▁from ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁social ▁workers <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁Long ab ardi ▁( born ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁is ▁currently ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Co ach ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁W iz ards . ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁for ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets , ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics , ▁and ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns , ▁winning ▁an ▁NBA ▁Final s ▁championship ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁C elt ics ▁and ▁Cav ali ers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁college ▁career ▁Long ab ardi ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁attended ▁X aver ian ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁private ▁Catholic ▁school . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁basketball ▁at ▁New berry ▁College ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Mr . ▁Def ense ." ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁New berry ▁College , ▁Long ab ardi ▁transferred ▁to ▁F rost burg ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁F rost burg ▁State ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Health ▁and ▁Phys ical ▁Education . ▁ ▁College ▁co aching ▁career ▁Long ab ardi ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁P fe iffer ▁University . ▁After ▁one ▁season ▁at ▁P fe iffer , ▁Long ab ardi ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Adel phi ▁University . ▁Adel phi ▁made ▁two ▁consecutive ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball