hiː ðˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə jˈuːtɔ dʒˈæz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ðə pəzˈɪʃən hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl ɹɪzˈaɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
He then became the head coach of the Utah Jazz in 1988, the position he held until resigning in early 2011.