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets
in 1992, where he spent five seasons, first as the team’s video coordinator and then as a scout. As an assistant coach
in the NBA, Brown’s teams have compiled an overall record of 341-201 (.629).
Brown is a 1992 graduate of the
University of San Diego with a degree in business. He played basketball two seasons at USD after spending two years at Mesa
Community College. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two sons, Elijah and Cameron.
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Kenny Natt
Assistant Coach College - Northeast Louisiana '80Kenny
Natt is beginning his first season as an Assistant Coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Natt has spent the last 24 years working
in all facets of professional basketball from player to coach. Natt joins the Cavaliers after spending the last nine
seasons on Jerry Sloan’s staff with the Utah Jazz. He was responsible for working with the teams’ frontcourt players
along with game preparations for upcoming opponents. He was a member of the coaching staff that led the Jazz to the playoffs
in eight of his nine seasons in Utah. Natt was on the bench as the Jazz made runs to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. Prior
to his work on the Utah coaching staff, Natt spent two seasons as a scout for the Jazz and as an assistant coach at Youngstown
State. He also held positions as an assistant coach for the CBA’s Columbus Horizon, as a head coach for Cape Breton
in the Canadian-based National Basketball League and as the player personnel director and scout for the World Basketball League. Natt
was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 30th selection in the 1980 NBA Draft. He spent three years in the NBA playing for
the Pacers, Jazz and Kansas City Kings. During his career, he played for six CBA teams before finishing his playing career
with Fresno and Youngstown of the World Basketball League. Natt is a 1980 graduate of Northeast Louisiana University
(now Louisiana-Monroe) with a degree in Business Administration. He was a four-year member of the basketball team, pairing
up with his younger brother, Calvin, to lead the Indians. He averaged 20.1 points and 3.5 rebounds while earning All-Trans
America Conference honors his senior season. Kenny and his wife, Jolene, are the parents of two daughters, Ki’Essence
and Yazmine.
Wes Wilcox
Assistant Coach College - Cal-State Fullerton '01Wes
Wilcox began his second season with the Cleveland Cavaliers as its Advance scout and was also named Assistant Coach on Monday,
March 21st, 2005. Wilcox came to the Cavaliers having spent two seasons working in the NBA in various capacities. Most recently,
Wilcox spent the 2002-03 season working in the New Orleans Hornets’ organization as its video coordinator and scout.
In New Orleans, Wilcox was responsible for recording games for scouting purposes and providing scouting and specialty
tapes for the coaches and players. Wilcox spent the 2001-02 season working as an intern to the director of scouting with the
Miami Heat. As the Cavaliers’ advance scout, Wilcox is in charge of scouting for all of the Cavaliers’
upcoming opponents. His work and insight are key elements for the Cleveland coaching staff in preparation for the team’s
upcoming opposition. He spent numerous summers working several basketball camps around the country and has established the
Wes Wilcox Basketball Camps. For the past five years, the non-profit organization has brought basketball camps to underprivileged
children in the Southern California area. He is a 2001 graduate of Cal-State Fullerton. Wilcox is a native of La Habra,
CA and currently resides in Cleveland.
Hank Egan
Assistant Coach College - Navy '60Hank Egan
is beginning his first season as an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the organization
boasting nearly 40 years of basketball coaching experience. Egan joins the Cavaliers after spending the 2002-03 season
as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. He came out of a brief retirement to join the Warriors coaching staff
and helped lead Golden State to its then-highest win total (38-44) since the 1993-94 campaign. Prior to joining the
Golden State coaching staff, Egan spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs and helped
guide the club to an NBA Championship in 1999. During his tenure with San Antonio, the Spurs compiled a 403-221 (.646) record
and made seven trips to the NBA Playoffs. He also assisted in leading the Spurs to five Midwest Division titles and the NBA’s
best record four times. Before joining the Spurs, Egan spent 23 years as an NCAA Division I head coach including 10
seasons at the University of San Diego (1984-1994). During the 1986-87 campaign, he guided the Torerros to a 24-6 record and
an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Egan began his coaching career in 1966 as an assistant coach at the Air Force
Academy. In 1971 he was named the head coach at Air Force where he remained until 1984 when he was named head coach at the
University of San Diego. Having earned a reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the country during his
collegiate tenure, Egan received West Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors following back-to-back seasons in 1985-86
and 1986-87. Additionally, Egan was the alternate coach to USC’s George Raveling for the 1984 U.S. Olympic Basketball
Team and was one of the coaches at the 1984 Olympic Tryouts. Egan, 67, is a 1960 graduate of the Naval Academy earning
a degree in engineering. He and his wife Judy, have two children, John and Kelly, and five grandchildren.
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