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PersonnelTable of

ContentsPERSONNELTeam Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5Jerry Colangelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7Bryan Colangelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9Executive Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-13Community Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Gorilla/Dance Team/Zoo Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Front Office Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-20Suns Broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Scott Skiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23Basketball Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-26

PLAYERS2001-02 Suns Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Charlie Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Jud Buechler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35Vinny Del Negro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-37Tony Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39Alton Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Tom Gugliotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41-43Anfernee Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-46Dan Majerle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47-48Stephon Marbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-50Shawn Marion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-52Rodney Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-54Soumaila Samake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Daniel Santiago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57Jake Tsakalidis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-59John Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-61How the Suns Were Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Phoenix Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

2000-01 IN REVIEWNBA Standings/Playoff Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66NBA Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67NBA Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Suns Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Suns Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-71Key Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-73Suns Miscellaneous Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Top Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Games Missed Due to Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Highs and Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Suns Season Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

RECORDSSuns Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-82Suns Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-84Suns Team Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-86Suns Top Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-87Opponents Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88-89Opponents Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-91Opponents Team Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Opponents Top Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Phoenix Arena Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-101Regular Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-103Career Regular Season Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104-105Year-by-Year Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106-111Record Breakdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112-115Streaks & Extremes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116-117All-Time Triple-Doubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Coaches Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119Suns Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120-121Attendance History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

HISTORYFantastic Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124-125Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126-191All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192-222Ring of Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223Year-by-Year Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224-230Draft History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231-2342000 NBA Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

PLAYOFFSAll-Time Playoff Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238-2432001 Playoff Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243All-Time Playoff Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244Playoff Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245Suns Playoff Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246-247Opponent Playoff Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248-249Suns Career Playoff Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-251

OPPONENTSAtlanta Hawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254-255Boston Celtics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256-257Charlotte Hornets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258-259Chicago Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260-261Cleveland Cavaliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262-263Dallas Mavericks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264-265Denver Nuggets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266-267Detroit Pistons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268-269Golden State Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270-271Houston Rockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272-273Indiana Pacers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274-275Los Angeles Clippers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276-277Los Angeles Lakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278-279Memphis Grizzlies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280-281Miami Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282-283Milwaukee Bucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284-285Minnesota Timberwolves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286-287New Jersey Nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288-289New York Knicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290-291Orlando Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292-293Philadelphia 76ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294-295Portland Trail Blazers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296-297Sacramento Kings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298-299San Antonio Spurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300-301Seattle SuperSonics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302-303Toronto Raptors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304-305Utah Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306-307Washington Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308-309NBA Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310NBDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

MISCELLANEOUSNational TV Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312Officials Roster/Rule Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314Media Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315America West Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316-317Suns Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318-319NBA Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

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Senior Management CommitteeJerry Colangelo: Chairman, CEO and Managing General PartnerBryan Colangelo: President & General ManagerCotton Fitzsimmons: Sr. Executive Vice President Jim Pitman: Executive Vice President, Finance/AdministrationDick Van Arsdale: Sr. Vice President, Player PersonnelHarvey Shank: Sr. Vice President, Corporate SalesThomas Ambrose: Sr. Vice President, Public AffairsAl McCoy: Sr. Vice President, BroadcastingRay Artigue: Sr. Vice President, Marketing CommunicationsBob Machen: President, Sports and Entertainment ServicesPaige Peterson: General Manager, Sports & Entertainment ServicesAlvan Adams: Sr. Vice President, Operations

Administrative Staff/Executive StaffRuth Dryjanski: Assistant to the ChairmanJacque Alonzo: Assistant to the President, GM/Office ManagerDebbie Villa: Asst. to the Exec.V.P., Finance & Admin./CoachesCeola Coaston: Administrative AssistantTravis Agenter: Staff AssistantMark Sanchez: Staff Assistant

Coaching StaffScott Skiles: Head CoachFrank Johnson: Assistant CoachJim Boylan: Assistant CoachPhil Weber: Assistant CoachRobin Pound: Assistant Coach, Strength & Conditioning

Medical & Training Room StaffAaron Nelson: Head Athletic TrainerCasey Smith: Assistant Athletic TrainerTommy Boyer-Kendrick: Asst. Strength & Conditioning CoachDr. Thomas Carter: Team PhysicianDr. Craig Phelps: Team PhysicianRichard Howell: Equipment ManagerGary Mack: Team CounselorJoe Proski: Trainer EmeritusDr. Richard Emerson: Team Physician EmeritusDr. Paul Steingard: Team Physician Emeritus

Player Personnel & ScoutingMark West: Assistant General ManagerTodd Quinter: Pro ScoutDavid Griffin: Assistant Director of Player PersonnelGarrick Barr: Video CoordinatorAl Bianchi: College Scout John Shumate: College Scout Ron DuBois: Assistant Video Coordinator

CommunicationsJulie Fie: Vice President, Basketball CommunicationsScott Leightman: Basketball Communications ManagerD.C. Headley: Basketball Communications CoordinatorLorie Provencio: Assistant to the Sr. V.P.,

Public Affairs/Basketball Communications

Corporate SalesLynn Agnello: Vice President of Corporate SalesTom Hecht: Corporate Account ExecutiveHeidi Coupland: Marketing ManagerAngela Yock: Corporate Sales Business RepresentativeJenn Aguirre: Corporate Account RepresentativeLeah Staten: Corporate Graphics AssistantKip Helt: Director of Game Operations Keith Zaborski: Director of Gorilla AffairsMaggie Garcia: Dance Team DirectorShaun Stanhibel: Game Operations AssistantConnie Wallen: Assistant to the Sr. V.P., Corporate SalesRob Hart: Producer, Suns Vision Hap Hopper: Electronic Graphics ProducerKevin Bonham: Electronic Graphics Coordinator

Community RelationsRob Harris: Vice President, Community RelationsMegan Jones: Community Relations ManagerJamie Morris: Community Relations CoordinatorTom Chambers: Community Relations Speakers BureauConnie Hawkins: Community Relations Speakers BureauJohn Shumate: Community Relations/College Scout

Marketing CommunicationsJim Brewer: Vice President, Fan DevelopmentJeramie McPeek: Director of PublishingDustin Krugel: Publishing AssistantBonnie Meadows: Executive Assistant to Sr. Vice PresidentAngela Woods: Graphic Designer/Production ArtistMarta Quiban: Projects and Traffic Manager

Public RelationsDebra Stevens: Vice President, Public RelationsCheri Beltramo: Public Relations ManagerGlenna Martinez: Administrative Assistant

Suns ProductionsDan Siekmann: Producer/Director Suns TelevisionBob Adlhoch: Producer, Suns TelevisionTom Leander: Producer/TalentDavid Hughes: ProducerMarc Goldberg: ProducerDavid Grapentine: Videographer

TelevisionKUTP-UPN 45: Al McCoy, Play-by-Play; Eddie Johnson, Color AnalystCox9 (Cable): Gary Bender, Play-by-Play; Cotton Fitzsimmons, Color Analyst

RadioKTAR 620 AM: Al McCoy, Play-by-Play; Eddie Johnson, Color AnalystKSUN 1400 AM (Spanish): Freddy Morales, Play-by-Play

LegalTom O’Malley: Vice President and General CounselNona Lee: Business Associate General CounselMelissa Santello: Paralegal

Information ServicesWilliam Bolt: Vice President, Information Services Greg Gleason: Information Services ManagerMichael McDonald: Information Services TechnicianMichelle Butler: Administrative Assistant./Desk Dispatcher

FinanceKel Hansen: ControllerJon Phillips: Suns ControllerPam Greenfield: Facilities ControllerSheila Guy: Payroll ManagerDebbie Gelvin: Accounts Receivable ManagerCeleste Alcantara, Sylvia Lopez: Accounts PayableLynn Balzer: Accounts ReceivableEileen Bernatawicz: Senior Payroll SpecialistBridget Black, Gail Finley: Staff AccountantMarie Borseth: Accounts Receivable SpecialistTerry Garza, Anna Heffron: Payroll SpecialistMichele Vujs: Payroll Tax Accountant

America West ArenaArena OperationsGeorge Bevans: Vice President, Security & Risk ManagementRuss Amaral: Vice President, Event ServicesVicki Berryman: Director of TelecommunicationsBrian Wiley: Director of EngineeringOscar McLaurin: Director of Building ServicesDavid Mitchell: Director of PurchasingPaul Zadach: Director of ParkingCathey Moses: Director of MarketingRalph Marchetta: Director of BookingShelly Fulmer: Marketing ManagerJim Bochenek: Guest Services ManagerJennifer Ravella: Suns Event ManagerDavid Case: Mail Room ManagerGerri Sandy: Executive AssistantChristine Gaintner: Executive AssistantLaura Calabres: Receptionist

Sales and TicketsJohn Walker: Vice President, Ticket Operations and SalesChris Montgomery: Sales ManagerGrant Conway: Suite Sales ManagerScott Worden: Suns Group Sales CoordinatorGeoff Budoff: Suns Season Ticket Sales CoordinatorAnn Perry: Suns VIP Suite Sales CoordinatorBret Fishkind: Suns Account ExecutiveRuss Terao: Suns Account ExecutiveJennifer MacDonald: Suns Account ExecutiveMark Gretter: SES Season Ticket Sales CoordinatorMark Smith: SES Season Ticket Sales Account ExecutiveDan Harwood: SES Season Ticket Sales Account ExecutiveDan Berman: SES Group Sales CoordinatorNicki Bowen: SES Group Sales Account ExecutiveMichele Hautala: SES Group Sales Account ExecutiveJan Forshee: ReceptionistConnie Rohrman: Director of Ticket OperationsSean Stilwell: Assistant Director of Ticket OperationsScott Podleski: Assistant Director of Ticket OperationsBrett Wojtulewicz: Suns Ticket ManagerEsther Aparicio: Season Ticket Account Manager

Paulene Tullie-Porter: Ticket Accounting SupervisorRoseann Murphy: Accounting ClerkMichael Hocker: Ticket ManagerLaurice Raygoza: Ticket Office AssistantGeoff Rudolph: Ticket Office AssistantRodney Lawson: Ticket Office AssistantMary Jo Shank: Account Service RepresentativeCraig Sheppard: Account Service RepresentativeMercedes Ortiz: Administrative Assistant

Suite ServicesCharlene Sprehe: Director of Suite ServicesTrent Dutry: Suite Services Event ManagerDonald Jones: Assistant Event ManagerHolly MacLeod: Suite Ticket ManagerMichael Pettit: Suite Services Account Representative

Human ResourcesCheryl Naumann: Vice President, Human ResourcesPeter Wong: Director, Human ResourcesJoric McLean: Benefits ManagerKaren Rausch: Employee Services ManagerJonathan Tellez: Employment RepresentativeValerie Duckett: Employment and Benefits CoordinatorLaura Burrows-Kriplean: Administrative Assistant

Game Night PersonnelJeff Munn: Arena AnnouncerBarry Gossage: NBA PhotosSandra Tenuto: NBA Photos

Statistical CrewJerry Heck: Official ScorerFred Ciarico: Official TimerDon Hawthorne: 24-Second Clock OperatorRick Showers: Scoreboard OperatorPatrick Gehm: Director of Statistical IDS Ron Amstutz, Jeff Hosterman, Danny Randolph: Statistics CrewEric Hodgson: Broadcast Statistician

Game Night AssistantsSue Laskovsky, Andrew Wright, Cassie McConnell, Josh Berndt,Karen Kase, Lindsay Richardson, Jake Downey

Associated Companies’ Department HeadsMark Chance: General Manger, Downtown Digital PostBob Nanberg: Vice President, Merchandising – Team ShopsSeth Sulka: Vice President, Phoenix Mercury & Arizona Rattlers

Other InformationHome Court: America West Arena (19,023), opened 1992Address: 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004Single-game prices: $95 $85 (club seats), $70, $60, $36, $32,

$29, $25, $10Game Times: 7 p.m., 6 p.m. on SundaysTeam Colors: Purple, Orange & BlackPhoenix Suns Ticket Office: (602) 379-7867Phoenix Suns Executive Office: (602) 379-7900Phoenix Suns Basketball Communications: (602) 379-7920Phoenix Suns Basketball Communications FAX: (602) 379-7908Phoenix Suns Executive Office FAX: (602) 379-7922America West Arena Executive Office: (602) 379-2000Internet Address: www.suns.com

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Throughout his storied career as a sports executive, Jerry Colangelo has succeeded with a unique combinationof know-how both on the basketball court and on the business side of the operation. That savvy and experiencehas enabled Colangelo to be regarded as one of the top owners in professional sports.

Colangelo’s impact on the sports scene in Phoenix has been so great that The Arizona Republic named himthe Most Influential Sports Figure in the state of Arizona for the 20th century and The Phoenix Business Journalvoted him the top businessperson in the Valley for the last five years. Nationally, he has been ranked among The Sporting News most powerful people in sports for the last nine years.

Since first moving to the Valley of the Sun in 1968 to take over the expansion Phoenix NBA franchise as theyoungest general manager in professional sports, Colangelo has molded the Phoenix Suns into one of the mostsuccessful organizations – on and off the court – in the NBA. In addition, he brought Major League Baseball tothe Valley in 1998 and serves as Managing General Partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Colangelo also was thekey element in facilitating the move of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets to become the Phoenix Coyotes.

From his position on the NBA’s Board of Governors, Colangelo’s influence has been crucial to the growth ofthe NBA with his inclusion on the league’s Finance Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, ExpansionCommittee and Competition and Rules Committee. Commissioner David Stern turned to Colangelo to chair aspecial group in the 2000-01 season that evaluated the state of the game and made rules modifications.Colangelo was also the chair of the committee that welcomed Toronto and Vancouver to the NBA.

With the Suns, his roles have included general manager, head coach, president and chairman, chief executiveofficer and managing general partner. The 33-year tenure with one franchise is the second-longest in the NBA,behind only Boston’s Red Auerbach, who has been an NBA fixture since the league’s inception in 1946. Colangelospent two seasons with the Chicago Bulls working as marketing director, scout and assistant to the presidentbefore moving to the Valley to help start the expansion Suns.

Phoenix owns the fourth-best all-time winning percentage among NBA teams with a 1473-1201 (.551) mark,trailing only the Lakers (.617, 2563-1592), Boston (.601, 2563-1702) and San Antonio (.563, 1138-880).Colangelo has collected an unprecedented four NBA Executive of the Year awards (1993, ’89, ’81, ’76). During thatperiod the Suns enjoyed seven consecutive 50-plus win seasons from 1988 to 1995, including a franchise-best62 wins in 1992-93 and a trip to the 1993 NBA Finals.

On two occasions Colangelo stepped in to coach the Suns, including the 1969-70 season when he guided theclub to a 24-20 mark down the stretch and to its first playoff appearance. He also took over in 1972-73 andcompiled a 35-40 mark. Overall, Colangelo is 59-60 as an NBA coach.

The state of the franchise was in question in 1987 but Colangelo stepped up and coordinated a group ofinvestors that purchased the club for $44.5 million on October 14, 1987. That transaction was the first of manythat helped Colangelo not only stabilize the basketball organization but also transform downtown Phoenix intoan active and thriving district.

Colangelo quickly moved on a new arena for the Suns and in April 1989 the city of Phoenix approved theconcept of a new, state-of-the-art arena in downtown that would house the team. The 19,023-seat America WestArena opened in June 1992 and became the first venue in the NBA to also house a full-size practice facility, anamenity now common in the league. The arena is a public-private partnership with the City of Phoenix and hasplayed host to a wide variety of concerts, family shows and sporting events, including the 1995 NBA All-StarGame and the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game.

America West Arena is currently undergoing a $40 million renovation that will be completed in three phasesthat include the addition of an entertainment paseo, a new Platinum Club and a new entrance to the facility.

Colangelo added to his NBA involvement with a position on the founding committee for the WNBA, helpingadvance professional women’s basketball in the United States. The Phoenix Mercury were one of the WNBA’sinaugural teams in 1997. The Mercury set a league attendance record in their first season, advanced to the 1998WNBA Finals and qualified for the playoffs three times.

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When a group targeted Major League Baseball as a possibility for the Valley, Colangelo was asked to becomethe lead player in securing a team for Phoenix. That bid was successful in 1995 and shortly thereafter Bank OneBallpark broke ground in downtown Phoenix in a public-private partnership with Maricopa County.

As with the NBA, Colangelo is involved with the governing of baseball, serving on the Legislative Committee,Equal Opportunity Committee and on the board of directors of the MLB Advanced Media, the technology arm ofthe league.

The Arizona Diamondbacks began play in 1998 and won the National League West in just their second seasonto become the fastest expansion team in baseball history to qualify for the postseason, just as the Suns did intheir second season in 1969-70. With the signing of players like Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Matt Williamsand Luis Gonzalez the Diamondbacks have quickly become consistent contenders in the National League.

Scheduled to open in April 2002, just down the street from the sports facilities, is the Dodge Theater. This$35 million downtown venue will host a variety of events ranging from concerts to Broadway plays, includingboxing, family shows and corporate events. It will be versatile enough to expand its capacity to as large as6,000 or scale down to an intimate 3,000.

Colangelo’s commitment to the Valley transcends sports and he is well-known as one of the city’s most activecommunity leaders. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Council of Leadership Education and Collaborationfor a New Century, is vice president of the Phoenix Downtown Partnership and was a leader in the establishment ofEmployers Against Domestic Violence. Colangelo has served on the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Art Museum,Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Phoenix Community Alliance, Southwest Leadership Foundation, Athletes inAction and Phoenix Suns Charities. He is a lifetime member of the Phoenix Thunderbirds, an organization dedicatedto the promotion of Phoenix through sports. In addition, he is past chairman of Arizona State University’s Dean’sCouncil of 100 and the Honor Board for Junior Achievement of Central Arizona, served as president of Valley BigBrothers, was on the board of directors of Qwest and was chairman of the board of the Christian Businessmen’sClub. As campaign chair for United Way in 1994, Colangelo raised the standard for community fundraising whenhe secured pledges for $25 million.

The author of a book titled “How You Play the Game,” Colangelo gives insight into the world of the businessof sports and his own life. Proceeds of the book sales go to YoungLife of Arizona, Phoenix Suns Charities andArizona Diamondbacks Charities.

An outstanding athlete, Colangelo prepped at Bloom Township High in Chicago Heights, Ill., where he was anAll-State basketball honoree as a senior. A left-hander, Colangelo was the top pitcher on the baseball team thatalso featured former Yankee hurler Jim Bouton. Upon graduation he had 66 scholarship offers for collegebasketball and seven for professional baseball contracts.

He enrolled at the University of Kansas, but transferred after his prospective teammate, Wilt Chamberlain,left the Jayhawks for a pro contract. Colangelo transferred to the University of Illinois, where he earned All-BigTen honors, captained the Illini as a senior and was later inducted into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame. Healso played two years of baseball at Illinois.

Born November 20, 1939, Colangelo grew up in the “Hungry Hill” neighborhood of Chicago Heights. His tiesto “The Heights” and Bloom Township are evident in the Jerry Colangelo Gymnasium, dedicated in his honorNovember 10, 1996, and Colangelo Way, a street named after him. Currently under construction in Chicago is theColangelo Center which will house the Italian-American Athletic Hall of Fame.

He and wife Joan have four children: Kathy Holcombe, Kristen Brubaker, Bryan, and Mandie Okyere, and sixgranddaughters and four grandsons, all of Phoenix.

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The youngest team president in the NBA, Bryan Colangelo is in his 14th season with the Suns, third asteam president and seventh as general manager. Colangelo, 36, oversees all business and basketballoperations of the NBA club and also serves as an alternate governor on the NBA’s Board of Governors.

In April 2001 Colangelo was named to the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team Committee for afour-year term and he will help select competitors for the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis andthe 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The committee was successful this past summer in selecting thegold-medal winning squad at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. That group featured the Suns’Shawn Marion, who paced Team USA in points and rebounds.

His accomplishments and influence in sports and business were recognized nationally when he wasnamed to the “40 under 40” group by Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal in 2000. Closer to home,Colangelo was selected the top business leader under 40 by the Phoenix Business Journal in 1999.

During his career the Suns own the third-best record in the NBA (662-372, .640), behind only Utah(701-333, .678) and the Lakers (664-369, .641) and Phoenix has been to the playoffs each season.

As general manager, Colangelo has brought some of the league’s best and most recognizable players tothe Suns – including All-NBA/All-Stars Jason Kidd, Antonio McDyess, Tom Gugliotta, Anfernee “Penny”Hardaway and Stephon Marbury – through trades and free agent moves. Despite the team’s success, theSuns have taken advantage of mostly late first round picks to select top-flight NBA players like Marion,Wesley Person, Michael Finley, Steve Nash and Jake Tsakalidis.

This past summer, in an exchange ofthe league’s best point guards, theSuns acquired the 24-year old Marburyfrom New Jersey for Kidd. Shortlythereafter, long-range sharpshooter andfan favorite Dan Majerle rejoined theSuns as a free agent. Another deal thatincluded the acquisition of three-pointthreat Jud Buechler and athletic JohnWallace from Detroit completed anotherbusy offseason for Colangelo.

Just prior to the 2000-01 seasonPhoenix was part of the largest trade inNBA history, a deal that included fourteams, 12 players and five draft picks.On September 20, Phoenix acquiredChris Dudley and a first-round draft pickfrom New York, in addition to cash, forLuc Longley, who joined the Suns in atrade in January 1999.

Colangelo, the second-youngestgeneral manager in the NBA(Philadelphia’s Billy King is 35),previously held the positions of scout,assistant director of player personnel,

BryanColangeloPresident andGeneral Manager

and vice president/assistant general manager, where he was directly involved in all aspects of playerpersonnel, including evaluation, draft selection and transactions. He has also served as tournamentdirector of the NIKE Desert Classic, an annual college All-Star basketball tournament held in April in thePhoenix area.

In addition to his responsibilities with the Suns, Colangelo serves as president of Phoenix ArenaSports (PAS), the owning entity of the Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football League) and the operating entityof the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). He oversees the business administration, team operations and marketingsales of the Rattlers, Mercury and other exhibition events including tennis, hockey, boxing and volleyball.Highlights of his involvement with PAS include the 1997 and 1994 (the state of Arizona’s first) WorldChampionship campaigns of the Rattlers, setting the league attendance mark with the Phoenix Mercury inthe WNBA’s inaugural season, overseeing the Mercury’s run into the 1998 WNBA Finals, and his selectionas the AFL’s 1993 Executive of the Year. The Rattlers have won the AFL Commissioner’s Award as the topfranchise on and off the field for an unprecedented five-straight years.

A 1983 graduate of Central High in Phoenix, Colangelo remains an active community leader. Heserves on the board of directors of the Arizona Sports Council (Grand Canyon State Games), Boys & GirlsClubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, Phoenix Suns Charities, Phoenix Art Museum and recently completed apost on the board of directors of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and has served as co-chair of theannual Black Family Crisis Dinner. Appointed by Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza, Colangelo is a member ofthe executive committee and a vice chairman of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and waspresented with the 1997 Unsung Hero Award from the Downtown Phoenix Partnership. He was recentlyappointed by Governor Jane Hull to serve on the recently-formed Education 2000 Committee.

A 1987 graduate of Cornell University with a bachelor of science degree in business management andapplied economics, Colangelo and wife Barbara are parents of a son, Mattia and a daughter, Sofia.

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Colangelo’s Major Transactions

• Traded Charles Barkley to Houston for Chucky Brown, Sam Cassell, Mark Bryant and Robert Horry (8/19/96)

• Traded Elliot Perry to Milwaukee for a first-round draft pick (8/25/96)*

• Hired Danny Ainge as head coach (11/14/96)

• Acquired Jason Kidd with Tony Dumas and Loren Meyer from Dallas for Sam Cassell, Michael Finley, A.C. Green and a second-round draft pick (12/26/96)

• Signed free agent Clifford Robinson for NBA $1 million exception (8/25/97)

• Acquired Antonio McDyess in a trade with Denver and Cleveland that involved four players and fivedraft picks. The Suns traded Wesley Person, Tony Dumas and two first-round draft picks (10/1/97)

• Traded Steve Nash to Dallas for Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells, Pat Garrity, and 1999 unconditionalfirst-round draft pick (6/24/98). The Suns used the pick to select Shawn Marion in the 1999 Draft(9th overall)

• Acquired Luc Longley from Chicago for Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells, Mark Bryant and first-rounddraft pick (1/23/99)

• Signed free agent Tom Gugliotta from Minnesota (1/24/99)

• Signed free agent Rodney Rogers for NBA mid-level exception (8/3/99)

• Acquired Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway from Orlando for Danny Manning, Pat Garrity and twofirst-round draft picks (8/5/99)

• Re-signed Kevin Johnson out of retirement after Kidd’s season-ending ankle injury (3/25/2000)

• Named Scott Skiles head coach and signed him to a five-year contract (4/18/2000)

• Signed free agent Tony Delk for NBA mid-level exception (8/2/2000)

• Acquired Chris Dudley, a first-round pick and cash from New York in exchange for Luc Longley infour-team, 12-player trade that was largest in NBA history (9/20/2000)

• Acquired Stephon Marbury, Soumaila Samake, Johnny Newman from New Jersey in exchange forJason Kidd, Chris Dudley (7/18/01)

• Acquired John Wallace, Jud Buechler fromDetroit in exchange for Clifford Robinson (7/18/01)

*this pick was sent to Denver in the Antonio McDyess trade and the Nuggets used it in the 1999 NBA Draft (18th overall)

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Jim PitmanExecutive Vice President, Finance and Administration

Jim Pitman is in his third season as executive vice president of finance andadministration, overseeing all accounting, finance, legal, information systems, andinsurance aspects of the organization. The Suns’ NBA finance chief also assists withsalary cap management and supervises the other business operations of the Suns. Inaddition, Pitman manages the Phoenix Suns Athletic Club, Downtown Digital Post(in-house production company) and Team Shops (retail merchandising stores).

Pitman also serves as treasurer of Phoenix Suns Charities and is a board member ofthe Orpheum Theater Foundation and the America West Airlines Education Foundation.

Coming to the Suns in 1992 as assistant controller, he moved up to corporate controller and vice presidentof finance before his most recent promotion. Prior to the Suns, he spent nearly five years in the audit divisionof the Phoenix office of Arthur Andersen with client responsibility in the professional sports, hospitality, andwholesale distribution industries.

A native of Rio, IL, Pitman is a 1987 graduate of the University of Illinois where he earned a degree in accounting.Born October, 7, 1965, he has two children: Amy (8) and Kyle (6). Pitman lists basketball, softball and golf

as his favorite out-of-office activities.

Tom AmbroseSenior Vice President, Public Affairs

Tom Ambrose celebrates his 29th season with the Suns, his fourth as senior vicepresident of public affairs after 11 years as vice president of public relations. In 1996,he was honored with the Splaver/McHugh “Tribute to Excellence” Award, given by theNBA Public Relations Directors Association (NBAPRDA) to a public relations directorwho demonstrated the finest characteristics of public relations during his/her career.

Ambrose, a 23-year member of the Public Relations Society of America, wasfounder and first president of the NBAPRDA, authoring its code of ethics. He was

instrumental in the founding of Phoenix Suns Charities and currently serves on the foundation’s board.Ambrose initiated the Suns’ Fastbreak Magazine in 1988 and in 1992, he co-authored the book, A Silver

Anniversary Celebration of the Phoenix Suns. Voted the Western Conference’s top public relations director in1983, Ambrose also won an Emmy for his work on the Suns’ 1981-82 highlight film, “The Dream Season.” Hewas honored as a “Leader of Distinction” by the Anti-Defamation League in 2000 and was named “Marketer ofthe Year” by the Phoenix Chapter of the March of Dimes in the same year.

He is involved in many community organizations including the Arizona Governor’s Council on Health, PhysicalFitness and Sports; Phoenix Zoo; COMPAS; American Heart Association; United Blood Services; Community CareConnections; the Drugs Don’t Work in Arizona program and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Recently he was honoredwith the Jesse Owens Award from the Phoenix Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Following public relations positions with The Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette, he joined the Suns aspublic relations director prior to the 1973-74 season. He served in that capacity through 1987-88 before beingelevated to vice president.

Born April 6, 1948 in New Rochelle, NY, Ambrose earned an English degree from Notre Dame in 1970. He andwife, Alice, have one daughter, Casey (25). He enjoys scuba diving, aviation, and travel.

Ray ArtigueSenior Vice President, Marketing Communications

An Arizona native, Ray Artigue joined the Suns in 1991 and is in his third seasonas senior vice president of marketing communications. Artigue directs the marketingdepartment which is responsible for market research and planning, advertising, publicrelations, community relations, ticket sales and all fan loyalty programs for the Suns.

Prior to his marketing responsibilities, Artigue served eight years as generalmanager of S.R.O. Communications, the Suns’ former in-house advertising and publicrelations agency that provided diversified marketing and public relations services for

the Suns, AFL’s Arizona Rattlers, MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, America West Arena andBank One Ballpark, as well as numerous outside clients.

In 1987, he founded Evans/Artigue Public Relations, which grew into one of the Valley’s largest PR agencies.A graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Artigue was inducted into boththe school’s and the college’s Hall of Fame. A member of the Public Relations Society of America CounselorsAcademy, he won P.R.S.A.’s 1991 PERCY award for career achievement and was named 1994 Advertising Personof the Year by the Phoenix Ad Club. He co-authored a college textbook, Public Relations Campaigns and Tactics:Building Bridges Into the 21st Century, and currently teaches in the Sports Business MBA program at ASU.

Artigue enjoys spending time with wife, Martha, and their two children: Jessica (17) and Joseph (10).

Cotton FitzsimmonsSenior Executive Vice President

Lowell “Cotton” Fitzsimmons, one of the NBA’s most colorful personalities, againjoins the Suns broadcast team to provide color analysis for Cox9 Sports broadcastsduring home games. During his 20-year NBA coaching career that began in 1970,Cotton compiled a record of 832-775 (.518), finishing his career sixth on the NBAall-time victory list. He is currently eighth on the chart behind Jack Ramsay (864-783),Dick Motta (935-1,017), Red Auerbach (938-479), Bill Fitch (944-1,106), Don Nelson(979-781), Pat Riley (1,049-466) and Lenny Wilkens (1,226-1,016).

He serves as senior executive vice president, a position he has held since 1992, as a consultant in overallteam operations. He was color analyst on KTAR Radio and KUTP-TV broadcasts alongside voice of the Suns AlMcCoy starting in 1992 until returning to the bench in January 1996. After turning over the coaching duties toDanny Ainge in November 1996, he returned to the broadcast booth. Cotton has also worked on nationaltelevision on playoff telecasts (TNT and NBC).

A two-time NBA Coach of the Year (1979 with Kansas City and 1989 with Phoenix), Cotton left the sidelinesfollowing the 1991-92 season after guiding Phoenix to four straight 50-plus win seasons and two trips to theWestern Conference Finals (1989, ’90).

Fitzsimmons recorded his 800th career victory March 31, 1992 versus Portland, the sixth coach in NBAhistory to reach that milestone. In 1989-90, the Suns, 54-28, advanced to the Western Conference Finals afterdefeating the Lakers for the first time in a playoff series. The season included a stretch of 19-straight wins athome and 10-straight in January.

The 1988-89 Suns won 27 more games than the previous season (55-27), at the time the third-biggestturnaround in NBA history. Fitzsimmons was named Coach of the Month for April and was ultimately honored asCoach of the Year by the NBA, The Sporting News and Basketball Weekly.

Cotton was named head coach of the Suns for the second time May 10, 1988, a year after being named theclub’s first director of player personnel.

His NBA career began with Phoenix in 1970 and finished 97-67 in two seasons. From 1978-84 he coachedthe Kansas City Kings and was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1979 after a first-place finish in the MidwestDivision. He then coached San Antonio from 1984-86 and led them to the playoffs in each of those seasons.Prior to joining the Kings, he coached the Buffalo Braves for one season (1977-78) and Atlanta for four seasons(1972-76). During 1976-77, he served as director of player personnel for the Golden State Warriors.

Cotton began his coaching career in 1958 at Moberly (MO) Junior College. In nine seasons, he amassed a223-59 (.791) record, won JUCO titles in 1966 and 1967 and was named Coach of the Year twice. He moved toKansas State as an assistant to Fred “Tex” Winter and took over as head coach in 1968. Named Big Eight Coachof the Year in 1970, he led the Wildcats to the Big Eight Championship and the NCAA Regional semifinals.

Cotton was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988, the National Junior College Hall ofFame in 1985, and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. In 1995 he was named NAIA Alumnus of the Year.

Born October 7, 1931 in Hannibal, MO, he and wife JoAnn reside in Phoenix. His son, Gary, is the assistantgeneral manager/basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors. He is the grandfather of Tim and Kelly.

Mark WestAssistant General Manager

One of the most popular Phoenix Suns on the court moved into the front office thissummer as Mark West joined the club as assistant general manager.

In his new role, West will work with team President and General Manager BryanColangelo and carry out a range of duties focusing on the business of basketball,player relations and development and community representation.

West, who has been a licensed stock broker since 1992, was a member of theSuns from 1988-94 and then again in the 1999-2000 season. The 6-10 center played

in 543 regular season and 69 playoff games for Phoenix. While a Sun, he had averages of 6.9 points and 6.0rebounds per game and shot .613 from the field, higher than his career marks of 5.7 points, 4.9 reboundsand .580 from the field.

He is currently second in NBA history in field goal percentage (.580), trailing only Artis Gilmore’s .599 rate,and West led the NBA in shooting in 1989-90 when he shot .625 from the field.

West came to the Suns with Kevin Johnson in a trade with Cleveland on Feb. 25, 1988 and Phoenix had a335-180 (.650) record from 1988-89 to 1993-94 with at least 53 victories in each season and a run to the1993 NBA Finals.

In addition to his tenure with Phoenix, West played for Dallas, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit and Indiana.Born November 5, 1960 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, West graduated from Old Dominion in 1983 with a

degree in finance. He and his wife Elaina have two sons, Markus (6) and Markyle (4).

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Jim BrewerVice President, Fan Development

Entering his 12th season with the Suns, Jim Brewer oversees the fan developmentefforts – including traditional and online publishing projects, the Fans First program,special events, and a variety of other fan-oriented programming.

Formerly director of publications for the Suns and editor of Suns’ Fastbreak maga-zine, Brewer directed the launch of suns.com and was co-author of the Suns’ 25thanniversary book.

Born Oct. 1, 1967, he attended Arizona State University, where he is a facultyassociate at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. He and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters – Katie (8),Jenny (6) and Mary (1).

Julie FieVice President, Basketball Communications

Julie Fie, a respected 20-year veteran of the NBA’s public relations community,joined the team in September of 1992. As the club’s liaison between media, teammanagement and players, Fie is responsible for media interviews and requests locally,nationally and internationally and for game-night press accommodations, newsconferences and production of press releases, media guides, game notes and statistics.

Fie was involved in hosting the 1993 NBA Finals and the 1995 NBA All-StarWeekend. After six seasons as media relations director, Fie was promoted to vice

president of basketball communications in July 1998.A former member of the NBA’s Public Relations Advisory Board, Fie joined the Kansas City Kings in 1981 as

assistant public relations director. She was elevated to director the following season and moved with the clubto Sacramento in 1985, and remained there until joining the Suns in 1992.

Away from the court, she has been involved with Valley Youth Theatre and was on the Board of Directors.A communications graduate from Iowa State University, Fie spent two years as an undergraduate with the

ISU sports information department. She is a native of Jefferson, IA.

Tom O’MalleyVice President and General Counsel

Tom O’Malley is in his third season with the Suns as the chief legal officer for theNBA club as well as the organization’s other entities, the Phoenix Mercury, ArizonaRattlers, America West Arena and Team Shops.

O’Malley worked for the law firm Fennemore Craig and represented businesses in allfacets of commercial law. While with the firm Gallagher and Kennedy he assisted inthe drafting of documents for Bank One Ballpark and also worked on cases related totrademark infringement, fraud and breach of contract. O’Malley was a founder of

Insight Computers, growing the company from five employees to multi-million dollars in sales in four years.O’Malley graduated from University of Kansas in 1987 before attending University of Arizona Law School. He

and his wife Laura are parents of Erin (5) and Tara (4).

Debra StevensVice President, Public Relations

Debra Stevens has seen her duties change since she joined the organization in1991 to her role of Vice President of Public Relations for the Suns and ExecutiveDirector of Phoenix Suns Charities. She is responsible for a variety of public relationsprograms as well as management of the team’s charity foundation, which grants morethan $500,00 annually to children’s groups.

Named director of public relations for America West Arena in 1991, she wasdirector of public relations for SRO Communications for four years before being named

vice president of public relations.Stevens on the board of community groups such as the Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Christian Family Care

Agency and Valley Leadership. Last year, she was honored as a Business Journal 40 Under 40.Stevens graduated from Arizona State University in 1985 with a degree in organizational communication.

She and her husband, Chris, are parents of Kyle and Joel.

Al McCoySenior Vice President, Broadcasting

When Al McCoy first hit the air on September 27, 1972, Valley fans had somethingspecial. From “Shazam” to “zing go the strings” to “heartbreak hotel,” McCoy hascultivated an unparalleled style.

He celebrates his 30th season with the Suns, and will call play-by-play action onKTAR Radio and UPN45. McCoy’s term with the Suns is the second longest with oneteam among current NBA broadcasters, trailing only Chick Hearn, who has been withthe Lakers since 1965. He was recently honored with a Silver Circle Award from theArizona chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a Lifetime

Achievement Award from the Arizona Museum of Broadcasting.McCoy’s broadcasting career began in 1951 at KJFJ Radio in Webster City, IA. In 1958, he arrived in Arizona

to do play-by-play for the Triple-A Phoenix Giants baseball club. He has also covered Phoenix Roadrunnershockey, Arizona State football and basketball and filled in as a back-up for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

A native of Williams, IA, McCoy received his degree in drama-speech from Drake University and performedgraduate work at the University of Iowa. In 1994, McCoy received Drake’s Alumni Achievement Award.

He and wife Georgia, a Valley artist, have three sons: Mike, and twins Jay and Jerry. A culinary critic, he isthe club’s expert on gourmet restaurants around the league. McCoy is an accomplished jazz pianist as well.

Harvey ShankSenior Vice President, Corporate Sales

Harvey Shank enters his 31st season with the Suns and his fourth as senior vicepresident of corporate sales. Responsible for selling radio and television advertisingpackages, along with signage packages in America West Arena, Shank was elevated tovice president in 1987 after eight seasons as director of marketing. He began with theSuns prior to the 1971-72 season as assistant sales and promotions manager.

A native of Toronto, Canada, Shank is a 1968 graduate of Stanford University witha political science degree. He pitched four years in the California Angels organization.

Shank, an avid photographer, had one of his pictures featured on the cover of anational publication, Nature Photographer magazine. In addition, he enjoys golf and sports a two-handicap.

Born July 29, 1946, Shank was married to his wife, Maryse, in 1988. His son, Jon, played baseball atStanford. Shank is active in Living Streams Christian Church and is also a board member for Crisis Nursery.

Dick Van ArsdaleSenior Vice President, Player Personnel

Dick Van Arsdale has been with the club since its inception in 1968. “The OriginalSun” served as a player, television commentator, head coach and now is in his fourthas senior vice president of player personnel after five years as vice president.

After 15 seasons as Suns color analyst, Van Arsdale was vice president of basketballoperations in 1987. He was interim head coach for the final 26 games of the 1986-87season and led Phoenix to 12 wins in the final 15 games and a 14-12 mark.

Van Arsdale, an NBA All-Rookie pick in 1965, was the Suns first selection in the1968 NBA Expansion Draft from New York. He scored the first point in Suns history

and finished with 12,060 points in nine seasons as a Sun. In 12 NBA seasons, Van Arsdale played in three All-Star Games and totaled 15,079 points. His Suns jersey (5) was retired on November 13, 1977, against Indiana.

Born February 22, 1943, “Van” and his twin, Tom, shared Mr. Basketball honors as seniors at Manual High inIndianapolis and both were All-America at Indiana University. He and wife Barbara are parents of Jill andJason, and have a grandson Will.

Lynn AgnelloVice President, Corporate Sales

Lynn Agnello joined the Suns as Vice President of Corporate Sales midway throughthe 2000-01 season and is responsible for creating and selling new corporate partner-ships and servicing existing sponsors.

Agnello served as national sales manager for CableRep, handling media sales for 49networks and sports, including the Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Coyotesbroadcasts. Her experience includes eight years as national sales manager for 99.9KESZ where she directed Arizona Cardinals broadcast sponsorship sales.

Agnello is active in the Susan G. Koman Foundation’s Race for the Cure, United Wayand Fresh Start Women’s Foundation. Born and raised in Goshen, Indiana, and a graduate of Indiana University,she and her husband Michael have one son, Dominick.

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Robert HarrisVice President, Community Relations

Robert Harris enters his 10th season and is responsible for managing the team’scommunity relations programs – Suns Nite Hoops, Read to Achieve, Banner WheelchairSuns, Jr. Suns Basketball League, Gorilla’s Hoopmark Reading Program – charitabledonations and coordinating current and former player appearances.

In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Life Teen Program, Better BusinessBureau, Suns Nite Hoops, Communities in Schools,Cox Charities and is a member of the

advisory board for HomeBase Youth Services.Harris is in his fourth season as vice president following six years as community relations director. Prior to

the Suns, he worked three years for the Phoenix-based public affairs firm, Nelson, Robb, DuVal and DeMenna. Born in Chicago, Harris moved to Arizona and attended Brophy College Prep and Arizona State University.

He graduated in 1989 with a degree in political science.

Tom ChambersCommunity Relations Representative

Tom Chambers returned to the Suns as a community relations representative in 1997.After being traded to Philadelphia on Nov. 21, 1997, Chambers left the playing ranks andjoined the front office.

Chambers played five seasons (1988-93) with the Suns, averaging 20.6 points. Aftersigning as the first unrestricted free agent in league history on July 8, 1988, he madethree-straight All-Star appearances from 1989-1991. He was a two-time All-NBA selection

(1989, 1990) and he set a franchise record with 2,201 points (27.2 ppg) in 1989-90. In his 15-year career, Chambers made four All-Star appearances, and was named the MVP of the mid-season

classic in 1987. He entered the Suns Ring of Honor on April 18, 1999.Chambers was originally a first-round pick (eighth overall) of the San Diego Clippers in 1981. He played two

years in San Diego, and was then acquired by Seattle in 1983 where he played five seasons. After his stint withthe Suns, Chambers played two seasons with the Utah Jazz, and then played one full year in Israel. His last fullseason in the NBA was 1996-97 with Charlotte.

Chambers was born on June 21, 1959, in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1981,and has five children: Erika, Skyler, Megan and twins Dakota and Colton.

Connie HawkinsCommunity Relations Representative

Basketball legend Connie Hawkins returned to the Suns in 1992 as community relationsrepresentative. In addition to making appearances, “Hawk” works with the City of Phoenixconducting summer basketball clinics at America West Arena. He also plays an integral partin the Suns TeamUp Program.

His professional career began in 1961 with the ABL’s Pittsburgh Rens where, as a19-year-old rookie, he was the league’s MVP. He dazzled fans for four seasons with the

Harlem Globetrotters before joining the ABA’s Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967 where he earned league MVP honors.Hawk joined the NBA in 1969-70 after Phoenix won his rights in a coin flip with Seattle in 1969. He played

four seasons in the Valley, was an All-Star each season, and averaged 20.5 points and 9.0 rebounds. Hawk thenplayed two seasons for the Lakers and one with Atlanta. Hawk’s jersey (42) was retired on November 19, 1976,the first Suns player to be so honored, and he earned a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 11, 1992.

Born July 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, Hawk attended Boys High and was a 1960 All-American. He also earned twoletters in track. He teamed with John McEnroe in the NIKE Celebrity Doubles tennis exhibition in 1994, andwith Todd Martin in the Gila River Tennis Jackpot in 1995.

The Phoenix Suns Gorilla, the dean of NBA mascots, has been entertain-ing fans since 1980 and is a worldwide ambassador for the Suns and theNBA. The Gorilla loves to dance, dunk and entertain Phoenix Suns fans.

In addition to attending every Suns home game, his list of appearancesinclude visits to Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland,France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway,Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom – in addition to trips aroundthe United States for sporting events ranging from basketball to baseballto hockey.

The Gorilla is visible in the community with over 150 appearances atschools, hospitals, and charity events. The primate even started his ownreading incentive program, “Book the Gorilla,” in which kids write anaction-packed story for him to share with other schools. Go’s appearancesare scheduled by calling 602-379-7917,

Personal Notes: Enjoys eating Gorilla wings at Majerle’s Sports Grill...Star of 1995 Fastbreak Magazine swimsuit issue... Suffered dislocatedright shoulder 4/13/94 during dunking accident... Suffered fracture dislo-cation of the right ankle 11/23/99 during dunking accident... Deliveredsinging telegrams before signing with Suns 3/20/80.

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Position: MascotHeight: Tall enoughWeight: Thin and heavyYears Pro: 21High School: Hairy Truman

(Mon-Key West, FL)College: Fur-man University ‘80Acquired: Signed as a flea agent in 1980

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Ruth DryjanskiAssistant to the Chairman

Jacque AlonzoAssistant to the President, General

Manager/Office Manager

Debbie VillaAssistant to the Executive V.P.,

Finance and Admin/Coaches

Ceola CoastonAdministrative Assistant

Scott LeightmanBasketball Communications

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D.C. HeadleyBasketball Communications

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Lorie ProvencioAsst. to the Sr. V.P., Public

Affairs/Basketball Communications

Travis AgenterStaff Assistant

Mark SanchezStaff Assistant

David GriffinAssistant Director of

Player Personnel

Garrick BarrVideo Coordinator

Ron DuBoisAssistant Video Coordinator

Richard HowellEquipment Manager

Casey SmithAssistant Trainer

Tommy Boyer-KendrickAssistant Strength and

Conditioning Coach

Dr. Thomas CarterTeam Physician

Dr. Craig PhelpsTeam Physician

Jeff MunnPublic Address Announcer

Barry GossageTeam Photographer

Sandra TenutoTeam Photographer

Connie WallenAssistant to the Sr. V.P.,

Corporate Sales

Tom HechtCorporate Account Executive

Heidi CouplandMarketing Manager

Jenn AguirreCorporate Account

Representative

Angela YockCorporate Sales

Business Representative

Leah StatenCorporate Graphics Assistant

Kip HeltDirector of Game Operations

Maggie GarciaDance Team Director

Keith ZaborskiDirector of Gorilla Affairs

Shaun StanhibelGame Operations Assistant

Rob HartSuns Vision Producer

Hap HopperElectronic Graphics Producer

Kevin BonhamElectronic Graphics

Coordinator

Dan SiekmannProducer/Director Suns TV

Bob AdlhochProducer Suns TV

Tom LeanderTV Producer/Talent

Marc GoldbergProducer

David HughesProducer

David GrapentineVideographer

Bonnie MeadowsAssistant to the Senior VicePresident Marketing Comm.

Glenna MartinezPublic Relations

Administrative Assistant

Cheri BeltramoPublic Relations Manager

Angela WoodsGraphic Designer/Production Artist

Marta QuibanProjects/Traffic

Manager

Jeramie McPeekDirector of Publishing

Dustin KrugelPublishing Assistant

Megan JonesCommunity Relations

Manager

Jamie MorrisCommunity Relations

Coordinator

Joe KellyFan Loyalty Coordinator

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Information Systems/Legal/Team Shops/Finance

William BoltVice President,

Information Services

Greg GleasonInformation Services Manager

Michael McDonaldInformation Services Technician

Michelle ButlerI.S. Help Desk

Dispatcher

Nona LeeAssociate General Counsel

Melissa SantelloParalegal

Bob NanbergVice President,

Team Shops

Matt AltmanDirector of Merchandising

John WalkerVice President, TicketOperations and Sales

Connie RohrmanDirector of Ticket Operations

Brett WojtulewiczSuns Ticket Manager

Mary Jo ShankAccount ServicesRepresentative

Craig SheppardAccount ServicesRepresentative

Chris MontgomerySales Manager

Grant ConwaySuite Sales Manager

Scott WordenSuns Group Sales

Coordinator

Bret FishkindSuns Account Executive

Russ TeraoSuns Account Executive

Jennifer MacDonaldSuns Account Executive

Mark GretterSES Season Ticket Sales

Coordinator

Mark SmithSES Season Ticket Sales

Account Executive

Nicki BowenSES Group Sales

Account Executive

Michele HautalaSES Group Sales

Account Executive

Jan ForsheeReceptionist

Charlene SpreheDirector of Suite Services

Trent DutrySuite Services Event

Manager

Donald JonesAssistant Event Manager

Holly MacLeodSuite Ticket Manager

Tickets and Sales

Michael PettitSuite Services Account

Representative

Geoff BudoffSuns Season Ticket Sales

Coordinator

Ann PerrySuns VIP Suite Sales

Coordinator

Dan HarwoodSES Season Ticket Sales

Account Executive

Dan BermanSES Group Sales Coordinator

Kel HansenController

Celeste AlcantaraAccounts Payable

Jon PhillipsSuns Controller

Lynn BalzerAccounts Receivable

Pam GreenfieldFacilities Controller

Eileen BernatawiczSenior Payroll Specialist

Sheila GuyPayroll Manager

Bridget BlackStaff Accountant

Debbie GelvinAccounts Receivable

Manager

Marie BorsethAccounts Receivable

Specialist

Gail FinleyStaff Accountant

Terry GarzaPayroll Specialist

Anna HeffronPayroll Specialist

Sylvia LopezAccounts Payable

Michelle VujsPayroll Tax Accountant

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Broadcasting

Gary BenderCox Sports Play-by-Play

One of the sports field’s most respected and versatile announcers over the past 25years, Gary Bender begins his ninth season on Cox9. A native of Ulysses, KS, Bender spentthree seasons with Turner Sports on weekly NBA coverage and Sunday Night NFL telecasts,and has done play-by-play on ABC-TV and CBS Sports for the NBA, Major League Baseball,college football and basketball. Other highlights include the Masters Golf Tournament, PanAmerican Games, World University Games and speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

After graduating from Wichita State in 1962, he earned a master’s in television/film from Kansas andcovered Jayhawk sports from 1967-69. Bender spent the next six seasons as voice of the Green Bay Packerswhile covering University of Wisconsin sports. He also served a two-year stint as the radio play-by-play voice ofthe Chicago Bears and handled play-by-play for the St. Louis Rams for four seasons. In 1973-74, he was voiceof the Milwaukee Brewers on WTMJ-TV and also worked at KMOX Radio in St. Louis (1979-80) and was sportsdirector at KMOX-TV (1977-78).

Bender and wife Linda have two sons: Trey and Brett. In 1994, he released his book, Call of the Game: WhatReally Happens in the Broadcast Booth.

Eddie JohnsonUPN 45/KTAR Radio Color Analyst

A familiar face and voice returns as Eddie Johnson enters his second season as thecolor analyst for the team’s radio broadcasts and UPN45 telecasts along with Al McCoy.

Johnson served as the color analyst on the Phoenix Mercury television broadcasts forthe first two seasons of the team in 1997 and 1998. He also provided analysis for ESPNRadio during the WNBA playoffs, including the Mercury’s run to the WNBA ChampionshipGame in 1998.

Johnson was a guest analyst for NBA Showtime on NBC during the NBA Playoffs 2000 after serving as coloranalyst for Arizona State men’s basketball broadcasts on Fox Sports Net during the 1999-2000 season.

A 17-year NBA veteran, Johnson played three-plus seasons in Phoenix from 1987-90. In 1988-89 he won theNBA Sixth Man of the Year Award with the Suns when he averaged 21.5 points (third highest in his career),shot .497 from the field and helped the Suns to a 55-27 record, up from 28-54 the previous season. Johnsonfinished second in the NBA in 1989-90 in free-throw percentage at .917 (188-205).

Johnson is 32nd on the NBA all-time scoring list with 19,202 points, an average of 16.0 points per game,and was a career .472 shooter from the field and .840 from the foul line. He began his career with the KansasCity Kings and spent six seasons there, including his top two scoring seasons – 22.9 points in 1984-85 and21.9 points in 1983-84.

Johnson has maintained a Phoenix residence along with his wife Joy and children Jade and Justin.

Freddy MoralesSpanish Radio Play-by-Play

For the eighth-straight season, Freddy Morales will provide the Hispanic communitywith Suns action in Spanish. Morales broadcasts every home game live from America WestArena on KSUN 1400 AM.

Morales began his 30-year broadcasting career announcing soccer in his native countryof Peru. In Peru he was a disc jockey and also hosted a television music variety show.Since moving to America in 1972, he served as program director for Spanish-language

stations KAZA in San Jose and XPRS in Los Angeles.Along with his wife Rosie, Morales has three children: Freddy Jr., Silett and Melina. An avid sports fan, he

enjoys basketball, baseball, soccer and boxing.

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America West Arena/Downtown Digital Post

Mark ChanceGeneral Manager,

Downtown Digital Post

Susan UlrichDirector of Sales and

Marketing

Roger DunnChief Engineer

Dave GugelAssistant Chief Engineer

Robbie RobinsonVideo Engineer

Barbi HarnerSenior Editor

Dan DavisEditor

Brad ThompsonEditor

Kim LimonTraffic Manager

Jennifer YoungPost Production Coordinator

Vicky ArseneauAdministrative Assistant

Paige PetersonGeneral Manager, Sports and

Entertainment Services

Bob MachenPresident, Sports and

Entertainment Services

Alvan AdamsVice President, Facilities

Gerri SandyExecutive Assistant/Office

Manager

George BevansVice President, Security and

Risk Management

Vicki BerrymanDirector of

Telecommunications

Brian WileyDirector of Engineering

David MitchellDirector of Purchasing

Cathey MosesDirector of Marketing

Ralph MarchettaDirector of Booking

Cheryl NaumannVice President,

Human Resources

Peter WongDirector of Human

Resources

Russ AmaralVice President,Event Services

Jennifer RavellaSuns Event Manager

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Scott

SkilesHeadCoach

Competitive. Intense. No-nonsense.Those are descriptions of Scott Skiles, named the 10th head coach in Phoenix Suns history on December 13,

1999. At the time of his hire, Skiles was the youngest head coach in the NBA (37, DOB 3/5/64) and is just fivemonths older than Seattle’s Nate McMillan.

Since taking over 20 games into the 1999-2000 season, Skiles guided Phoenix to a 91-53 (.632) record. Skiles’ 40-22 (.645) record in his first season ranks second-best in Suns history for a first-year coach (Paul

Westphal was 62-20 in 1992-93) and 12th in NBA history. During the postseason he guided Phoenix into theWestern Conference Semifinals for the first time since 1995 as the Suns defeated the defending World Champion San Antonio Spurs, 3-1, in the first round.

Defense has been a trademark for Phoenix under Skiles. In his first full season as head coach the Suns set aclub record for fewest points allowed, yielding 91.8 points per game. The 93.7 points per game allowed underhis guidance in 1999-2000 would be the third lowest figure in team history over a full season. In addition,opponents shot .424 from the field last season to set a new Suns mark for lowest opponent field goal percentagein a season. Phoenix followed that up with a .435 field goal percentage defense mark in 2000-01.

In the two seasons under Skiles, the Suns have been one of the best teams in the NBA late in the season.Phoenix had a 23-11 record after the All-Star break this season (fourth in the NBA) after the Suns had thethird-best mark after the All-Star Weekend last season with a 24-10 mark. The combined 47-21 record afterAll-Star Weekend the last two seasons is second-best in the NBA behind only the Lakers’ 55-14 mark.

“I think from a standpoint of competitiveness, Scott Skiles wants to win as much as anyone else,” SunsPresident and General Manager Bryan Colangelo said. “He’s going to work as hard as anyone and that wassomething that was hard to find in a coach – someone who cared so much that he thought 24 hours a day abouthow to make the team better, whether it’s on the floor with Xs and Os or off the floor with trades and transactions.”

Skiles led the Suns to a 114-104 victory over Detroit in his first game on December 14, 1999 to become thefifth of the Suns 10 head coaches to win in his first game (Colangelo, Fitzsimmons, MacLeod, Westphal).

Skiles was considered one of the most promising assistant coaches in the NBA since joining the Suns staffon June 25, 1997. In his first season with the club, he teamed with Danny Ainge to help Phoenix to its10th-straight playoff berth and a 56-26 record.

“Scott Skiles’ work ethic, his intensity, his ferocity is unparalleled,” said Pat Williams, Orlando Magic VicePresident. “The only guy I’ve come across in my years I can compare him to is Jerry Sloan.”

Prior to joining the Suns, Skiles was head coach for PAOK in Greece. After taking over a floundering squadmidseason, he led PAOK to a winning record and a berth in the European Cup Playoffs. While there, he coachedNBA players Predrag Stojakovic and Anthony Bonner.

Skiles’ Coaching Record

Year Team Record Pct. Finish Playoffs99-00 Phoenix 40-22 .645 3rd/Pacific 4-500-01 Phoenix 51-31 .622 3rd/Pacific 1-3Career Totals 91-53 .632 5-8

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SkilesHeadCoach

Youngest NBA Head Coaches

Age Coach Date of Birth (opening day)

Nate McMillan, Sea. 8/3/64 37

SCOTT SKILES, Pho. 3/5/64 37

Jeff Van Gundy, N.Y. 1/19/62 39

Glenn “Doc” Rivers, Orl. 10/13/61 40

Isiah Thomas, Ind. 4/30/61 40

Byron Scott, N.J. 3/28/61 40

Sidney Lowe, Mem. 1/21/60 41

The Race to 100 Victories

Coach, Year Number of Games to 100 Total WinsPaul Westphal 140 191Danny Ainge 162 136Cotton Fitzsimmons 170 341John MacLeod 238 579

SCOTT SKILES ??? 91 (144 games)

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Skiles was regarded as a consummate point guard during a10-year NBA career that included stops in Milwaukee, Indiana,Orlando, Washington and Philadelphia. He still holds the NBArecord for assists in a game, handing out 30 while playing forOrlando against Denver on December 30, 1990.

Skiles was a teammate with Suns Anfernee Hardaway inOrlando and Tom Gugliotta in Washington. He enjoyed his mostproductive seasons with Orlando from 1989-94. During the1990-91 season, Skiles averaged 17.2 points and 8.4 assists en route to the NBA Most Improved Player Award. Skiles is alsoOrlando’s all-time assists leader with 2,776.

For his career, he posted averages of 11.1 points and 6.5assists, while his career free-throw percentage of .889 ranksfourth in league history behind Mark Price, Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy.

A 1986 Sporting News First Team All-American at MichiganState, Skiles was the nation’s second-leading scorer as a seniorwith 27.4 points. After being named Basketball Times NationalPlayer of the Year, he was selected as the 22nd overall pick in1986 by Milwaukee.

Born March 5, 1964 in LaPorte, Indiana, Skiles led Plymouth High School to the Indiana State Championship in 1982 with 39 points in the final. A great all-around athlete,he set a national prep record with four consecutive home runs.Skiles has two sons, Scott, Jr. (13) and Sean (9), and a daughter,Shelby (6).

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Phil WeberAssistant Coach

Phil Weber joined the Suns coaching staff in September 1999, his first professionalcoaching position. Weber concentrates on skill and player development, in addition tohis on-the-floor and bench duties.

For four years prior to the Suns, he helped develop NBA players such as ShawnMarion, Baron Davis, Jalen Rose, Toby Bailey and Pat Garrity while in Los Angeles.Weber has partnered with former NBA player Kiki Vandeweghe to form an academy forNBA player development in Los Angeles.

Weber’s coaching career began at the University of Florida in 1984 under Head Coach Norm Sloan. Weberwas with the Gators for five seasons, helping the team to its only Southeastern Conference title in 1989 and tothe Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

From there, he spent one year traveling around the country to observe 16 different major college programsbefore spending one season as an assistant coach at Chaminade University in Hawaii. He was on the coachingstaff at Iona College from 1991-95.

A native of Northport, New York, Weber helped Long Island Lutheran High School to a state title beforeplaying collegiately at North Carolina State for Sloan and Jimmy Valvano. Weber redshirted during theWolfpack’s 1982-83 NCAA title season.

Robin PoundAssistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning

Robin Pound enters his 11th season with the Suns and is responsible for creatingand administering strength, conditioning and rehabilitation programs. Much of hiswork is done in the state-of-the-art workout facility located at America West Arena.

Before Phoenix, Pound was head strength and conditioning coach at California-Berkeley (1987-91). He first joined the Golden Bears in 1985 as assistant strengthcoach after serving in the same position at the University of Oregon from 1979-85.

A highly regarded speaker, Pound has published several articles and has been amember of various advisory boards in his field. A founder, past president and member of the board of directorsof the National Basketball Conditioning Coaches Association, Pound authored portions of and served asassociate coordinator/editor for both Condition the NBA Way and NBA Power Conditioning. He received abachelor’s of science degree in physical education in 1982 and a master’s in exercise physiology and anatomyfrom Oregon in 1984.

Aaron NelsonHead Athletic Trainer

Aaron Nelson enters his second season as the second head athletic trainer in teamhistory and is the second-youngest head athletic trainer in the NBA.

Included in his role is the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of players andassisting in the travel operation of the team. Under his direction new equipment hasbeen added to assist the medical operation, including new modalities for treatment ofinjuries and a Swim-Ex hydrotherapy pool.

Nelson served as the Suns’ assistant athletic trainer for seven-plus seasons sincehis hire in 1993, and was actively involved with all aspects of the team’s medical and travel needs.

Nelson is certified as an athletic trainer and a strength and conditioning specialist. He is a member of theNational Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), Arizona Athletic Trainers Association (AZATA), National Strengthand Conditioning Association (NSCA) and National Basketball Trainers Association (NBTA).

Following graduation from Iowa State University in December 1992, Nelson spent the spring 1993 semesteras a graduate assistant at Arizona State University. While an undergraduate, he was a student athletic trainerfor four years under NATA Hall of Famer Frank Randall. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physicaleducation with an emphasis on athletic training and a minor in health.

Nelson is a native of Manning, Iowa, and is the brother-in-law of former Suns guard Jeff Hornacek.

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Frank JohnsonAssistant Coach

Frank Johnson, a 10-year NBA veteran, enters his sixth season on the Phoenixbench as an assistant coach and his second season as the lead assistant to ScottSkiles. A two-year performer for the Suns after battling his way onto the roster in thesummer of 1992, he was named an assistant coach on February 20, 1997.

Since retiring in 1994, Johnson has worked as a spokesman in the Suns communityrelations department and served as a national representative for the NBA’s Team-Upand Stay in School Programs. In addition, he served as an assistant coach at the 1996

NIKE Desert Classic. Johnson was a key reserve on the 1992-93 Suns team that reached the NBA Finals. He played in 21 playoff

games in 1993 and provided the club with a spark off the bench, both offensively and defensively. In 147games with the Suns, he averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 assists per game.

After a standout career at Wake Forest, Johnson was tabbed with the 11th overall pick in 1981 by theWashington Bullets. As a rookie with Washington, he was named to the 1982 NBA All-Rookie team afteraveraging 10.7 points and 4.8 assists per game. Following seven seasons with the Bullets, Johnson spent1988-89 in Houston before he played three seasons (1989-92) with Varese and Rimini in Italy. He then joinedthe Suns for his two-year stint.

Born November 23, 1958 in Weirsdale, Florida, Johnson is the younger brother of former All-Star guard “Fast Eddie” Johnson. Along with his wife Amy, Johnson has two daughters, Lindsay (16) and Natalie (12).

Jim BoylanAssistant Coach

Jim Boylan is back for his second season with the Suns following a three-year runas assistant coach with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Prior to that position he was anassistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers for five seasons under Mike Fratello, sinceJanuary 1993.

Before the NBA, Boylan was director of basketball operations and assistant coach forthe Rochester Renegade of the Continental Basketball Association. At the collegiatelevel, he was head coach at University of New Hampshire from 1989-92 following

three years as assistant coach at Michigan State under Jud Heathcote from 1986-89.Boylan was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft after a

four-year career at Marquette where he helped Al McGuire’s team to the 1977 NCAA Championship. While atMarquette, he paced the Warriors in assists for two-straight seasons and tallied 14 points in the NationalChampionship game against North Carolina. Boylan was also a player/coach from 1982-86 in Switzerland andled Vevey to the first title in the club’s 30-year history.

Born on April 29, 1955, Boylan and his wife Jane have two daughters, Jessie (17) and Shaina (13).

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Todd QuinterNBA Scout

Now in his 16th season with the Suns and 10th as NBA scout, Todd Quinter hasseen his duties expand dramatically since joining the club in 1986 as video coordinator.

As the club’s advance scout, he aides the coaching staff in their game preparationfor upcoming opponents. During the summer, Quinter is an assistant coach for theSuns’ summer league squad and he continues to assist in the coordination of the club’srookie, free agent and training camps. Additionally, he served as basketball coordinatorof the NIKE Desert Classic from 1996-2000. He was elected to the inaugural GoverningBoard of the NBA Scouting and Technology Group, now in its third season.

Born December 18, 1958 in Nazareth, PA, Quinter starred at Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA) where hebroke three school assists records in four seasons at point guard, and was twice named team Most ValuablePlayer. In 1997, Quinter was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Todd and wife Kim have three children, Jake (7) and Olivia (5) and Tessa (2). He also has a son, Adam (17).Quinter is a cousin to singer/actor Glenn Frey of the Eagles.

Al BianchiCollege Scout

Al Bianchi is in his 21st season with the Suns, eighth as college scout. An assistantcoach to John MacLeod in 1976, he spent 12 seasons in that role before serving asgeneral manager of the New York Knicks (1987-91). Prior to re-joining the Sunsfull-time, he spent two seasons as a scout for the Suns and Miami Heat.

Bianchi began his pro coaching career in 1966 as an assistant with the expansionChicago Bulls. He later served as head coach of the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics (1967-69)and the ABA’s Washington Capitals-Virginia Squires (1969-76). With Virginia, hesigned Julius Erving and George Gervin to their first pro contracts.

As a player, Bianchi led Bowling Green University to a National Invitational Tournament berth in 1954.Following a two-year stint with the Army Medical Corps, he began the first of his 10 professional seasons(1956-66) with the ABA’s Syracuse Nationals-NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.

Born March 26, 1932, Bianchi, a native of Long Island City, NY, resides in Phoenix and has six children.

John ShumateCollege Scout

Back with the Suns, John Shumate joined Phoenix’s community relations officeprior to the 1998-99 season and is now in his second season as a college scout.

Originally the Suns’ first-round pick (fourth overall) in 1974 NBA, Shumate wasnamed NBA All-Rookie in 1975. During his seven-year career, he averaged 12.3 points,7.5 rebounds with the Suns, Buffalo, Detroit, Houston and San Antonio.

Prior to re-joining the Suns, Shumate was an assistant coach for Toronto for threeseasons. His coaching career began in 1981 as an assistant coach at Notre Dameunder Digger Phelps. After two seasons with the Irish, he became head coach at

Grand Canyon University for three seasons. Shumate returned to Notre Dame as an assistant coach for twoseasons before he was named head coach at Southern Methodist University in 1988. He led the Mustangs forseven seasons, including an NCAA Tournament berth and Southwest Conference title in 1992-93 when he wasalso named SWC Coach of the Year.

As a collegian, he averaged 24.2 points and 11.0 rebounds as a senior at Notre Dame while being namedfirst team All-American. He finished with 1,334 points and set the school record by shooting .610 from the field.

Born April 6, 1952 in Greenville, South Carolina, he and his wife Marilyn are the parents of Brittany and John.

Tim SheaInternational Scouting Consultant

New to the Phoenix Suns but not to the NBA or international circles is Tim Shea. A longtime coach in Europe, Shea spent five seasons as the international scout for theNew York Knicks.

Before joining the Knicks he served head coaching stints in Austria, Italy, Spainand Portugal. Shea led Vienna Austria to the 1981 national title and Lisbon Portugalto national titles in 1989 and 1991. He played professionally in Holland before hiscoaching career and was a radio commentator in Spain. Shea is fluent in English,Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Born March 6, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY, he currently lives in Lugo, Spain with his wife Maria and two children.

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2001-02RosterNo. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Yrs Played

14 Charlie Bell G 6-3 200 3/12/79 Michigan State ’01 R

26 Jud Buechler G/F 6-6 228 6/19/68 Arizona ’90 11

8 Vinny Del Negro G 6-4 200 8/9/66 North Carolina State ’88 11

00 Tony Delk G 6-2 189 1/28/74 Kentucky ’96 5

4 Alton Ford F 6-9 275 5/29/81 Houston ’04 R

24 Tom Gugliotta F 6-10 240 12/19/69 North Carolina State ’92 8

1 Anfernee Hardaway G 6-7 215 7/18/71 Memphis ’93 8

9 Dan Majerle G/F 6-6 222 9/9/65 Central Michigan ’88 13

3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 2/20/77 Georgia Tech ’99 5

31 Shawn Marion F 6-7 215 5/7/78 UNLV ’00 2

54 Rodney Rogers F 6-7 255 6/20/71 Wake Forest ’94 8

45 Soumaila Samake C 7-0 230 3/18/78 Mali 1

15 Daniel Santiago C 7-1 256 6/24/76 Varese (Italy) 1

25 Jake Tsakalidis C 7-2 285 6/10/79 AEK (Greece) 1

22 John Wallace F 6-9 225 2/9/74 Syracuse ’96 5

HEAD COACH: Scott Skiles (Michigan State ’86), 3rd season

ASSISTANT COACHES: Frank Johnson (Wake Forest ’81), Jim Boylan (Marquette ’78)Phil Weber (North Carolina State ’84)

ASSISTANT COACH, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Robin Pound (Oregon ’82)

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State ’92)

00 Tony Delk

1 Anfernee Hardaway

3 Stephon Marbury

4 Alton Ford

9 Dan Majerle

14 Charlie Bell

15 Vinny Del Negro

22 John Wallace

24 Tom Gugliotta

25 Jake Tsakalidis

26 Jud Buechler

31 Shawn Marion

45 Soumaila Samake

54 Rodney Rogers

55 Daniel Santiago

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