1) Van Gundy becomes the seventh head coach in New Orleans franchise history, just the third different sideline boss for the Pelicans/Hornets since the start of the 2010-11 season. Each of the team’s last three non-interim head coaches spent five or more seasons in the Crescent City, dating back to Byron Scott (2004-09).
2) Originally from California and born in the city of Indio (population 91,000), Stan Van Gundy and fellow decorated NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy learned about coaching at an early age from their father, Bill. Stan played college basketball in the Rochester, NY, area at SUNY Brockport, where Bill was the head coach.