not appear in any games for those teams. In his NBA career, Gattison played in 494 games and scored a total of 3,923 points. His best season as a professional came during the 1991–92 NBA season as a member of the Hornets, appearing in 82 games (71 starts) and averaging 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Gattison's 0.529 career field goal percentage with the Charlotte Hornets is the best in the franchise history. Coaching career After retiring, Gattison served as an assistant coach on John Calipari's staff with the New Jersey Nets from 1996–98. He then returned to his alma mater, Old Dominion in 2001 as an assistant coach until 2003 when he was named assistant coach with his former team, the New Orleans (former Charlotte) Hornets. He remained with New Orleans until June 2009. On July 28, 2010, Gattison was named an assistant coach to the Atlanta Hawks under head coach Larry Drew. On June 25, 2013, Gattison was named an assistant coach to the Phoenix Suns under former teammate and current head coach Jeff Hornacek. On May 29, 2015, Gattison's two-year tenure on the Suns staff ended as he was informed that his contract, set to expire June 30, would not be renewed. On September 28, 2016 Gattison was named Vice President of membership and Player Programming for the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), the official alumni organization for former players from the NBA, ABA, WNBA and Harlem Globetrotters. References 1964 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American basketball coaches African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches Basketball coaches from North Carolina Basketball players from North Carolina Centers (basketball) Charlotte Hornets players New Hanover High School alumni New Jersey Nets assistant coaches New Orleans Hornets assistant coaches Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball coaches Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball players Phoenix Suns assistant coaches Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Power forwards (basketball) Quad City Thunder players Vancouver Grizzlies expansion draft picks Vancouver Grizzlies players