Rusty LaRue
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 10, 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Northwest Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (1992–1996) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Carolina Cardinals | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Paris Basket Racing | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Connecticut Pride | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Idaho Stampede | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Idaho Stampede | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Asheville Altitude | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Asheville Altitude | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Greensboro College | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Forsyth Country Day School | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Wake Forest (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | West Forsyth HS | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Rusty LaRue (born December 10, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. LaRue played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors. He won an NBA championship with the Bulls in 1998.
LaRue began his coaching career after his playing retirement in 2004. He was an assistant coach for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons basketball team under head coaches Dino Gaudio and Jeff Bzdelik from 2009 to 2014. He served as the head coach of the West Forsyth High School basketball team since 2015. LaRue retired from coaching in 2019 and is now the Chief Operations Officer of Dairi-O Restaurants.