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76ERS STAFF DIRECTORYBASKETBALL OPERATIONS Billy King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President Maurice Cheeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head CoachMarlene Barnes . . . .Executive Assistant to the PresidentDanko Cvjeticanin . . . . .European Scouting CoordinatorFrank DiLeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutTony DiLeo Sr. Vice President, Basketball Operations/

Assistant General ManagerDr. Nick DiNubile . . . . . . .Team Orthopaedic ConsultantDr. Brad Fenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team PhysicianDr. Joel Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team PsychologistChris Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pro Personnel ScoutJoe Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach/ScoutKevin Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Head TrainerSergei Khmelevski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Massage TherapistJohn Kuester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Bench CoachBrad Leinbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Video CoordinatorDr. Neil Liebman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team ChiropractorJohn Loyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Bench CoachAllen Lumpkin . . . .Director of Basketball AdministrationJim Lynam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Bench CoachJim McNulty . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Sports MedicineDr. Jack McPhilemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team PhysicianJeff Millman . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Equipment ManagerJake Neff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scouting CoordinatorMary Purcell-Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive Assistant,

Basketball OperationsScott Rego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Equipment ManagerMonte Shubik . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Video CoordinatorGene Shue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutBernard Smith . . . . .Assistant Coach/Player DevelopmentMike VandeGarde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutCharlie Weingroff .Strength and Conditioning Consultant Courtney Witte . . . . . . . . . .Director of Player PersonnelFrank Zanin . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach/Advance ScoutT.J. Zanin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Advance Scout

76ERS STAFFLara Price . . . .Sr. Vice President of Business OperationsAndy Speiser . . . . . . . . .Senior Vice President of FinanceSonny Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive AdvisorKaren Frascona . . . . .Vice President of Communications

76ERS BROADCASTINGShawn Oleksiak . . . . . . .Senior Director of BroadcastingJ.R. Aguila . . . . . . . . . . . . .Television Broadcast DirectorTodd MacCulloch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio Color AnalystTom McGinnis . . . . . . . .Director of Radio BroadcastingSteve Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV Color AnalystMarc Zumoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV Broadcaster

76ERS COMMUNICATIONSBrian Kirschner . . . . . . . . . .Director of CommunicationsHarvey Pollack . . . . . . .Director of Statistical InformationMelanie Curtsinger . . . . . . .Communications CoordinatorKevin Fischer . . . . . . . . . .Communications CoordinatorKevin Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . .Communications CoordinatorDerek Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Media Coordinator

76ERS COMMUNITY RELATIONSBree Cassidy . . . . . . . .Director of Community RelationsDoug Overton . . . . . . . . .Director of Player DevelopmentWorld B. Free . . . . . . . .Ambassador of 76ers BasketballMichael Goings . . . . . .Community Relations Coordinator

76ERS CUSTOMER SERVICELarry Meli . . . . . . . .Senior Director of Ticket OperationsJohn Fierko . . . . . . .Assistant Director, Ticket OperationsSteve Suppa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asst. Box Office Manager/

Customer Service SupervisorKristen DiAngelo . . . . . . .Sr. Customer Service ManagerSharon Bubis . . . . . . . . . . . . .Customer Service ManagerDave Mackey . . . . . . . . . . . . .Customer Service ManagerAlison O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . .Customer Service ManagerDenise Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . .Customer Service ManagerDarin Swartley . . . . . . . . . .Sr. Customer Service Manager

76ERS FINANCEJackie Kurzenski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Payroll Accountant Tina Hooper Szwak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ControllerTisa Wilkins-Sproul . . . . . . .Accounts Payable Assistant

76ERS GAME OPERATIONSKathy Drysdale . . . . . . . . .Director of Game OperationsMatt Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Address AnnouncerJerry McElhenney . . . . . . . . . . . . .Promotions AssistantKathy Romano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .In-Arena HostDerrick Hayes . . . . . . . . . .Game Operations Coordinator

76ERS MARKETING/PROMOTIONSDebbie Apalucci . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sixers Dancers DirectorShana Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing CoordinatorPatty Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Executive AssistantJaime Borradaile . . . . . . . . .Database Marketing ManagerBrent Rossi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing ManagerBrandon Rost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Promotions CoordinatorBill Roth . . . . . . . .Promotions & Game Operations StaffBeth Schwartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing AssistantHip-Hop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Mascot

76ERS SALESDennis P. Shea . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Director, Ticket SalesKim Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coordinator, Ticket SalesBrad McCleary . . . . . . . .Assistant Director, Ticket SalesDerrick Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corporate Sales ManagerBob Capewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corporate Sales ManagerDerek Goldfarb . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corporate Sales ManagerDominic Micali . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corporate Sales Manager Chris Rodgers . . . . . .Corporate Sales ManagerMike Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveSean Feeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveCharles Hurley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveMatt Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveStephanie Ladue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveBrian Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveJoe Malatesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveAaron Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveJohn Tabourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account ExecutiveJoe Wakeford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Account Executive

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Named team president on May 26, 2003, Billy King enters hisninth season with the Philadelphia 76ers, marking his third sea-son as the president of the organization. King oversees allaspects of basketball operations, as well as all facets of businessoperations. He continues to serve as the 76ers point man forall trades, player procurement and player contract negotiations.

The 2005 off-season was a busy one for King and the Sixers.Always looking to improve the team, the Sixers announced acoaching change that allowed former Sixers All-Star MauriceCheeks to become the 21st head coach in franchise history.

King’s focus turned to shaping the Sixers roster for the 2005-06season. The Sixers re-signed restricted free agents SamuelDalembert and Kyle Korver on Aug. 2, 2005 and bolstered itsfront-line with the signing of 7-foot center, Steven Hunter, onAug. 12, 2005.

King joined the 76ers on June 2, 1997, as vice president of bas-ketball administration, a role in which he served as the pointperson for basketball operations. Less than a year later (May 19,1998), he was promoted to general manager, and on April 5,2000, he signed a new multi-year contract with the team.

Prior to King’s arrival in Philadelphia, the Sixers posted six-con-secutive sub-.500 records, dating back to the 1991-92 season.During his nine-year tenure, the Sixers have made drasticimprovements in the win-loss column. In his first season, thesquad posted a nine-game improvement, sixth-best in the NBA.In 1998-99, Philadelphia earned its first NBA Playoff appearancesince 1990-91, ending a six-year drought and advancing to theEastern Conference Semifinals in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. The76ers captured their first Atlantic Division Title on the heels ofa 56-26 season in 2000-01 and went on to capture their firstEastern Conference Championship since 1983 to advance tothe 2001 NBA Finals. The 2002-03 season marked the 76ers

fifth-straight trip to the playoffs, the longest since a 12-yearspan from 1978 to 1987, and the fourth-straight season with 40or more wins.

Before joining the 76ers, King served as an assistant coach forthe Indiana Pacers under Larry Brown for four seasons. Hejoined the professional ranks after spending four seasons as anassistant at Illinois State University under former 76ers assistantbench coach Bob Bender. He also spent one year as a coloranalyst for ESPN's basketball coverage of the Ohio ValleyConference.

During his collegiate career, King was an outstanding defensiveplayer on Duke University's nationally ranked teams in the late1980s and received the Henry Iba Corinthian NationalDefensive Player of the Year award following his senior season.King helped the Blue Devils to a 112-27 record, an average of28 wins per season as Duke went to the Final Four twice, wonthe Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championshipand two ACC Tournament titles. In 1987, he helped the USABasketball Men’s World University Games silver-medal squad toa 7-1 record, with its only loss coming against a DrazenPetrovic-led Yugoslavia team in the gold medal game.

On May 26, 2005, King was one of nine individuals named toserve on the newly formed USA Basketball Men’s SeniorNational Team Program Advisory Panel. He is currently a mem-ber of USA Basketball’s board of directors. He previously wasUSA Basketball’s treasurer (2001-04) and was an athlete repre-sentative on the 1997-2000 executive committee. King alsoserved on the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National TeamCommittees for the 1997-2000 and 2001-04 quadrenniums. Asa player, he was a member of the 1987 USA World UniversityGames that claimed the silver medal.

King has been honored and recognized by numerous organiza-tions for his dedication and commitment to success. In July2000, he was honored as the Sports Executive of the Year at theRainbow Sports Awards, reflecting not only his accomplish-ments in the sports industry, but also the grace, dignity, com-mitment and humanity that he exemplifies. In 2001, Street andSmith’s Business Journal named him one the industries "Fortyunder 40." He was also inducted into Duke University’s Hall ofHonor on Dec. 2, 2001, in its charter group. In May 2003,Sports Illustrated named King, along with fellow 76ers SonnyHill and Allen Iverson, one of the “101 Most InfluentialMinorities in Sports,” a list that included “men and women thatare reshaping the sports industry and opening doors throughwhich others will follow.” King also was honored by theAfrican-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame as the NBAExecutive of the Year in July 2003.

Born Jan. 23, 1966, King was a political science major at Dukeand follows national and local politics closely. He is also amovie buff and previously hosted his own movie review showfor WBNQ-Radio in Bloomington, Ill., titled "Kings Clips."

King resides in suburban Philadelphia with his wife, Melanieand Neopolitan Mastiff, Caesar.

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Courtney Witte (pro-nounced Witty) enters hiseighth season with 76ersbasketball operationsdepartment and 19th over-all in the NBA. After serv-ing as the Sixers director ofscouting for two seasons(2001-03), Witte was pro-moted to his current posi-tion, director of player per-sonnel, in September 2003.

As director of player per-sonnel, Witte will continue to be involved in all aspects of theteam’s basketball operations along with draft-night preparationand will coordinate the 76ers professional scouting and colle-giate player evaluation process.

Witte joined the Sixers prior to the 1998-99 season as a videocoordinator and scout after spending 11 seasons with theIndiana Pacers most recently as their advance scout. Witteoversaw the reconstruction of the 76ers state-of-the-art videoroom that features both nonlinear computerized and linearvideo-editing systems. He served as an assistant coach/direc-tor of scouting for the Sixers, after a two-year stint as an assis-tant coach/head scout.

Witte played collegiate basketball at Indiana University (1984-86) under Coach Bob Knight, having the distinction of beinghis first junior college recruit. During his two seasons atIndiana, the Hoosiers made two tournament NCAA appear-ances, highlighted by a victory over the top-ranked NorthCarolina Tar Heels in the Elite Eight.

Witte is single and resides in suburban Philadelphia.

Tony DiLeo enters his 16thseason with the 76ers bas-ketball operations depart-ment. After spending fourseasons as the Sixers direc-tor of player personnel(1999-03), DiLeo was pro-moted to senior vice presi-dent/assistant general man-ager in September 2003.

DiLeo assists President BillyKing with player procure-ment through his evaluation

of amateur and professional talent, and supervises the team’sdraft effort and college and professional scouting systems.

During his tenure DiLeo has been involved in every aspect of theteam's basketball operations, including coaching, scouting andmanagement. Formerly the team’s director of scouting and assis-tant coach, DiLeo has extensive experience in international bas-ketball, both as a player and coach. He played and coached inWest Germany for 10 seasons before joining the Sixers staff forthe 1990-91 season. He coached the West German men’s andwomen’s teams from 1979-90, winning nine national titles in

the country’s top division. DiLeo was selected as the WestGerman federation National Coach (1981-85) and the country’scoach of the year in 1987.

In 1984, DiLeo wrote and published the European BasketballHandbook, a guide to accommodated American players over-seas. He also has written a manual on rule differences amonginternational basketball, the NBA and the NCAA.

A star at Cinnaminson (N.J.) High School, DiLeo went on toplay at Tennessee Tech and LaSalle University. As a junior at LaSalle, he was a first team Academic All-American and graduatedmaxima cum laude from the School of Business.

He and his wife, Anna, and sons, T.J. and Max, live in SouthJersey.

TONY DiLEOSR. VICE PRESIDENT, BASKETBALL OPERATIONS / ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

COURTNEY WITTEDIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

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The Philadelphia 76ers named former Sixers All-Star MauriceCheeks the 21st head coach in team history on May 23, 2005.

Cheeks arrives in Philadelphia after three-plus seasons as headcoach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He recorded a mark of 162-139 (.538) in Portland, the fourth-highest win total in Blazershistory. During his time in Portland, the Blazers reached theNBA Playoffs twice, and his 2002-03 squad tied for second inthe Pacific Division with a 50-32 record.

He joined the Blazers on June 27, 2001, after serving seven sea-sons as an assistant coach for the 76ers. Cheeks worked underhead coaches John Lucas (1994-96), Johnny Davis (1996-97),and Larry Brown (1997-2001). In 2000-01 under Brown,Cheeks helped guide the 76ers to a record of 56-26 (.683) anda spot in the NBA Finals.

Cheeks played 15 seasons in the NBA, the first 11 withPhiladelphia, before stints with San Antonio, New York, Atlantaand New Jersey. He retired in 1993 as the league's all-time stealsleader and was fifth on the career assists list. Maurice led the76ers in assists in all 11 seasons he played in Philadelphia andalso topped the team in steals in each of his first 10 years.

He was selected to the NBA's All-Defensive Team five times(First Team: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; Second Team: 1987) andplayed in four All-Star games (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988). He wasa member of 76ers 1983 World Championship team.

As an NBA player, Cheeks compiled career averages of 11.1 ppg,6.7 apg and 2.1 spg in 1.101 games over 15 seasons whileshooting .523 from the field and .793 from the free throw line.

The 1978 West Texas State (currently West Texas A&M) grad-uate was a four-year starter and three-time MVP in college. Hefinished his collegiate career third on the Buffs' all-time scoringlist, averaging 16.8 points per game and shooting 56.8 percentfrom the field as a senior. Cheeks was selected in the secondround of the 1978 NBA Draft (36th overall) by the Sixers.

A native of Chicago, he began his coaching career with theQuad City Thunder of the CBA. In his only season with QuadCity, Cheeks helped guide the club to the CBA Championship.He then served as an assistant coach with the Sixers for sevenseasons. A favorite in Philadelphia, Cheeks is one of seven for-mer Sixers players to have his number retired by the club (No.10).

MAURICE CHEEKSHEAD COACH

CHEEKS’ COACHING RESUMEYear(s) Position Team1993-94 Assistant Coach Quad City Thunder (CBA)1994-01 Assistant Coach Philadelphia 76ers

HEAD COACHSeason Team Regular Season Playoffs2001-02 Portland Trail Blazers 49-33 (.598) 0-32002-03 Portland Trail Blazers 50-32 (.610) 3-42003-04 Portland Trail Blazers 41-41 (.500) --2004-05 Portland Trail Blazers 22-33 (.400) --NBA Totals 162-139 (.538) 3-7 (.300)

CHEEKS’ NBA REGULAR-SEASON PLAYING RECORDSEA TM G GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3P 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT A PF D ST TO BS PTS AVG78-79 PHI 82 82 2409 292 572 .510 0 0 --- 101 140 .721 63 191 254 431 198 2 174 193 12 685 8.479-80 PHI 79 79 2623 357 661 .540 4 9 .444 180 231 .779 75 199 274 556 197 1 183 216 32 898 11.480-81 PHI 81 81 2415 310 581 .534 3 8 .375 140 178 .787 67 178 245 560 231 1 193 174 39 763 9.481-82 PHI 79 79 2498 352 676 .521 6 22 .273 171 220 .777 51 197 248 667 247 0 209 184 33 881 11.282-83 PHI 79 79 2465 404 745 .542 1 6 .167 181 240 .754 53 156 209 543 182 0 184 179 31 990 12.583-84 PHI 75 75 2494 386 702 .550 8 20 .400 170 232 .733 44 161 205 478 196 1 171 182 20 950 12.784-85 PHI 78 78 2616 422 741 .570 6 26 .231 175 199 .879 54 163 217 497 184 0 169 155 24 1025 13.185-86 PHI 82 82 3270 490 913 .537 4 17 .235 282 335 .842 55 180 235 753 160 0 207 238 27 1266 15.486-87 PHI 68 68 2624 415 788 .527 4 17 .235 227 292 .777 47 168 215 538 109 0 180 173 15 1061 15.687-88 PHI 79 79 2871 428 865 .495 3 22 .136 227 275 .825 59 194 253 635 116 0 167 160 22 1086 13.788-89 PHI 71 70 2298 336 696 .483 1 13 .077 151 195 .774 39 144 183 554 114 0 105 116 17 824 11.689-90 SA/NY 81 62 2519 307 609 .504 4 16 .250 171 202 .847 50 190 240 453 78 0 124 121 10 789 9.790-91 NY 76 64 2147 241 483 .499 5 20 .250 105 129 .814 22 151 173 435 138 0 128 108 10 592 7.891-92 ATL 56 0 1086 115 249 .462 3 6 .500 26 43 .605 29 66 95 185 73 0 83 36 0 259 4.692-93 NJ 35 0 510 51 93 .548 0 2 .000 24 27 .889 5 37 42 107 35 0 33 33 2 126 3.6Totals 1101 978 34845 4906 9374 .523 52 204 .255 2331 2938 .793 713 2375 3088 7392 2258 5 2310 2268 294 12195 11.1

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John Loyer joins the Sixerscoaching staff after spend-ing the last five seasonswith the Portland TrailBlazers, including the lasttwo seasons as an assis-tant coach on MauriceCheeks staff.

Prior to his two seasons asan assistant coach withthe Trail Blazers (2003-05), Loyer served as theteam’s video coordinator

(2000-01) and as an advance scout for two seasons (2001-03). Before joining the Trail Blazers staff in 2000, Loyerspent 12 years in the collegiate coaching ranks with stopsat Wabash Valley College (1999-00), University of Akron(1987-89) and the University of Cincinnati (1989-99). Hewas an assistant at Cincinnati for 10 years during which theBearcats made it to the Final Four once and twice to the EliteEight.

Overall, while an assistant coach on the college level, teamshe worked with posted a 234-86 (.731) record. The teamLoyer recruited at Wabash Valley College went on to winthe 2001 National Junior College championship.

A 1988 graduate of the University of Akron, Loyer was afour-year letterman in basketball and earned a degree insocial studies.

He and his wife, Katie, have two sons, Foster and Fletcher.

John Kuester (pronouncedQUE-ster) re-joins theSixers coaching staff with15 years experience on theNBA sidelines, includingsix seasons with the Sixers(1997-2003).

Kuester served as assis-tant coach with the 76ersfor six seasons (1997-2003) under Larry Brown.Kuester re-joined Brown’sstaff in Detroit and was an

assistant coach for the Pistons 2004 NBA Championshipseason. He most recently served as an assistant coach withthe New Jersey Nets during the 2004-05 season.

Kuester began his coaching career as a volunteer assistantat the University of Richmond (1980-81) and as an assis-tant coach at Boston University (1981-83). In 1983, hebecame the youngest Division I head coach, succeedingRick Pitino at Boston University (1983-85). Two seasonslater, Kuester began a five-year stint as head coach ofGeorge Washington University (1985-90) before joining the

Celtics. Kuester spent seven seasons with the Celtics,including two as an assistant coach (1995-97).

Kuester joined the NBA as a third-round draft choice of theKansas City Kings (53rd overall) in 1977. He played threeseasons in the NBA, one each with Kansas City, Denver andIndiana.

A University of North Carolina graduate, Kuester playedunder Dean Smith from 1973-77 as the Tar Heels went tofour NCAA Tournaments, won a pair of Atlantic CoastConference championships and went to the NCAA Finals in1977. In his senior year, Kuester was voted the team's bestdefensive player for the second-straight season and theMost Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament and theNCAA East Regionals.

Kuester and his wife, Tricia, have a son, John III, a daugh-ter, Katelyn, and a Bichon Frise, Meeko.

JOHN KUESTERASSISTANT COACH

JOHN LOYERASSISTANT COACH

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Bernard Smith joins theSixers coaching staff afterspending the 2004-05 sea-son as an assistant coachfor the Portland TrailBlazers.

Smith began his career inthe NBA in Philadelphiawhere he worked inSponsorship Sales withthe 76ers for six years(1996-02). Smith thenmoved to Portland where

he was the video coordinator for the Trail Blazers for twoseasons (2002-04). He was promoted to assistant coachprior to the start of the 2004-05 season. Smith also servedas the video coordinator for the WNBA’s Portland Fire in2002-03.

A native of Philadelphia, Smith starred at Martin LutherKing High School where he was a member of the All-PublicLeague team in 1986. He then went on to attend EastStroudsburg (Pa.) College (1986-89) where he played pointguard for the basketball team, but suffered a knee injury thatended his playing career prematurely. Smith has a daughter,Karai, and a son, Javon.

Jim Lynam, a veteran ofmore than 20 years in theNBA coaching ranks, joinsthe 76ers staff after serv-ing as an assistant coachwith the Portland TrailBlazers for the past fourseasons (2001-05).

Lynam’s NBA resumeincludes 10 seasons as ahead coach with three dif-ferent teams – San Diego/L.A. Clippers (1983-85),

Philadelphia 76ers (1987-92) and Washington Bullets(1995-97). As a head coach, Lynam compiled a 328-392record.

Lynam returns to Philadelphia for his second stint with theSixers organization. Lyman’s first tenure in Philadelphiabegan in 1985. After serving as an assistant coach underMatt Guokas for two and a half seasons (1985-88), Lynamreplaced Guokas as head coach 43 games into the 1987-88season. In four-plus seasons as head coach, Lynam led the76ers to a 194-173 record and was the runner-up for NBA

Coach of the Year honors following a 53-29 record duringthe 1989-90 season in which the Sixers captured theAtlantic Division title. Following his tenure as head coachwith the Sixers, Lynam stepped into the front office as the76ers General Manager.

Lynam made the jump to the NBA after several successfulhead-coaching stints at the collegiate level. He amassed animpressive 158-118 record in 10 college seasons at FairfieldUniversity (1968-70), American University (1973-78) andSaint Joseph’s University (1978-81).

A three-year starter at Saint Joseph’s University (1960-63),Lynam scored 1,012 career points and helped the Hawksmake three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances,including the 1961 NCAA Final Four.

Lynam and his wife, Kay, have three grown children: Kathy,Denise and Jim Jr.

JIM LYNAMASSISTANT COACH

BERNARD SMITHASSISTANT COACH / PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

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Associated with the 76erssince 1987 as a physicaltherapy consultant, JimMcNulty returns to theSixers staff for his fourthseason as Director ofSports Medicine. In thiscapacity, McNulty over-sees all of the health careneeds of the players,including injury preven-tion, conditioning andrehabilitation. He alsoserves as the liaison

between the team, players, physicians and agents, whilecontinuing to ensure that the health of the players is main-tained by the medical staff.

McNulty started his career path in 1987 working for formerSixers President and Sixers strength coach, Pat Croce, in

Croce’s Sports Physical Therapist office. In 1993 whenNovaCare purchased Croce’s Sports Physical Therapists Inc.franchise, McNulty remained throughout the transition andcontinued to operate as a consultant. In addition to hiswork with 76ers players, he has worked with players fromthe Phillies, Flyers and Eagles while serving as the Area VicePresident for NovaCare’s outpatient rehabilitation centers inEastern Pennsylvania.

McNulty attended Franklin and Marshall College andTemple University where he studied physical therapy. He isalso a certified athletic trainer and member of the NationalStrength and Conditioning Association. (NSCA).

He resides in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and twochildren.

JIM McNULTYDIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

With over 14 years ofexperience in the field ofsports medicine, KevinJohnson returns for histhird season with the76ers staff as the team’shead athletic trainer.

A member of the NationalAthletic Trainer’s Associa-tion (NATA), Johnsoncurrently serves as theEastern Conference repre-sentative for the NBATA.

He spent seven seasons with the Washington Wizards(1994-95 to 2000-01) as the head athletic trainer and fourseasons as an assistant trainer with the Indiana Pacers(1990-91 to 1993-94). Prior to joining the NBA ranks,Johnson served as an assistant athletic trainer for the NFL’sIndianapolis Colts.

Johnson graduated from Indiana State University in 1989with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, with aspecialization in Athletic Training. He is actively involvedwith the Big Brothers of America.

He and his wife, Sheila, reside in Bowie, Md., along withtheir son, Mitchell.

KEVIN JOHNSONHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

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Scott Rego enters his sev-enth season as EquipmentManager. No stranger tothe Philadelphia 76ersorganization, Rego beganworking for the Sixers as aball-boy in 1988 and wasnamed Assistant Equip-ment Manager in 1996.He was promoted to hiscurrent position duringthe summer of 2000.

As equipment manager,Rego is responsible for the ordering, daily maintenance andsupervision of all player equipment and uniforms at all ofthe team’s practices and games, both home and away. Regoalso maintains the Sixers locker room at the WachoviaCenter as well as the Sixers practice facility. In addition, hesupervises the Sixers ball-boys at all home games.

Rego served as the head equipment manager for the 2002NBA All-Star Weekend when Philadelphia hosted the 2002NBA All-Star Game. Nicknamed “Soprano” by the players,the Philadelphia native graduated from Temple University in1994 with a bachelor of arts degree.

Rego was born and raised in South Philadelphia, and cur-rently resides in South Jersey with his family.

SCOTT REGOEQUIPMENT MANAGER

A fixture with the 76ersfor more than 28 years,Allen Lumpkin enters hisfirst season as the directorof basketball administra-tion after spending thelast seven seasons as thedirector of travel and teamservices. He was promot-ed to his current positionduring the summer of2005.

In this role, Lumpkin isresponsible for team travel during the preseason and regularseason, as well as for summer league games. He alsoschedules all preseason games for the 76ers and acts as theteam’s liaison with all visiting teams during the season.

“Lump,” as he is most commonly referred to, began work-ing for the Sixers as a ball-boy in 1977. After the 76ers wonthe NBA championship in 1983, he began working in thebox office and was later named the team’s equipment man-ager in 1988.

His outstanding work is not limited to the basketball court.In 1998, he was honored in the field of sports by the AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at its annual “A Salute toAfrican-American Men” banquet, an honor that recognizesoutstanding achievement, leadership, dedication and com-mitment to the field of sports and community service.

Lumpkin and his family reside in South Jersey.

ALLEN LUMPKINDIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL ADMINISTRATION