Marcus John "Marc" Iavaroni is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has also served as an assistant coach for several NBA teams. Iavaroni was a star player at Plainview, New York's John F. Kennedy High School in the 1970s and a teammate of Seth Greenberg. Iavaroni, who joined the NBA at age 26, was an important role player on the successful Philadelphia 76ers teams in the early and middle 80s. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, in a career which included a starting role as a rookie on the 76ers' 1983 NBA Championship team. Iavaroni also played professionally in Brescia, Forl� and M�laga before retiring in 1992, playing a total of six seasons in Italy and Spain: four after his college career and two following his NBA career. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia. Following his playing career, he was also an assistant coach for two seasons at Bowling Green State University from 1992 to 1994. 

September 15th, 1956 in Jamaica (Age 68)