Frank Vogel
American basketball coach (born 1973)
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Key Takeaways
- Frank Paul Vogel (born June 21, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the top assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
- He led the Lakers to an NBA championship in 2020.
- Early years Vogel grew up in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
- During his eighth-grade year, he was featured in an episode of Late Night with David Letterman during the Stupid Human Tricks segment, in which he spun a basketball on a toothbrush while brushing his teeth.
- Vogel, who was 17 years old at the time, and his mother—the only two people in the house at the time—escaped out of a window.
Frank Paul Vogel (born June 21, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the top assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach for the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. He led the Lakers to an NBA championship in 2020. Vogel began his career as an assistant coach for the Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Boston Celtics.
Early years
Vogel grew up in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. The Vogel family has lived in Philadelphia/South Jersey area since mid-1870, when Frank's great-great-parents, Henry and Catherine Vogel, settled there a decade after immigrating from Rhenish Bavaria. During his eighth-grade year, he was featured in an episode of Late Night with David Letterman during the Stupid Human Tricks segment, in which he spun a basketball on a toothbrush while brushing his teeth.
On December 10, 1990, Vogel's childhood home caught fire and everything in the house was destroyed. Vogel, who was 17 years old at the time, and his mother—the only two people in the house at the time—escaped out of a window.
Vogel graduated from Wildwood High School in 1991.
Vogel was recruited as a basketball player by two colleges and chose Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, for its science program. He played as a point guard and was a starter on the school's Division III basketball team.
In 1994, Vogel transferred to the University of Kentucky. Vogel served as the student manager for the Kentucky Wildcats men's team under head coach Rick Pitino in the 1994–95 season. The following season, Pitino resurrected the school's junior varsity team, and Vogel played for them. Vogel graduated from Kentucky with a B.S. in biology in 1998.
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