Richie Adubato
Adubato as coach of the Liberty | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1937 Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 2025 (aged 87) Lake Mary, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clifford Scott (East Orange, New Jersey) |
| College | William Paterson |
| Coaching career | 1969–2007 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1969–1972 | Upsala College (assistant) |
| 1972–1978 | Upsala College |
| 1978–1979 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 1979–1980 | Detroit Pistons (interim) |
| 1982–1986 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 1986–1989 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 1989–1993 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1993–1994 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | Orlando Magic (assistant) |
| 1997 | Orlando Magic (interim) |
| 1999–2004 | New York Liberty |
| 2005–2007 | Washington Mystics |
| Career coaching record | |
| NBA | 127–240 (.346) |
| WNBA | 134–116 (.536) |
| Record at Basketball Reference | |
Richard Adam Adubato (November 23, 1937 – November 6, 2025) was an American basketball coach in the National Basketball Association and the Women's National Basketball Association. He served as head coach for three NBA teams, the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Orlando Magic, and two WNBA teams, the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics.