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John Beilein
John Beiein had a great run as the University Michigan basketball coach from 2007-19, appearing twice in the NCAA championship game.
Then in 2019, he tried his hand as a coach in the NBA for Dan Gilbert's Cleveland Cavaliers. That didn't go well. By February 2020, the team had a lousy record of 14-40, and he agreed to step down because he "no longer felt suited for the job."
Now, the 69 year old is back in the NBA, but not as a head coach.
Rod Beard of The Detroit News reports:
In his new role as the senior adviser for player development under Pistons coach Dwane Casey, Beilein focuses on what he loves, and not on everything that comes with being an NBA head coach. He gets to pay more attention to the little things — the footwork, the shooting motions, the passing drills and the mundane things that basketball players generally would learn before high school.
“(The time with the Cavs) still left me with a thirst to learn more about the game, albeit not as a head coach, but just to satisfy that jones I have to teach,” Beilein told The Detroit News. “Dwane and I had become friends from that time that he moved to Detroit, and they practiced at Michigan, and we just had been able to correspond by text, and I said one time that if there's any way I can help in the years to come, let me know."
