Joe Prunty is an assistant basketball

Basketball

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 coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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 of the NBA.

Early career

Born in Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale, California

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, Prunty attended Fremont High School

Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, California)

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 in Sunnyvale and went on to graduate in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications from Cal Poly Pomona

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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. He began his coaching career in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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 at University of San Diego High School

University of San Diego High School

The University of San Diego High School , also known as The University High School or "Uni", was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California...

 and St. Augustine High School.

NBA coaching career

In 1996, Prunty joined the coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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 as an assistant video coordinator, eventually being promoted to assistant coach in 2002. In 2005, he joined the coaching staff of the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

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. In 2008, he joined the coaching staff of the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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.

Prunty served as the Blazers' head coach during the NBA Summer League

NBA Summer League

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in 2008 and 2009.