Joseph Donald Walsh Jr., better known as Donnie Walsh (born March 1, 1941 in New York City) is a former professional basketball coach, and a current NBA executive. Walsh attended Fordham Preparatory School, in the Bronx, NY. Walsh played college basketball at the University of North Carolina playing for legendary Coach Frank McGuire and was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the NBA draft, but never played in the NBA. Walsh earned both a bachelor's and a law degree at UNC. He turned down an opportunities to practice law in order to coach basketball. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the sport. ... Fordham Preparatory School (also known as Fordham Prep) is a private Jesuit all-boys high school located in the Bronx, New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 900 students. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Frank Joseph McGuire (November 8, 1916 - November 11, 1994) was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ...

Walsh served as an assistant coach for several college teams, including 12 seasons at the University of South Carolina, working with McGuire who was the Gamecocks head coach. From there Walsh was hired as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets by Larry Brown. He became the head coach of the Nuggets in 1979 and held the position for a year and a half, being replaced with Doug Moe in 1980. In 1984, he became an assistant with the Indiana Pacers. For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

He later took a position as general manager with the Pacers; where in 1987 he made the then-controversial (but ultimately correct) decision to select Reggie Miller in the NBA Draft, over local hero Steve Alford of Indiana University. The decision proved to be brilliant, as Miller had a magnificent NBA career whereas Alford was a bust in the pros. He was later promoted to the position of CEO and president and held that position until the end of the 2007-08 season. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos mens basketball team. ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ...

Although Walsh has never been voted the NBA Executive of the Year, he is widely regarded as one of the league's top personnel directors because of his shrewd trades and draft picks. The Pacers had reached the playoffs in 16 of the previous 17 years heading into the 2006-07 season. The NBA Executive of the Year Award is the award given by the National Basketball Association to the leagues best front office executive. ...

On March 24th, 2008, Donnie Walsh signed a three-year deal worth $15 million to become the Knicks' President of Basketball Operations following the 2007-08 season's end.

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Donnie Walsh
• HoopsHype.com General Managers:Donnie Walsh
• indystar.com: Biography of Donnie Walsh
• ESPN.com: Source: Walsh will leave Indy after season to work for NYK