Europe made him NBA-ready. After Virginia, Iavaroni played four seasons overseas and joined the league at 26, then started 77 games as a rookie for the 1983 champion Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 5.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in the Finals sweep. San Antonio and then Utah followed, with the Jazz years running 1985 to 1989, before two more seasons in Italy and Spain closed his playing days in 1992.
The clipboard suited him. He assisted in Cleveland, ran player development in Miami, and spent five years beside Mike D'Antoni in Phoenix before Memphis named him head coach in 2007. Later came assistant posts in Toronto and with the Clippers.
HOW HE CAME & WENTSan Antonio traded him and Jeff Cook to Utah for Jeff Wilkins on February 15, 1986, when the Jazz needed rebounding. Mike Brown took his starting spot in March 1989, his contract expired that summer, and Utah made no effort to re-sign him.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | UTA | 26 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .444 | — | .688 |
| 1986–87 | UTA | 78 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .465 | .000 | .672 |
| 1987–88 | UTA | 81 | 15.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .464 | .000 | .788 |
| 1988–89 | UTA | 77 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .442 | .000 | .818 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 4 SEASONS | 262 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .458 | .000 | .733 |
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