2015-16 washington wizards media guide

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OwnershipTed Leonsis ......................................................................................................................................10Owners..............................................................................................................................................12 Basketball OperationsErnie Grunfeld ..................................................................................................................................20Tommy Sheppard and Marc Eversley .........................................................................................22Randy Wittman ................................................................................................................................23 Coaching Staff .................................................................................................................................24Basketball Operations Staff ..........................................................................................................26Support Staff ....................................................................................................................................32

PlayersAlan Anderson .................................................................................................................................34Bradley Beal ....................................................................................................................................36DeJuan Blair ....................................................................................................................................38Jared Dudley ...................................................................................................................................40Drew Gooden III ..............................................................................................................................42Marcin Gortat ..................................................................................................................................44Kris Humphries ................................................................................................................................46Gary Neal .........................................................................................................................................48Nene ..................................................................................................................................................50Kelly Oubre, Jr. ................................................................................................................................52Otto Porter ........................................................................................................................................54 Ramon Sessions ..............................................................................................................................56Garrett Temple .................................................................................................................................58 John Wall .........................................................................................................................................60 Martell Webster ..............................................................................................................................62

2014-15 Season In ReviewFinal Statistics .................................................................................................................................72Regular Season Highs ....................................................................................................................73Game-By-Game Results ................................................................................................................74 Breakdown .......................................................................................................................................77Games Missed .................................................................................................................................78

Franchise Records Career Leaders ................................................................................................................................81Individual Highs ...............................................................................................................................83Team Highs/Lows ...........................................................................................................................85 Verizon Center Records .................................................................................................................90Individual Top Scoring Games/Franchise High Games ...........................................................92 Record Streaks/Top Margins ........................................................................................................93 Playoff Leaders ...............................................................................................................................94 Individual Playoff Highs .................................................................................................................95 Team Playoff Highs/Lows ..............................................................................................................97

Franchise History All-Time Results ............................................................................................................................103 All-Time Playoff Results ...............................................................................................................104 Year-By-Year Leaders ..................................................................................................................106 Through The Years, Attendance/Front Office Records ..........................................................110 Major Events in Franchise History .............................................................................................112 Draft History ...................................................................................................................................121 All-Time Statistics .........................................................................................................................1251961 Chicago Packers -2012-13 Washington Wizards ...........................................................129All-Time Uniform Numbers ..........................................................................................................182 All Time Roster ..............................................................................................................................184Retired Numbers ...........................................................................................................................219 1977-78 Championship Season ...................................................................................................220Misc Facts and Stats ...................................................................................................................221All-Time Award Winners .............................................................................................................223The Last Time ................................................................................................................................224

NBA Opponents ......................................................................................................................................229 NBA Directory ...............................................................................................................................285 Key Dates .......................................................................................................................................286NBA Cares .....................................................................................................................................287

Media InformationMedia Information ........................................................................................................................289 Directions/Parking ........................................................................................................................290Metro...............................................................................................................................................291Broadcast/Traveling Media.........................................................................................................292Wizards Radio Network ...............................................................................................................293 Team Broadcasters ......................................................................................................................294 Wizards Care .................................................................................................................................296Verizon Center ...............................................................................................................................299

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MONUMENTAL SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENTTed Leonsis ............................Founder, Majority Owner, ........................... Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerDick Patrick ...................................... Vice Chairman and ......................................................Chief Operating OfficerRaul Fernandez ........................................ Vice ChairmanSheila C. Johnson ................................... Vice ChairmanScott Brickman, Neil D. Cohen, Jack Davies, Richard D. Fairbank, Michelle DiFebo Freeman, Richard Kay, Jeong H. Kim, Mark D. Lerner, Roger Mody, Anthony P. Nader, Earl W. Stafford, George P. Stamas, Frederick D. Schaufeld, Clifford A. White, MSE PartnersGENERAL INFORMATIONArena: Verizon Center (20,308; First Wizards Game, December 2, 1997)Address: 601 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004Website: WashingtonWizards.comContact Information:Business Phone: 202-661-5000Ticket Information: 202-661-5050Broadcast Information: Radio: 99.1, FM1500 AM Broadcasters: Dave Johnson, Glenn ConsorTV: Comcast SportsNet, Broadcasters: Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier

BASKETBALL OPERATIONSErnie Grunfeld ................................................... President Tommy Sheppard ...................... Senior Vice President ...................................................of Basketball Operations Randy Wittman ............................................Head Coach Don Newman ....................................... Assistant CoachDon Zierden .......................................... Assistant Coach Roy Rogers ............................................ Assistant Coach Pat Sullivan ........................................... Assistant CoachHoward Eisley ....................................... Assistant CoachDavid Adkins .............Director of Player Development Marc Eversley ....Vice President of Player Personnel Ed Tapscott ..........Vice President of Player Programs Frank Ross ......................Director of Player Personnel Brett Greenberg ..............Dir of Basketball Analytics/ .................................................. Salary Cap Management Greg Ballard ...........................................Advance Scout Eric Waters ..................................Head Athletic Trainer Corey Bennett ......................Assistant Athletic Trainer Navin Hettiarachchi ..........................Director of Player ...........................Performance/Strength & Conditioning Thomas Knox .....................................Director of Player ..............................................Performance/Rehabilitation Bryan Oringher .................................Video Coordinator Ryan Richman .................Assistant Video Coordinator Rob Suller ......................................Equipment Manager Jerry Walter ................ Basketball Facilities Manager Jackie Miles ..........................Manager Team Services

AnalyticsAnalyticsJim Minichiello ........................................ Director, CRMGavin Britto .............................................CRM Specialist

COMMUNICATIONSScott Hall............ Senior Director of CommunicationsPatrick Rees .... Director of Basketball CommunicationsKetsia Colimon ............................ Director of Corporate ..........................................and Mystics CommunicationsDaren Jenkins ................................. Senior Manager of ................................................................. Communications

COMMUNITY RELATIONSSashia Jones ...... Senior Director of Community RelationsKristen Miles ............. Manager, Community Relations

GAME ENTERTAINMENTQuentin Addison .......Director of Game Entertainment Zak Grim ....................... Manager of Game OperationsTina DiVilio .............Coordinator, Game EntertainmentTBD................................................... Mascot Coordinator

FinanceMike Mercer .............................Director of Accounting Catrina Knight ................. Accounts Payable Manager Adam Haney .........................................Staff Accountant

MARKETINGJoe Dupriest ................................. Senior Vice President ........................................................Chief Marketing OfficerKim Frank ........................... Vice President of MarketingRebecca Winn .............................. Director of MarketingBrandon Putnam............................ Marketing SpecialistDerric Whitfield .........................Dance Team Manager

MONUMENTAL NETWORKZachary Leonsis ..Director Monumental NetworkKim Rose .Monumental Network EditorBrad Bobrow.Monumental Network Coordinator

MONUMENTAL PRODUCTIONSJumoke Davis........... Director of Network ProductionPatrick Withers......... Director of Network ProductionMichael Wurman..... Director of Network ProductionAshley Westbrook......................... ....Assignment EditorHayley Milon.............................................. Network HostDan Nolan.................................... Digital CorrespondentMike Hendel...................... ................Segment ProducerChelsea Pflugh................. .................Segment ProducerYannick Skerritt ... Segment ProducerKevin Kriegh....... .......... ... Creative Services ProducerBryan Nolde.... ................ ........................... Senior EditorBrian Ossip........ ................ ......................... Senior EditorMatt Blum............. .....................................................EditorRobert Clarke......... ...................................................EditorKelsey Mizeur .................. Senior ENG ShooterAlex Diamond ....................................... ..ENG ShooterAriel Woolfolk.......................... Associate ENG ShooterJarek Harris.... ............. Broadcast Graphics ProducerDJ Stange........... ......... Broadcast Graphics ProducerMichelle Holder......... ........................ Graphic DesignerChuck Kacsur...................................... Graphic DesignerAndy Mattice...................................... Graphic DesignerBob Bush................... ....................... ........Chief EngineerRyan Dillenbeck......... ........... Assistant Chief EngineerAndrew Heller .......................Broadcast EngineerArt Rooney IV .......................................Project ManagerDylan McIntosh ........... Content Delivery SpecialistTina DiVilio .............. Game Entertainment Coordinator

NEW MEDIAJacob Raim ............. ..............Director of Digital MediaJeremy Hyman ................ .......... Managing Web EditorChris Gehring ................. .......Manager of Digital MediaKim Rose............................ Monumental Network EditorBrad Bobrow........ Monumental Network Coordinator

HUMAN RESOURCESSharnise Anderson.........................Coordinator, PayrollIrene Cantelli..................Director, Payroll and BenefitsJohn Ferguson..................Director, Human ResourcesNajee Ellerbe ...............................................ReceptionistJennifer Simpson.............................. Manager, BenefitsKelly Skoloda........................SVP, Human Resources & . ..........................................................Employment CounselEryka Gosselin. ............. ................ Coordinator, Human ResourcesDanielle Foxx...... ............................ Coordinator, Payroll

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTGrant Hastings ..........Analyst, Business DevelopmentZachary Leonsis ....Manager, Business Development

LEGALRandall Boe........................Executive Vice President & ..................................................................General CounselGary Kolker ........................Associate General Counsel

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSPatrick Duffy........ ........... SVP, Corporate PartnershipsRoger Moskowitz........ .............. ........... Senior Director, .....................................................Corporate PartnershipsLee Stacey .Senior Director, Business ........................................................................DevelopmentBruce Zalbe..... ......... Director, Corporate PartnershipsJoshua Brickman .............. Vice President, Strategy & ...............................................................................ResearchKenya ParrishManager, Partnership MarketingKelly Power. . Senior Director, ............................ Partnership Strategy & DevelopmentSarah Woodis..Director, Corporate PartnershipsGarrett Scanlon ................Manager, .......................................................Partnership MarketingGreg Monares.. .Senior Director, Customer ............................................................................... SolutionsMindy Pipes.............Manager, Partnership MarketingTim Goldwater. ........Account Executive, Corporate .........................................................................PartnershipsTanya Nazarian ............Account Executive, Corporate .........................................................................PartnershipsJohn BlumeDirector, Corporate PartnershipsGreg Roberts ....................................Director, Corporate .........................................................................PartnershipsAndrea Martynec .......................Manager, Partnership ............................................................................. MarketingLew Strudler .....Senior Director, Corporate .........................................................................PartnershipsBritton Spark .......Sr. Partnership Design Coordinator Erik Leibovitz. ................................Account Executive .........................................................................PartnershipsJim Van Stone .............................Chief Revenue OfficerLauren Benson .....Coordinator, Strategy & ResearchJenna Romanoff .....Manager, Partnership MarketingMegan Ayala ...........Manager, Partnership Marketing

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Chase Leonard .............Account Executive, Corporate .........................................................................PartnershipsRob Hur..................... Director, Corporate PartnershipsMolly Pannell ..........Manager, Partnership MarketingBob Rossi .....Senior Director, Business DevelopmentKatherine Spence ....Partnership Design Coordinator Lauren McDermott .......Manager, Partnership MarketingYvonne Lawson ..Manager, Programs & AdministrationLetitia Petrillo .....Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing MONUMENTAL FOUNDATION Elizabeth Pace..Executive Director, MSE Foundation Kelly Compton ....................Manager, MSE Foundation

GUEST SERVICES Neil Hofman................... ........Director, Guest ServicesTony Duffy................... .......... Guest Services SpecialistZack Hernandez......... .......... Guest Services SpecialistAndrew Hippert....... ............ Guest Services SpecialistRichard Lintker.......... .......... Guest Services SpecialistKelly Rakusin............ ............ Guest Services SpecialistEric Roth................... ............. Guest Services SpecialistMegan Vlasho......... ............. Guest Services SpecialistKylie Fargo..... ..... Coordinator, Ticket Sales & ServiceNicole Sanchez....... ..... Manager, Events & Programs TICKET OPERATIONSChris Sheap............ Vice President, Ticket OperationsLaura Bryer..........................Director, Ticket OperationsBryan Floyd.......... Senior Manager, Ticket OperationsGene Horlbeck.... ................ Assistant Manager, Ticket ............................................................................OperationsColey Mills................ ... Coordinator, Ticket Operations

SENIOR SALES TEAMJim Anderson ........ Senior Manager, Corporate SalesShanda Anderson ... Senior Regional Sales ManagerCrystal Anderson ..... Senior Regional Sales ManagerKate Batt .................................Regional Sales ManagerMatt Bechtel ..........................Regional Sales ManagerJaclyn Benjamin ...... Senior Regional Sales ManagerLauren Benson .....Coordinator, Strategy & ResearchKellyanne Bondulich Account Executive, Inside SalesJimm Bonk ............. Senior Manager, Corporate SalesKatie Bortnick ........Senior Specialist, Guest ServicesTim Bronaugh ...........Director, Amateur Hockey SalesColby Bryant .............Account Executive, Inside SalesLaura Bryer .........................Director, Ticket OperationsTravis Burson ...........Account Executive, Inside SalesJill Buxbaum.............................Director of Arena SalesLorenzo Cabrera ....................Regional Sales ManagerAnthony Caddell ........................Manager, Group SalesJared Center ........................Guest Services SpecialistClare Conner ............Account Executive, Inside SalesMark Cormack ....................Manager, Corporate SalesShane Coughlin .....................Regional Sales ManagerMax Cross .................Account Executive, Inside SalesJessica DiChiacchio .................Manager, Group SalesTerrill Dorsey ..........................Regional Sales ManagerTony Duffy ................Senior Guest Services SpecialistJosh Espo ...............................Regional Sales ManagerAdam Falkson ......Senior Coordinator, MSE Ticketing ............................................................................... Analytics

Kylie Fargo ..........Coordinator, Ticket Sales & ServiceBrandon Filler...........Account Executive, Inside SalesBryanFloyd .....Senior Manager, Wizards & Mystics Ticket...................................................................................................OperationsJustin Franke..........Senior Specialist, Guest ServicesAaron Freeman ......................Regional Sales ManagerJoshua Frishberg ................Guest Services SpecialistJosh Gains ................ Senior Regional Sales ManagerClifford Gault ..........................Regional Sales ManagerZach Gezo ...............................Regional Sales ManagerGreg Gosselin ........................ Director, Guest ServicesZach Graham .........................Regional Sales ManagerMatthew Gwartz..........................Director, Ticket SalesBill Hanni ..Vice President, Wizards & Mystics Ticket ................................................................SSales & ServiceKyle Heckelman .....................Regional Sales ManagerZack Hernandez ..................Guest Services SpecialistBrad Herson .............Account Executive, Inside SalesAndrew Hippert ...................Guest Services SpecialistNeil Hofman............................ Director, Guest ServicesGene Horlbeck ..........Assistant Manager, Ticket OperationsJarred Johnson .....................Regional Sales ManagerMatt Kempel .........................Guest Services SpecialistSamantha Kurdyla ..Account Executive, Inside SalesYvonne Lawson Manager, Programs & AdministrationRichard Lintker ....................Guest Services SpecialistMatt Little ................................Regional Sales ManagerAna Lobaton .............Account Executive, Inside SalesTravis Lucente ..........Account Executive, Inside SalesKirk Madsen ...................Senior Director, Ticket SalesDevin Mauck ..........................Regional Sales ManagerJonathan Merrill Manager, Group Sales & Arena EventsAshley Miller Manager, Group Sales & Arena EventsAlec Minicucci ......................Regional Sales ManagerRobert Minnitte ..........................Manager, Group SalesErin Mitchell .......Group Sales Marketing CoordinatorGreg Monares ... Senior Director, Customer SolutionsDarren Montgomery ....Vice President, MSE Group & .............................................................. Arena Event SalesGeorge Mulherin ...................Regional Sales ManagerBen Neistat ...............Account Executive, Inside SalesTaylor Niehoff .........................Regional Sales ManagerAlexa Olney ..............Account Executive, Inside SalesAustin Palmer ..........Account Executive, Inside SalesStefan Pfaehler ......................Regional Sales ManagerTony Pimpinella ....................Guest Services SpecialistJacob Polin ...............Account Executive, Inside SalesLauren Polun ..............................Manager, Group SalesJenn Prine ............................Guest Services SpecialistBrandon Pyle .......................Guest Services SpecialistKelly Rakusin ........................Guest Services SpecialistMatt Ropp ...............................Regional Sales ManagerEric Roth ................................Guest Services SpecialistCarly Salerno........................Guest Services SpecialistNicole Sanchez ............Manager, Events & ProgramsPete Sekulow ........ Senior Manager, Corporate SalesRyan Shapiro ..............................Manager, Inside SalesChris Sheap ..Vice President, MSE Ticket OperationsMary Somma ............Account Executive, Inside SalesQiao Sun ......................................Manager, Group SalesKarrington Symonds ...........Manager, Youth Basketball SalesSarah Toussaint .......Account Executive, Inside SalesJim Van Stone .............................Chief Revenue Officer

Will Venable .............Account Executive, Inside SalesMegan Vlasho ......................Guest Services SpecialistChris Wack ...............Senior Manager, Regional SalesDanielle White ........Senior Guest Services SpecialistEJ Whyte ...................Account Executive, Inside SalesJoshua Woods .....................Guest Services SpecialistJeff Zamiara ...........................Regional Sales ManagerSteve Zarick .................................Director, Group Sales



Monumental Sports & Entertainment owns and operates three professional sports teams: the NBAs Washington Wizards, NHLs Washington Capitals and WNBAs Washington Mystics. Monumental, which merged Lincoln Holdings and Washington Sports and Entertainment on June 10, 2010, also owns and operates Verizon Center, the premier sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the group operates Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the Capitals state-of-the-art training facility in Arlington, Va., and George Mason Universitys EagleBank Arena located in Fairfax, Va.

Monumental Sports & Entertainment operates in the nations fifth-biggest media market and is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports.

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Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Ted Leonsis is founder, chairman, majority owner and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Washington Capitals (NHL), Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA) and Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. The partnership also operates Kettler Capitals Iceplex (the Washington Capitals training facility and front office headquarters) and George Mason Universitys EagleBank Arena.

The company, which was formed in June 2010, serves a thriving regional sports community and is the only privately held company in a top-10 market to own and operate three professional sports teams and its arena. In January 2013 Monumental Sports & Entertainment launched Monumental Network, which is positioned as a next generation over-the-top platform that serves as the hub for the regions sports and entertainment news.

Mr. Leonsis serves on the board of governors for the NBA and NHL as well as on the executive committee of the NHL. He previously was chairman of the NBA media committee.

In 1999 Mr. Leonsis purchased 100% of the Washington Capitals and 44% of the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center. He purchased control of the Washington Mystics in 2005, and in 2010 Mr. Leonsis acquired the remaining ownership interest in the Wizards and Verizon Center.

Revolution and Venture Capital Investor

Mr. Leonsis is a cofounder and partner in the speed-up capital Revolution Growth Fund II, which currently has made investments in 12 companies: Bedrock Manufacturing (Shinola and Filson), Bigcommerce, CustomInk, Echo360, FedBid, Handy, Lolly Wolly Doodle, Optoro, Resonate, sweetgreen, Revolution Foods and SpareFoot. He serves on the board of directors of companies where he led investments: FedBid, Resonate, Optoro and CustomInk. Previously he was chairman of Revolution Money, a unit of Revolution LLC that was purchased by American Express in 2010. Mr. Leonsis then joined the American Express board of directors and currently leads the technology and innovation committee.

Mr. Leonsis is an investor and former co-CEO of Groupon, where he currently is chairman of the board of directors. He also has personally made investments and owned equity in numerous companies, including Google, AOL, Revolution Money, AddThis, Preview Travel (Travelocity), GridPoint, Inside.com (formerly Mahalo), MobilePosse, ObjectVideo, SB Nation, Zedge, Triporati, Personal, I-Village, Proxicom, Cricket Media (formerly ePals), SnagFilms, MediaBank, Two Harbors, Videology, Algentis, Social Radar and Forbes Travel Guide.

Filmmaker and Digital Entrepreneur

Mr. Leonsis created and produced the award-winning film Nanking. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Documentary Editors Award. The film went on to win a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award. The film was distributed theatrically, appeared on HBO and is one of the most viewed documentaries of all time because of its wide distribution in theater and on television throughout China. Mr. Leonsis also produced the documentary film Kicking It, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and aired on ESPN. He then produced A Fighting Chance, which aired on ESPN in 2010. In 2013 he produced Lost for Life, a documentary that explores juvenile offenders who have been sentenced to life without parole. Lost for Life was broadcast in 58 countries in 2014 and garnered both critical acclaim and ratings success. Most recently he produced the documentary We the People: The Market Basket Effect.

Mr. Leonsis is the founder, chairman and largest shareholder in SnagFilms, a content and technology company with a full-service video streaming platform, professional video and journalism content assets and established relationships with the creative community. SnagFilms has more than 5,000 films in its digital library and is available online and on its proprietary applications on every mobile and connected device. SnagFilms also owns and operates Indiewire, the leading site for news and information about television and films. SnagFilms/Indiewire has won many awards, including two Webbys, and was named the Red Herring Top 100 Company for North America.

Philanthropy

Through the Leonsis Foundation, his sports teams and the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, SnagFilms and his familys personal giving, hundreds of local charities are served each year. In 2015 Mr. Leonsis was named chairman of the board of DC-CAP (District of Columbia College Access Program) and also is on the board of CSF DC (College Success Foundation District of Columbia).

TED LEONSIS



Other highlighted charities and causes include Best Buddies, DC Central Kitchen, See Forever Foundation, Venture Philanthropy Partners, Street Soccer USA, YouthAIDS, GlobalGiving.org, DC-CAP, D.C. College Success Foundation, Potomac School, Georgetown University, Childrens Hospital, Potomac Valley Amateur Hockey Association, Salvation Army Angle Tree, Alliance for Lupus Research, Serve DC, Fort Dupont Ice Arena and Ice Hockey Club, USO of Metropolitan Washington, Capital Area Food Bank, Flashes of Hope, Inova Health System Foundation, UNICEF, obesity prevention and numerous local schools, cancer research and awareness programs.

As the former vice chairman of Washington 2024, Mr. Leonsis assumed a leading role in guiding the regions bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. In June 2014 the United States Olympic Committee identified Washington and three other cities as potential locations.

AOL

During his almost 14-year career at AOL, Mr. Leonsis served as president of America Online Services Company, president of AOL Studios, president of AOL Web Properties, vice chairman and president of AOL Core Services, vice chairman and president of AOL Audience Business and vice chairman emeritus. The company recorded its greatest levels of innovation and growth under his leadership, and in May 2010 AOL named a central office tower The Leonsis Creative Center in his honor. Mr. Leonsis retired from active management of AOL in 2006.

Author

Mr. Leonsis has authored numerous books, including Blue Magic: The People, Power and Politics Behind the IBM PC and The Business of Happiness: 6 Secrets to Extraordinary Success in Work and Life.

Leonsis Facts Blogs daily at Teds Take (TedsTake.com) Previously served on the board of directors at Georgetown University, Rosetta Stone, Nutrisystem, AddThis and Alcatel-Lucent Coined term filmanthropy to signify films that shine a light on important topics and activate charitable giving (2006) Created a 101-item life-list following an early 1980s reckoning and has checked off 83 of the 101 things to do Founded the first new media company: Redgate Communications in 1986 Coined the phrase New Rules New Media in 1987 Co-invented successful board game Only in New York (1983) Founded six personal computer magazines between 1981 and 1988 Served as mayor of Orchid, Fla. (1990-94) Worked at Wang Laboratories and Harris Corporation early in career

Awards and Honors Sports Business Journal 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business Washington Business Man of the Year Washingtonian of the Year Georgetown University John Carroll Award United States Sports Academy Theodore Roosevelt Meritorious Achievement Award TAPS Engaged Philanthropist Award Tech Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award Northern Virginia Technology Council Hall of Fame Award Top 10 Creative Executives in America Top 20 Most Powerful People in Sports Lowell (Mass.) High School Alumni Hall of Fame

Personal Married to Lynn Leonsis; son, Zachary; daughter, Elle Georgetown University Class of 1977 Lives in Maryland



Dick Patrick - Vice Chairman, Monumental Sports & EntertainmentDick Patrick, along with Ted Leonsis, is one of the original partners in the group that became Monumental Sports & Entertainment. As the vice chairman and chief operating officer, Mr. Patrick assists Leonsis in all facets of owning three professional sports franchises Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and the Washington Mystics and the management and operation of Verizon Center. Mr. Patrick has assumed responsibility for upgrading and improving the arena, which has seen changes designed to enhance the overall fan experience.

A mainstay for the Washington Capitals franchise for more than two decades, the owner, president and alternate governor continues to lead the club with his tireless effort and intense desire to continue a family tradition engraving the Patrick name onto the Stanley Cup.

Mr. Patrick, who joined the Capitals prior to the 1982-83 season, guides the team on a daily basis. The former chairman of the NHL Finance Committee, Mr. Patrick has been instrumental in the Capitals long-term success as a franchise both on and off the ice. Mr. Patrick was a leader in the conception and development of the Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the teams state-of-the-art training center and office building that opened in 2006 in Arlington, Va.

Raul Fernandez - Vice ChairmanRaul Fernandez is the chairman of ObjectVideo, a private technology company that develops video analytics software for automated security surveillance. He is also a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners, a growth equity firm with more than $17 billion under management. Mr. Fernandez founded Proxicom, an internet services company he started in 1991 with $40,000 in savings. After taking Proxicom public in 1999 and growing his business to more than $200 million in revenue, he sold it to Dimension Data in 2001. Mr. Fernandez also serves on the board of Liz Claiborne; TROW, a Toronto-based engineering and consulting firm; ValueOptions, the nations largest independent behavioral healthcare company and Network Solutions, the leader in web-based domain name and related services.

Mr. Fernandez, a native Washingtonian, is an active philanthropist in D.C. regional non-profits, focusing his energy primarily on educational reform. In 2000, he co-founded Venture Philanthropy Partners, a philanthropic investment organization based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Fernandez sits on various non-profit boards, including Americas Promise, the D.C. College Access Program (DCCAP), the D.C. Public Education Fund and the Fernandez Foundation. He holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Maryland.

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Sheila Johnson - Vice ChairmanSheila C. Johnson is a successful entrepreneur and impassioned philanthropist.

As CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, a hospitality company she founded in 2005, Ms. Johnson oversees a growing portfolio of luxury properties, including three Florida golf and family resorts reaching from the Gulf to the Atlantic Innisbrook Resort in Tampa Bay, Reunion Resort in Orlando, and Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast. Ms. Johnsons much anticipated, equestrian-inspired and luxurious Salamander Resort & Spa will make its debut in August 2013 in Middleburg, Virginia, right in the heart of Virginias horse and wine country.

Ms. Johnson is Vice Chairman of Monumental Sports & Entertainment and President and Managing Partner of the WNBAs Washington Mystics. She is the only African-American woman to have ownership in three professional sports teams, including the NBAs Washington Wizards and the NHLs Washington Capitals. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association.

Ms. Johnson is a partner in ProJet Aviation, a comprehensive aviation service company specializing in aviation consulting, aircraft acquisitions, management, and charter services. She is also a partner in Mistral, the makers of fine bath, body, and home products; and in November 2012 launched her own collection of luxury scarves, inspired by her travels around the world and manufactured in Italy. In 2013, in recognition of her entrepreneurial success, she was invited to serve as a judge for Ernst & Youngs World Entrepreneur of the Year Awardthe only judge on the international panel to represent the United States.

Ms. Johnson has long been a powerful influence in the entertainment industry, starting with her work as founding partner of Black Entertainment Television. She has served as executive producer of four documentary films, including Kicking It, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; A Powerful Noise, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival; She Is the Matador; and The Other City, a critically acclaimed portrayal of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Washington DC, which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. She also helped finance the feature film The Butler, directed by Lee Daniels and to be distributed by Harvey Weinstein, premiering in the fall of 2013.

A fervent supporter of education and the arts, she serves on the Board of Governors of Parsons The New School for Design in New York, and is a member of the Leadership Council at Harvard Kennedy Schools Center for Public Leadership (CPL). She is also a board member of the Sundance Institute and the ANNIKA Foundation, as well as founder and chair of the Middleburg Film Festival, a celebration of independent film to be inaugurated in October 2013.

In May 2011, Ms. Johnson joined the AOL Huffington Post Media Group as Strategic Advisor for Multicultural and African-American Initiatives.

In 2006, Ms. Johnson was named global ambassador for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization that combats global poverty by empowering women. Since 2011, she has served as a member of Accordia Global Health Foundations International Council, rallying support for the foundations efforts to overcome the burden of infectious diseases in Africa. Ms. Johnson is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

An accomplished violinist, Ms. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Illinois, as well as honorary degrees from numerous other institutions. She lives in Middleburg, VA, is married to the Honorable William T. Newman, Jr., and has two children.



Scott Brickman is CEO of The Brickman Group, the largest commercial landscape maintenance firm in the U.S. The company, which has more than 10,000 employees and more than 170 company-owned and operated branches serving 30 states, provides quality commercial landscape services to thousands of office parks, hotels, cemeteries, healthcare facilities, retail centers, homeowners associations and schools around the country. Joining the company in 1986, Mr. Brickman progressively advanced to oversee operations in their Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast division before being named CEO in 1998 at the age of 35.

Outside the company, Mr. Brickman has served as a board member and in an advisory capacity to many organizations, including Kellermeyer Building Services, ICON, Sequel Health Services and Kratos Global Strategies. He and his company have been the recipient of numerous awards, including Ernst and Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The Brickman Group was recognized with the Society of Financial Professionals National Capital Business Ethics Award. Mr. Brickman and his wife, Patrice, are involved in many philanthropic causes, including Neediest Kids and Visible Men, where Mr. Brickman sits on the Board, the National Center for Women and Children, Stepping Stones Shelter, the Barbara Bush Foundation Celebration of Reading and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Neil D. Cohen is the president and chief executive officer of District Photo Inc., which is the largest direct-to-consumer digital print, variable data printer and gift fulfillment service in the world. Mr. Cohen started with the company in 1976 and has been president and CEO since 1989. The company, which has facilities in Beltsville, Md., Chambersburg, Pa., Phoenix and Newton Abbott in the United Kingdom, provides services to most major on-line providers, major retailers and to its company-owned brands. Prior to the digital revolution, District Photo was the largest independent mail order and wholesale photo film processor in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Mr. Cohen, a native of Washington, D.C., is the past president of the Photo Marketing Association International. He is also involved in numerous business groups, including the World Presidents Organization, and a wide range of philanthropic organizations serving childrens needs, education, faith-based organizations and health-related causes, frequently holding committee or chair responsibilities in these groups.

Jack Davies was the founder and president of AOL International and now serves on the board of directors of Scholastic, the global childrens publishing and media company. Prior to joining AOL in 1993, Mr. Davies was managing director of Citicorps London-based consumer mortgage business after serving as vice president, Europe, for RCA Records. He began his career at General Electric where he held numerous senior consumer marketing positions. Mr. Davies earned an MBA in marketing (1973) and a bachelors degree in political science (1972) from the University of Rochester.

Active in philanthropy in the D.C. area, Mr. Davies serves on a number of boards including the Board and Executive Committee of Venture Philanthropy Partners. In addition he is on the board of See Forever Foundation, CharityWorks and The Washington Scholarship Fund.




MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIPRichard D. Fairbank is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, a broadly diversified financial services company ranked 126th on the Fortune 500. Mr. Fairbank founded Capital One in 1988 based on his belief that the power of information, technology and testing could be harnessed to bring highly customized financial products directly to consumers. Headquartered in McLean, Va., Capital One is the seventh-largest bank in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. With the companys newly acquired subsidiary, Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., Capital One has approximately 1,000 branch locations in New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Capital One has international businesses in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Capital One has been widely recognized for its entrepreneurial culture, progressive work place, and community engagement. Recently, Capital One has been named to: Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortunes 20 Great Employers for New Grads, BusinnessWeeks Best Places to Launch a Career, Working Mothers 100 Best Companies and DiversityIncs Top 50 Companies for Diversity. Capital One also was named to Fortune magazines list of Top Companies for Leaders, ranking second in North America and fifth globally. Under Mr. Fairbanks leadership, Capital One has demonstrated a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program and Junior Achievement. Mr. Fairbank has been recognized for his community and industry leadership, including his 2008 appointment to the Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation. He also was honored as a 2008 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate and was named 2006 Banker of the Year by the American Banker. Mr. Fairbank holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelors degree in economics from Stanford University.

Michelle DiFebo Freeman Freeman is the owner and an active board member of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, with offices in Olney, Md., and Fenwick Island, Del. The Freeman Companies has more than 60 years in a variety of real estate ventures, currently with special expertise in land acquisition, land planning, development and redevelopment for award-winning, amenity-rich residential communities and neighborhood shopping centers. Notable real estate developments and redevelopments by the Freeman Companies include Sea Colony, the Village at Bear Trap, Bayside (including a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course) at the Delmarva Shore, The Tidewater Inn in Easton, Md., and Olney Village Center and Cabin John Center and Mall in Montgomery County, Md.

Ms. Freeman is also the founding president and chairman of the board of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. The Joshua M. Freeman Foundation was created in 2007 to conceptualize, construct and operate sustainable facilities that support the arts, the environment and athletic achievement. Ms. Freeman has also served as the president and chairman of the board of The Carl M. Freeman Foundation since 2007. Since 1960 The Carl M. Freeman Foundation has been proudly giving grants and guidance to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware and West Virginia. Ms. Freeman is a founding member of Venture Philanthropy Partners and is currently serving on the boards of The Washington National Opera, Charity Works and YouthAIDS.

Richard Kay is currently chairman of Sentrillion Inc., a TS (Top Secret) border security, cyber-security, information assurance and healthcare managed services company. He is the former founder, chairman and CEO of OTG Software, a data storage software company that he founded in 1992. OTG became the leader in online data storage solutions. OTG was acquired by Legato Systems in 2002 and Mr. Kay remained on the board of directors until the acquisition of Legato Systems by EMC in 2003.

Mr. Kay currently serves on the board of directors of the University of Maryland School of Engineering. He is a special partner with ABS Capital, a multibillion dollar equity investment firm focused on healthcare, IT and media companies. Mr. Kay is also an honorary member of the board of directors of Venture Philanthropy Partners. He and his family work closely with various charities.



Jeong H. Kim is the 11th president of Bell Labs, the communication industrys most heralded research organization. His background ranges from being a CEO of a high technology start-up to senior executive of a Fortune 500 corporation. Mr. Kims early career encompassed computer design, satellite systems design and data communications and included seven years as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in reliability engineering from the University of Maryland, a masters degree in technical management and a bachelors degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Kim currently serves on the boards of the Johns Hopkins University, Stanford Universitys Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies, and Global Internet Ventures. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council, and was named one of the 10 most influential Asian Americans in business for 2005 by the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber.

Mark D. Lerner, representing members of the Lerner, Cohen, Tanenbaum family, is a principal owner of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a principal of Lerner Enterprises, a Rockville, Md., based real estate development, management and investment company founded in 1952 by his father, Ted Lerner. Lerner Enterprises development activity is mainly concentrated in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Some of the companys major projects include White Flint, White Flint North, Washington Square at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 20 M Street, SE, 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, The Corporate Office Centre at Tysons II, Dulles Town Center, Fallsgrove Village Center and the Greenbelt Marriott Hotel, among many others. Mr. Lerner also has developed and manages many residential communities in the Washington, D.C., area. In addition, Lerner Enterprises is a partner in Chelsea Piers, a 30-acre sports and entertainment complex located on the Hudson River in New York City.

Mr. Lerner and his family have been involved in many worthwhile causes including the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The George Washington University, Georgetown Day School, The Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Washington, Jewish Community Centers of Greater Washington and the District of Columbia, JCC Maccabi Games, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Imagination Stage, ADL In Concert against Hate, YouthAids, Juvenile Diabetes, Junior Achievement, Food and Friends and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation, among many others. He currently serves as a trustee of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, a member of the board of Hillel at The George Washington University and on the advisory board of Israel Bonds.

Roger Mody is the founder and chairman of The Mody Foundation, whose goal is to provide higher education, health-based and athletics funding for economically disadvantaged inner-city children. Mr. Mody also is an associate publisher of Inc. Magazine and has been featured on CNN. He is the former chairman and CEO of SIGNAL Corporation, an information technology services company supporting the Federal Government. SIGNAL achieved revenue of $300 million in 2002 with 2,200 employees. Mr. Mody sold the company to Veridian Corporation for $227 million in 2002.

Mr. Mody and SIGNAL were the recipients of multiple industry and growth awards, including Ernst & Young High Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, KPMG Peat Marwick High Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, Small Business Administration (SBA) Entrepreneur and Business of the Year, Washington Technology Fast 50 Growth Award, Arthur Andersens Best Practices Award for Exceeding Customer Expectations, Deloitte & Touches Fast 500 and Inc. 500, among others.

The Mody Foundation has been actively involved in the Washington-area philanthropic community with participation in numerous organizations, including Inova Fairfax Hospital pediatric heart program, St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The Orphan Network, National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Easter Seals. The Mody Foundation also has supported Cardinals AAU Basketball, Alexandria Rising Stars Basketball, Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow and The Good Samaritan Foundation. Mr. Mody was a charter member of the Washington Redskins Leadership Council and served as chairman of Washingtons 2003 Fight Night, which raised a then record $2 million for the Fight for Children organization.




MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT OWNERSHIPAnthony Nader is president and chief executive officer of NEW Customer Service Companies, a unit of NEW Asurion Corporation. Under his leadership, NEW has grown to be the leading global provider of extended service plans for the consumer electronics and appliance industries. NEW was the first company of its type to receive a JD Power Certification; it was recently recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 50 places to work.

Mr. Nader is involved in a number of philanthropic, business and community organizations, including the Inova Health System Foundation Board, where he is past chairman, and the Inova Health System Board of Trustees. He is a member of Venture Philanthropy Partners, The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., and the Young Presidents Organization, a Partner in the Washington Nationals Baseball Club and a principal in SWaN Investors. He is a graduate of John Carroll University and holds an MBA in finance from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Nader, his wife, Annette, and their three children live in Northern Virginia.

Fredrick D. Schaufeld is managing director of SWaN Investors. SWaN has 20 widely diversified investments, including growth oriented companies, domestic and international real estate ventures and the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. Mr. Schaufeld is also founder and chairman of NEW Customer Service Companies and vice chairman of its parent company, NEW Asurion Corporation, the worlds leading consumer product protection administrator. Mr. Schaufeld was a founder of the Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC) and with his wife, Karen Schaufeld, authored its first model law, a derivation of which was adopted by most states. Prior to founding NEW, Mr. Schaufeld worked in the live talent industry.

Mr. Schaufeld is active on a number of corporate and philanthropic boards, including CustomInk.com; Loudoun Country Day School, where he is currently board chairman; (Cliff White continued) Fight For Children; One Voice Movement; and the Washington (Frederick D. Schaufeld continued)

Academy. He is a member of Venture Philanthropy Partners and the Young Presidents Organization. Mr. Schaufeld is a graduate of Lehigh University and has three children.

Earl Stafford is the chairman and CEO of The Stafford Foundation, which is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that supports more than 30 nonprofits that provide services to the disadvantaged and underserved and helps them to improve their lives and become self-reliant. The foundation created and funded The Peoples Inaugural Project, which brought hundreds of disadvantaged Americans from across the country to witness and participate in the inauguration of President Obama. The foundation also established the Doing Good campaign with Dr. Bill Cosbys endorsement. The campaign is designed for people who are seeking ways to help others become self-sufficient so that they may in turn help others who are underserved. Mr. Stafford is the former chairman and CEO of UNITECH, a technology solutions company that developed advance distributed training programs, training simulation systems and homeland security solutions for the Federal Government.

Mr. Stafford enjoyed a distinguished career in the U.S. military, including serving as the assistant Air Force liaison officer to the Federal Aviation Administration where he was responsible for ensuring Department of Defense initiatives and programs which were integrated into the FAAs National Airspace System modernization effort. He currently serves on the boards of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Drexel University, Wesley Theological Seminary, Venture Philanthropy Partners and Business Executives for National Security.



George P. Stamas is a senior partner in the Washington and New York offices of the international law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1973) and the University of Maryland Law School (1976), Mr. Stamas began his career as a special counsel in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has been listed in Chambers USA: Americas Leading Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for many years and was previously named by The American Lawyer as one of the leading 45 lawyers in America under the age of 45.

Mr. Stamas was the former vice chairman of the board of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, Inc., a founding board member of FTI Consulting (NYSE), and also serves on the boards of NexCen Brands, Inc., Gridpoint Technologies, Medicity, Inc., and MidOcean Partners. He is also a venture partner of New Enterprise Associates and is active in numerous local and national civic affairs. In addition to being a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is on the board of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Leadership 100, Caves Valley Golf Club, the Baltimore Orioles, and is an Archon of the International Order of St. Andrew.

Cliff White was a founding partner and the financial architect of NEW Customer Service Companies Inc., the nations leading provider of extended-service plans and buyer-protection programs for consumer products. Founded in 1983 with headquarters in Sterling, Va., NEW provides award-winning post-sale consumer care for leading retailers, consumer service providers, wireless carriers and financial services firms in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

A graduate of Lehigh University, Mr. White started his career as a CPA with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in New York City. There he was responsible for managing the field work on the Bank of New York and Mitsubishi International Corporation audits. Currently he and two other founding members of NEW are partners in SWaN Investors, a diversified private investment fund with more than 20 investments, including the Washington Nationals Baseball Club.

He is active on the Board of the Community Foundation of Montgomery County, where he and his wife, Debbie, have a family fund. Mr. White is also on the foundations Sharing Montgomery Grants Committee and is a founder and co-chair of the foundations Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund, which assists those in the county who are in dire need of housing, food and employment. The Whites also are donors in Venture Philanthropy Partners, an innovative philanthropic organization that makes investments in high-performing nonprofit organizations that serve children and youth of low-income families in the National Capital region. In addition, Mr. White is the treasurer of St. Dunstans Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Md.





BASKETBALLOPERATIONS



Ernie GrunfeldPresident

Ernie Grunfeld is in his 13th season as president of the Washington Wizards, using 38 years of NBA experience as a player, broadcaster, coach and executive to lead the teams basketball operations. Now in his 26th season as a top personnel executive in the NBA, Grunfelds long list of accomplishments includes two trips to the NBA Finals, four Eastern Conference Finals appearances, 18 playoff berths with three different teams (including 11 straight from 1991-2001 while with the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks) and 19 seasons of at least .500 basketball.

The 2014-15 season marked another successful campaign on Grunfelds resume, as the Wizards finished the highest win total (46) during his tenure with the team and the highest since the 1978-79 season. With the offseason acquisitions of 10-time All-Star Paul Pierce and veteran big man Kris Humphries along with the trade deadline addition of Ramon Sessions, Grunfeld was able to add to the teams core of returning players that reached the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2014. His re-construction of the roster over the last several years has the Wizards poised for another playoff run now while maintaining flexibility to continue to improve in the future.

Grunfeld bolstered Washingtons 2014 playoff hopes by bookending an early season trade for Marcin Gortat with a late-season signing of Drew Gooden. Those moves, combined with the growth and development of John Wall and Bradley Beal, led the Wizards to a 44-38 regular season record and the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Wizards defeated the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs in five games to advance to the second round before falling to the Pacers in six games.

Grunfeld joined the Wizards organization on June 30, 2003. In just his second year in Washington (2004-05), the Wizards won a playoff series for the first time in eighteen years with a roster that was largely assembled under his guidance. Four years later, Grunfelds Wizards reached an organizational goal of becoming perennial playoff contenders with their fourth consecutive playoff appearance.

In 2010, Grunfeld ushered in the John Wall era in Washington by tabbing the electric point guard with the first overall selection in the draft. Wall went on to garner First Team All-Rookie honors, and led all members of the 2010 draft class in points, assists and steals. Wall earned his first All-Star appearance in 2013-14, participating in the midseason showcase in New Orleans. He also won the 2014 Sprite Slam Dunk title as part of All-Star Saturday Night. On draft night in 2012, Grunfeld added another building block to the teams young core in University of Florida standout guard Bradley Beal with the third overall pick in the draft. Beal finished his rookie campaign second on the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie team. Beals sharpshooting was on display at the 2014 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, where he finished second at All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. The process continued with the 2013 NBA Draft, as Grunfeld tabbed Georgetown forward Otto Porter with the third pick. Porter was the 2013 Big East Player of the Year and marks another solid addition to the Wizards foundation.

Grunfeld first triggered the Wizards ascent in the Eastern Conference with the acquisition of a trio of talented performers in Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, all of whom blossomed into multi-time All-Stars in Washington. Arenas was signed as a restricted free agent out of Golden State in 2003, and Jamison and Butler were acquired, respectively, via trades with Dallas in 2004 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. Midway through the 2009-10 season Grunfeld put the Wizards rebuilding efforts into motion by accumulating draft picks and young talent while gaining flexibility that has yielded an up-and-coming team that is well-positioned for the future.

In the process of building a contender in the Eastern Conference, Grunfelds attention to detail resulted in the renovating and upgrading of the teams facilities at Verizon Center. The major overhaul included the interior and exterior of the teams locker room and the basketball operations and coaching offices.

Prior to joining the Wizards, Grunfeld spent the previous four seasons as general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks, where the teams 14 playoff wins during his tenure exceeded its cumulative total in the 12 seasons prior to his arrival. During his tenure, the Bucks posted a record of 177-151 (.540) and qualified for the playoffs three times. Included in the Bucks run of playoff success was a trip to the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, where they pushed Philadelphia to a deciding Game Seven.

Grunfeld solidified his reputation as a top talent evaluator with a series of second round picks that helped build the Bucks roster. Grunfelds eye for finding talent in the second round began when he selected Michael Redd with the 43rd overall pick in 2000, as Redd blossomed into an All-Star performer.

During Grunfelds reign as the Knicks top personnel executive, New York advanced to the Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs for nine consecutive seasons (1991-99). His tenure included five 50-plus win seasons, three Atlantic Division Championships and two trips to the NBA Finals. In eight full seasons of decision making for New York, Grunfelds Knicks teams compiled a record of 397-227 (.636) in the regular season and a 61-44 mark in the playoffs.

Grunfeld was named general manager of the New York Knicks on April 23, 1991, and was later promoted to president and general manager on February 23, 1996. His tenure in New York was punctuated by Eastern Conference Championships in 1994 and 99, the latter of which marked the first time in NBA history that an eighth seed advanced to the Finals. Remarkably, after Patrick Ewing was felled by injury, the 99 Finals squad featured an entirely different starting five than the previous Eastern Conference Champion Knickerbockers just five years earlier.



Under Grunfeld, the mid-90s Knicks completely rebuilt and reloaded to an elite level without missing a beat. Highlighted by trades for Latrell Sprewell and Marcus Camby, as well as the signing of free agent Kurt Thomas, Grunfelds moves helped catapult the Knicks to the Finals in 99. Three years earlier, Grunfeld acquired both Larry Johnson and Allan Houston on the same day in 96. Under Grunfelds guidance, the Knicks played in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden from 1993-99.

Originally drafted by Milwaukee with the 11th overall selection in 1977, Grunfeld played in the NBA for nine seasons. After two seasons in Milwaukee, he played for the Kansas City Kings from 1979-82 before signing with the Knicks as a free agent in 1982. Grunfeld retired following the 1985-86 season with a career average of 7.4 points per game in 693 career games played.

Following his playing career, Grunfeld served as the Knicks radio analyst for the MSG Network from 1986-89. Prior to the 1989-90 season, he served as an assis-tant coach for the Knicks under Stu Jackson before his promotion to the front office.

Born in Romania, Grunfeld came to New York City in 1964 with his father, Alex, and mother, Livia. He enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at the University of Tennessee, where he left as the schools all-time leading scorer with 2,249 points. He teamed with Bernard King at Tennessee to form the Ernie and Bernie Show and later played with King in New York. Grunfeld was a member of the 1976 Olympic Team that won gold in Montreal.

Upon his arrival in Washington, Grunfeld was quick to establish himself as an active member of the community in the nations capital. His participation in the orga-nizations community outreach programs, including Thanksgiving luncheons, holiday gift deliveries, and charitable bowling tournaments helped set an example of excellence for the Wizards in the community.

In May of 2005, Grunfeld was named by USA Basketball to a panel of nine basketball executives that will advise the United States mens senior national program on matters including coaches and players selection.

Grunfeld and his wife, Nancy, have two children, Rebecca, a 2007 graduate of Georgetown Law School who is associate general counsel and director of busi-ness development for Snagfilms in Washington and Danny, a former two-time First-Team Academic All-American from Stanford University, who is currently in graduate school at Stanford University.



Tommy Sheppard Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations

In his 13th season with the Wizards organization, Tommy Sheppard is in his 22nd year of service to the NBA. As Washingtons Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations, Sheppard has help lead the Wizards back into contention in the Eastern Conference with additions of proven veterans to a promising young core of John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter. With significant future salary cap room and financial flexibility, Sheppards impact on Washingtons rebuilding efforts is considerable.

Sheppards role in Washington includes responsibilities with salary cap management, negotiations, draft preparation and talent evaluation of collegiate athletes and professionals, both domestically and abroad. Additional responsibilities of Sheppards include an assisting role in the recruitment and evaluation of free agents, statistical evaluation of NBA players, the hiring of coaches and personnel, and monitoring the Wizards efforts in the NBAs Player Programs. Sheppard is also specifically tasked with organizing the Wizards training camp and preseason schedules, overseeing the athletic training, strength training, video, technology and equipment areas for the team, and directing in-arena renovations to areas including the Wizards locker room, players lounge, family lounge and front offices.

Previously a member of the Denver Nuggets organization since 1994, Sheppard served as the Nuggets Senior Director of Team Services and Player Relations before his arrival in Washington. With Denver, he oversaw all internal and external communications functions and served as the clubs primary spokesperson. He also scouted internationally and evaluated high school, collegiate and minor league talent. For his efforts in Denver and overall contributions to the com-munications efforts of the NBA, Sheppard was honored with the prestigious Splaver/McHugh Tribute to Excellence Award in 2010, which is given annually by the NBA Public Relations Directors Association to a current or former member of the NBA public relations family who has demonstrated an outstanding level of performance and service during his or her NBA career.

An active figure within the United States Olympic Movement for over a decade, Sheppard worked as a press attach for the three Summer Olympic Games (1996, 2000, 2004), as well as three Olympic Festivals and the 2003 Pan American Games. He assisted with the formation of the Northern European Basketball League (which realigned as part of FIBA Europe) and continues to serve as a consultant for Lithuanian legend Sarunas Marciulionis in various basketball projects. Marciulionis was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University for the Sports Industry Management, Sheppard graduated from New Mexico State University in 1991, where he was a three-year member of the Aggie football team. After getting his start in media relations as a student assistant at New Mexico State, Sheppard headed the sports information office at UNLV before taking ranks in the National Basketball Association in 1994. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Council for the American Public University and the American Military University Systems.

Sheppard and his wife, Rosie, are the parents of five daughters: Bailey, Rebekah, Abby, Emma and Tessa, and two sons, Tommy Jr., and Luke.

Marc EversleyVice President of Player Personnel

Marc Eversley enters his third season with the Wizards organization as vice president of player personnel. Eversley comes to Washington after spending seven years with the Toronto Raptors, including the last two seasons as vice president of college scouting. In this role, Eversley was the on-site scout of NCAA talent and assisted in day-to-day front office respon-sibilities of the organization, including player management.

As the lead collegiate scout for the Raptors, Eversley was a valuable voice in the Raptors draft process. He spearheaded the organizations pre-draft efforts in scouting and player evaluations, and organized the teams workout of prospective draftees.

Eversley had served the 2010-11 campaign as assistant general manager, where he had a significant role in player per-sonnel scouting and evaluation. Prior to that, he was assistant general manager of player development, coordinating the off-court development of players and assisting in the management of the teams day-to-day operations.

In September 2011, Eversley took part in the NBAs Basketball Without Borders in Johannesburg, South Africa, joining a list of current and former NBA and WNBA coaches and players, including Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo.

Before working with the Raptors, Eversley worked for five years at Nikes world headquarters in Oregon as its NBA player relationship manager. It was there he became versed in managing athlete relationships, along with team and athlete brand management.

Eversley worked for six years with Nike Canada before heading to Oregon. He began in retail, managing Nike owned stores in Ontario and then moved to their corporate office overseeing Nike Canadas basketball assets, including high school, college, university and pro levels. He also managed marketing agreements with NBA Canada, the Vancouver Grizzlies, and the Raptors.

Eversley attended high school in Brampton, Ontario, and Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio on a basketball scholarship.



Randy WittmanHead Coach

With a wealth of NBA coaching experience and basketball knowledge, Randy Wittman is in his seventh season in the Washington Wizards organization and fourth full season as head coach. He was originally named head coach of the Wizards on January 24, 2012, and was signed to extensions as head coach on June 4, 2012 and June 3, 2014.

Wittman followed up his successful 2013-14 campaign by guiding the Wizards to a 46-36 record during the 2014-15 season, the teams best record since the 1978-79 season. His record over the last two seasons (90-74, .549) is also the teams best two-year stretch since the 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons (98-66, .598). The team finished with its best home mark (29-12) since the 2004-05 season and set a new franchise record for defensive field goal percentage, holding teams to just .433 from the floor (second in the NBA) to top the old mark set by Wittmans 2012-13 squad. The Wizards ranked ninth in opponent points per game (97.8) under Wittman in 2014-15 while finishing sixth in field goal percentage (.462), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.360) and sixth in assists (24.0).

After finishing 44-38 in the 2013-14 season, Wittman made his first playoff appearance as a head coach and led Washington to its first playoff berth since 2008. Under Wittman, Washington won its first playoff series since 2005, defeating the Chicago Bulls in five games in the first round. The team advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals where they fell in six games to the Indiana Pacers, marking the first time since the 1978-79 season that the team had won two games in the second round of the playoffs. Wittman earned a place in the record books during the teams postseason run he, as he became just the fifth head coach in NBA history to win his first three career NBA road playoff games and joined Pat Riley as the only other coach in NBA history to go 5-1 in his first six career playoff matchups on the road.

During the 2013-14 regular season campaign, Wittman led the team to its highest win total since the 2004-05 season and their 22 road wins were tied for best in the east and fourth-best in franchise history. Washington beat every Eastern Conference opponent for the first time since 2007-08 and Wittman was in charge of a club that finished sixth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at .380 (647-1,704) and eighth in assists per game at 23.3. Washington ranked ninth in opponent scoring, allowing 99.4 points per game.

In his first full season as Wizards head coach in 2012-13, Wittman guided the team to a defensive effort that ranked as one of the leagues best. The team held opponents to .440 percent shooting from the field (lowest in franchise history and fifth in the NBA) and 95.2 points per game, the lowest points per game average since the 2002-03 season. Another improvement under Wittman was the teams play on their home court at Verizon Center. The teams 22-19 finish at home dur-ing the 2012-13 season marked their best home record since the 2007-08 season (25-16). The Wizards averaged 97.9 points per game on .452 from the field, while holding opponents to 95.2 points per game on .435 shooting from the field at home.

Following the teams 2-15 start to the 2011-12 season, Wittman took over and led the Wizards to an 18-31 record, which included a strong finish to the season where the team won eight of their final 10 games (including their last six in a row). During the six-game winning streak to conclude the season, the Wizards held opponents to 84.7 points per game on .399 shooting from the field. In the same stretch, the Wizards averaged 99.2 points per game on .481 shooting from the field. Under Wittmans leadership, the teams defensive efforts improved considerably. Washington held opponents to 92.0 points per game on .439 shooting from the field in their last 25 contests to close out the 2011-12 season.

Prior to coming to Washington, Wittman served as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves from January 23, 2007 to December 8, 2008. That marked his third stint with the Timberwolves, as he also served as an assistant coach with Minnesota from 1994-1999 and from 2001-2005.

Wittman earned his first NBA head coaching job in Cleveland, where he led the Cavaliers for two seasons from 1999-2001. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers in 1992, and later worked as an assistant for the Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic.

A 1983 graduate of Indiana University, Wittman played collegiately under Bobby Knight, helping the Hoosiers to a NCAA championship in 1981. Wittmans best season at Indiana came during his senior campaign where he averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game and was named co-Big 10 Player of the Year. He was originally drafted by the Washington Bullets with the 22nd pick of the 1983 NBA Draft, but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks prior to the start of the 1983-84 season. Wittman played nine seasons in the NBA for Atlanta, Sacramento and Indiana before retiring in 1992 with a career average of 7.4 points per game (.501 FG%) in 543 games. He averaged 10 or more points in three straight seasons from 1985-1988. During the 1985-86 season, Wittman averaged a career-high 12.9 points per game.

Wittmans numbers increased in the playoffs during his career as he averaged 12.8 points per game in 38 playoff games with the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers. Wittman averaged 17.8 points per game in nine playoff games for the Hawks during the 1985-86 season and 16.4 points per game in nine playoff games during the 1986-87 season also for the Hawks.

As a two-time academic All-American at Indiana, he was also named the Co-Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior in 1983. Wittman was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1995 and was named to the Indiana Silver Anniversary Basketball Team in March of 1996. In 1997, Wittman was inducted to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. A native of Indianapolis, Wittman and his wife, Kathy, have two children, Ryan a former standout for Cornells mens basketball team, and Lauren, a graduate of Indiana University.



Don NewmanAssistant Coach

Don Newman is in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards. Newman brings more than 20 years of experience to the Wizards staff, including the past seven seasons as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. During his successful tenure with the Spurs, Newman worked under Gregg Popovich and helped lead San Antonio to a pair of NBA Championships (2005 and 2007), a pair of Western Conference championships (2005 and 2007) and five Division titles (2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012). In each of Newmans seven seasons on the bench, the Spurs won 50 of more games, including a 50-16 mark last season en route to a Southwest Division title.

Newman originally joined the NBA as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1999. In his four seasons with the Bucks, Milwaukee made three playoff appearances and won the Central Division title in the 2000-01 season. Newman served as an assistant with the New Jersey during the 2003-04 season, in which the Nets captured the Atlantic Division title and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. He also served as an assistant for USA Basketball during the 2

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