Dick Versace (born April 16, 1940 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) is a former basketball coach and NBA executive. He has coached both at the collegiate level and in the NBA. In the early 1980s, he was head men's basketball coach at Bradley University, where he led the team to the NIT championship. He would later serve as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and as head coach the Indiana Pacers for two years, from 1988 through 1990. After leaving the Pacers job, Versace became a sportscaster. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and United States Army post, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Bradley University is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. ... NIT or Nit or nit can refer to:- A common name for various types of lice eggs. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ... The Indiana Pacers are a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The 1988-89 NBA Season was the 43rd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1989-90 NBA Season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

In 1999, Versace was made the director of player-personel for the then-Vancouver Grizzlies; he remained with the team through the end of the 2004-2005 season. The 1999-2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Memphis Grizzlies (formerly the Vancouver Grizzlies) are a National Basketball Association team based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

Versace is the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Rocky Versace, who was executed by the Viet Cong in 1965. Three different versions of the Medal of Honor are awarded: one each for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

George R. Hawkeye Irvine (born February 1, 1948 in Seattle, Washington) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... The Indiana Pacers are a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Robert W. Hill is a basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. ...

External links

• Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame
• BasketballReference.com: Dick Versace
• Memphis Grizzlies 2004-05 Media Guide