Larry Drew Named New Atlanta Hawks Coach

June 13 — The Atlanta Hawks officially named Larry Drew as their new head coach, as they elevated Mike Woodson's top assistant. It is Drew's first head coaching job.

Woodson coached the Hawks for six seasons but was fired last month after a second-round sweep by the Orlando Magic. Drew emerged as the new coach from a search that also included former head coaches Dwane Casey and Avery Johnson.

The Hawks will formally introduce Drew at a news conference Monday. The selection of a familiar face will surely be popular with the players and may help to re-sign Johnson, who is set to join perhaps the best free-agent class in NBA history this summer.

The 52-year-old Drew is a former point guard who played in the NBA for 10 seasons. He was an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit, Washington and New Jersey before coming to Atlanta as Woodson's lead assistant in 2004.

Drew averaged 11.4 points and 5.2 assists in 714 career games for four NBA teams. He was a first-round pick in 1980 by Detroit, where he played one season. He spent the next five years with the Kings, both in Kansas City and Sacramento, and split his last four seasons between the two Los Angeles teams, the Clippers and the Lakers.

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