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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = David Vanterpool
| image = Celtics at Wizards 2024-12-039.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| caption = Vanterpool with the [[Washington Wizards]] in 2024
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 200
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| team = Washington Wizards
| position = Assistant coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|31}}
| birth_place = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
| nationality = American
| high_school = [[Montgomery Blair High School|Montgomery Blair]]<br />([[Silver Spring, Maryland]])
| college = [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]] (1991–1995)
| draft_year = 1995
| career_start = 1996
| career_end = 2007
| career_number = 22
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| coach_start = 2007
| years1 = 1995
| team1 = [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|Nuova Gorizia]]
| years2 = 1996–1999
| team2 = [[Jilin Northeast Tigers]]
| years3 = 1999–2001
| team3 = [[Yakima Sun Kings]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2000|end}}
| team4 = [[Washington Wizards]]
| years5 = 2001–2002
| team5 = [[Kansas City Knights]]
| years6 = 2001–2002
| team6 = [[Sina Lions]]
| years7 = 2002–2003
| team7 = [[S.S. Felice Scandone|Scandone Avellino]]
| years8 = 2003–2005
| team8 = [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]]
| years9 = 2005–2007
| team9 = [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| cyears1 = 2008–2009
| cteam1 = CSKA Moscow (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|2012|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}
| cteam2 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}}
| cteam3 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (associate HC)
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2021|full=y}}
| cteam4 = [[Brooklyn Nets]] (assistant)
| cyears5 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| cteam5 = [[Washington Wizards]] (assistant)
| highlights = 
'''As player'''
* 2× [[Russian Professional Basketball Championship|Russian League]] champion (2006, 2007)
* 2× [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] winner (2006, 2007)
* [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2006 EuroLeague Final Four|2006]])
* [[All-EuroLeague]] Second Team ([[2003–04 Euroleague|2004]])
* [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion (2004)
* [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]] winner (2004)
* [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]] MVP (2004)
* [[American Basketball Association (2000–present) playoff results|ABA champion]] (2002)
* [[List of Continental Basketball Association champions|CBA champion]] (2000)
* [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] All-Defensive First Team (2000)
* [[Continental Basketball Association statistical leaders|CBA assists leader]] (2001)
'''As assistant coach:'''
* [[EuroLeague]] champion (2008)
* 5× [[Russian Professional Basketball Championship|Russian League]] champion (2008–2012)
* 3× [[VTB United League]] champion (2008, 2010, 2012)
}}
'''David Vanterpool''' (born March 31, 1973) is an American professional [[basketball]] coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the [[Washington Wizards]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). During his playing career, he earned an [[All-EuroLeague]] Second Team selection during the [[2003–04 Euroleague|2003–04 season]], while playing with [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]].

==College career==
Vanterpool played high school basketball at [[Montgomery Blair High School]], in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]], before playing [[college basketball]] at [[St. Bonaventure University]], with the [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure Bonnies]], between 1991 and 1995, leading the team in scoring his senior year when they played in the [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] for the first time in over a decade.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Mike |title=Bonnies Draw Tourney Plan on Clean Slate |url=https://buffalonews.com/1995/03/15/bonnies-draw-tourney-plan-on-clean-slate/ |work=Buffalo News |date=March 16, 1995 |page=D1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Simms |first1=Brandy L. |title=Montgomery's Vanterpool returns to D.C. with Blazers |url=https://mont.thesentinel.com/2017/01/31/montgomery-s-vanterpool-returns-to-d-c-with-blazers/ |work=Montgomery County Sentinel |date=January 31, 2017}}</ref>

==Playing career==
In 1995, Vanterpool was selected in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) draft by the [[Quad City Thunder]]. In October–November 1995, he played for a week in Italy, with the [[Serie A2 Basket|LegADue]] (Italian second division) team [[Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia|Brescialat Gorizia]]. From 1996 to 1999, Vanterpool played for the [[Jilin Northeast Tigers]] in the [[Chinese New Basketball Alliance]] (CNBA) (1996–1997), and in the [[Chinese Basketball Association|Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)]] (1998–99). He played with the Continental Basketball Association's [[Yakima Sun Kings]], between 1999 and 2001, winning the CBA title in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moritz |first1=Amy |title=What Price Glory? Former Big 4 Standouts Taking Long Road to Keep NBA Hoop Dreams Alive |url=https://buffalonews.com/2000/08/06/what-price-glory-former-big-4-standouts-taking-long-road-to-keep-nba-hoop-dreams-alive/ |work=Buffalo News |date=August 6, 2000 |page=B1}}</ref>

He also played in 22 games with the [[Washington Wizards]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], in the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01 season]], and with the [[American Basketball Association (2000–)|ABA]]'s [[Kansas City Knights]], in the 2001–02 season. He was also signed for a brief period by the NBA's [[Detroit Pistons]] (2000), and the [[New Jersey Nets]] (2001), but he did not play in any NBA games for those clubs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wyche |first1=Steve |title=Set to Make A Big Point For Wizards |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/07/21/set-to-make-a-big-point-for-wizards/f3554528-428f-41e5-b8d5-3cf86b9618a0/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 21, 2001}}</ref>

Vanterpool then played in Italy with [[S.S. Felice Scandone|Air Avellino]] (2002–2003), and [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]], from 2003 through 2005 (he won the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] championship in 2004 and the [[Italian Basketball SuperCup|Italian SuperCup]] in 2004), before moving to [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], with whom he won a [[EuroLeague]] championship at the [[2006 EuroLeague Final Four]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Moscow win Euroleague |url=https://www.eurosport.com/basketball/euroleague7/2005-2006/moscow-win-euroleague_sto877103/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |date=April 30, 2006}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
[[File:David Vanterpool lifts child for dunk (170526-D-DB155-002) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Vanterpool (right, obscured) lifts a child to [[slam dunk|dunk]] during a [[Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors]] event in 2017]]
After finishing his basketball playing career with [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], Vanterpool became an assistant [[basketball coach]] with the same team in 2008,<ref>[https://cskabasket.ru/news/n/vanterpul-voshel-v-trenerskiy-shtab-tsska-5654/ David Vanterpool joined CSKA coaching staff (rus).]</ref> and worked in that capacity for one season. In 2010, he was hired as director of player personnel by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wojnarowski |first1=Adrian |title=Blazers assistant David Vanterpool emerges as serious candidate in 76ers' coaching search |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/blazers-assistant-david-vanterpool-emerges-as-strong-candidate-to-become-76ers-head-coach-194735698.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>

On August 17, 2012, Vanterpool was named as an assistant coach of the NBA's [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3389/Default.aspx | title=Head Coach Terry Stotts Adds Three Coaches To His Staff | date=August 17, 2012 | access-date=August 17, 2012 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819040951/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3389/Default.aspx | archive-date=August 19, 2012 }}</ref> Vanterpool would go on to play a significant part in the development of Trailblazers' stars [[Damian Lillard]] and [[C. J. McCollum]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiita |first1=Tommy |title=Report: Timberwolves hire lead assistant from Trailblazers |url=https://kstp.com/sports/report-espn-minnesota-timberwolves-hire-lead-assistant-coach-from-portland-trailblazers-vanterpool/5380155/ |access-date=22 February 2021 |publisher=[[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] |date=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Brockway |first1=Kevin |title=Five potential candidates for Pacers head coaching job |url=https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/five-potential-candidates-for-pacers-head-coaching-job/article_5b290f02-ee2b-11ea-b564-430a04a070b9.html |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[Herald Bulletin]] |date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> Lillard would credit Vanterpool specifically with helping him develop leadership skills.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manrique |first1=Bruno |title=Damian Lillard Credits Unlikely Person For How He's Grown Into A Leader |url=https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-damian-lillard-recalls-how-timberwolves-lead-assistant-david-vanterpool-taught-him-to-be-a-leader/ |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=ClutchPoints |date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

In July 2013, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wojnarowski |first1=Adrian |title=Blazers assistant David Vanterpool emerges as serious candidate in 76ers' coaching search |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/blazers-assistant-david-vanterpool-emerges-as-strong-candidate-to-become-76ers-head-coach-194735698.html |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>

On June 2, 2015, Vanterpool and [[Jim Boylen]] were named to the coaching staff of the senior men's [[Canada men's national basketball team|Canadian national team]].<ref>[http://www.basketball.ca/e/news-article/canadian-mens-team-adds-international-nba-experience-to-coaching CANADIAN MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ADDS INTERNATIONAL & NBA EXPERIENCE TO COACHING STAFF.]</ref> Also in June 2015, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the [[Denver Nuggets]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blazers assistant David Vanterpool interviews for Nuggets' coaching job |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/blazers-assistant-david-vanterpool-interviews-for-nuggets-coaching-job |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[FOX Sports]] |date=June 9, 2015}}</ref>

In May 2016, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the [[Orlando Magic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marang |first1=Dan |title=David Vanterpool Interviews for Magic Coaching Gig |url=https://www.blazersedge.com/2016/5/18/11709460/david-vanterpool-interviews-with-orlando-magic |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=Blazer's Edge |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |date=18 May 2016}}</ref> He interviewed again for the same job in April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robbins |first1=Josh |title=Orlando Magic will interview David Fizdale for their head-coaching job |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-orlando-magic-david-fizdale-0502-story.html |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=May 1, 2018}}</ref>

In May 2019, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McMillen |first1=Gabrielle |title=Cavaliers interview 4 coaching candidates in Denver, report says |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/cavaliers-interview-4-coaching-candidates-in-denver/11wpoc8qs9r771j0qaabqublol |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[Sporting News]] |date=May 12, 2019}}</ref>

On June 19, 2019, he was hired by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], as an associate head coach to [[Ryan Saunders]].<ref>[https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/minnesota-timberwolves-name-david-vanterpool-associate-head-coach-0 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES NAME DAVID VANTERPOOL ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH.]</ref>

In October 2020, he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy for the [[Houston Rockets]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feigen |first1=Jonathan |title=Rockets interview Timberwolves assistant David Vanterpool for coaching vacancy |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/Rockets-interview-Timberwolves-David-Vanterpool-15635384.php |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=10 October 2020}}</ref> At the time, two of his most prominent former players with the Trailblazers, McCollum and the [[NBA All-Star|All-Star]] Lillard, both endorsed him as a future head coaching candidate.<ref name="dame">{{cite news |last1=Burkhardt |first1=Chris |title=Dame & CJ think Vanterpool being a head coach "only a matter of time" |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/trail-blazers/damian-lillard-cj-mccollum-think-david-vanterpool-being-head-coach-only |access-date=22 February 2021 |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves hired [[Toronto Raptors]] assistant coach [[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]] as their head coach and chose not to interview Vanterpool as part of their hiring process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Helin |first1=Kurt |title=Minnesota fires coach Ryan Saunders, to hire Toronto's Chris Finch |url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/02/21/minnesota-fires-coach-ryan-saunders-to-hire-torontos-chris-finch/ |access-date=22 February 2021 |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

On July 9, 2021, Vanterpool was hired as assistant coach by the [[Brooklyn Nets]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Nets Name David Vanterpool Assistant Coach |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/07/09/brooklyn-nets-name-david-vanterpool-assistant-coach |website=NBA.com |access-date=July 14, 2021 |date=July 9, 2021}}</ref>

On January 20, 2022, Vanterpool was fined $10,000 and the Nets $25,000 by the NBA for interfering during live play by blocking a pass against the [[Washington Wizards]] in a January 19 game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/basketball/60082289|title = Brooklyn Nets coach diverts opponents pass from courtside during NBA game|work = BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Nets, assistant David Vanterpool fined by NBA for play interference vs. Washington Wizards |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33111518/brooklyn-nets-assistant-david-vanterpool-fined-nba-play-interference-vs-washington-wizards |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 21, 2022 |date=January 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nets hold off Wizards' rally, beat Washington 119-118 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401360488 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 21, 2022 |date=January 19, 2022}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Washington Wizards|Washington]]
| 22 || 0 || 18.7 || .418 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.5
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 22 || 0 || 18.7 || .418 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 5.5
{{s-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=CSK&pcode=CBZ#!careerstats Euroleague.net Player Profile]
* [http://web.legabasket.it/player/VAN-DAV/ Italian League Player Profile] {{in lang|it}}

{{Washington Wizards current roster}}
{{Italian Basketball Supercup MVP}}
{{PBC CSKA Moscow 2005–06 Euroleague champions}}

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