Rod Higgins

Roderick Dwayne Higgins (born January 31, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who formerly served as president of basketball operations for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets. He is also the father of former Charlotte Bobcats point guard Cory Higgins.

Rod Higgins
Personal information
Born (1960-01-31) January 31, 1960
Monroe, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolThornton Township
(Harvey, Illinois)
CollegeFresno State (1978–1982)
NBA draft1982: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1982–1994
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number22, 55, 21, 23, 32
Career history
1982–1985Chicago Bulls
1985Seattle SuperSonics
1985–1986Tampa Bay Thrillers
1986San Antonio Spurs
1986Tampa Bay Thrillers
1986New Jersey Nets
1986Chicago Bulls
1986–1992Golden State Warriors
1992Olympiacos
1992–1993Sacramento Kings
1993–1994Cleveland Cavaliers
1994Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-PCAA (1981, 1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points7,011 (9.0 ppg)
Rebounds2,819 (3.6 rpg)
Assists1,254 (1.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'7" forward from California State University, Fresno, Higgins played 13 seasons (1982–1994) in the NBA as a member of the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, the Golden State Warriors, the Sacramento Kings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 9 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game during his NBA career. After his playing career ended Higgins served as an assistant coach with the Warriors until 2000 when he was named assistant general manager of the Washington Wizards. He was re-hired by the Warriors on May 20, 2004 joining former teammate Chris Mullin in the team's front office.

On May 31, 2007, he was hired as the second general manager of the Charlotte Hornets (then the Charlotte Bobcats), replacing Bernie Bickerstaff.[1] In 2011, he became the team's president of basketball operations after Rich Cho was hired as general manager.[2] On June 13, 2014, Higgins stepped down as President of Basketball Operations for the Charlotte Hornets.[3][4]

Higgins also holds a distinct NBA record for playing for the most teams in one season with 4. In the 1985–86 season he played for the Seattle Supersonics, the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, and the Chicago Bulls.

NBA GM record
TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostResult
GS2004–05 3448.4145th in Pacific Division––Missed Playoffs
GS2005–06 3448.4145th in Pacific Division––Missed Playoffs
GS2006–07 4230.5123rd in Pacific Division56Lost In Second Round
CHA2007–08 3250.3904th in Southeast Division––Missed Playoffs
CHA2008–09 3547.4264th in Southeast Division––Missed Playoffs
CHA2009–10 4438.5374th in Southeast Division04Lost In First Round
CHA2010–11 3448.4144th in Southeast Division––Missed Playoffs
Total 256313.4490 Division
Titles		5100 Championships

References
  1. "Bobcats hire Warriors general manager Higgins". ESPN.com. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  2. Olson, Casey (June 15, 2011). "Decatur grad, Rich Cho, hired as the Charlotte Bobcats' new general manager". Federal Way Mirror. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011.
  3. Polacek, Scott. "Rod Higgins Steps Down as Hornets' President of Basketball Operations". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  4. "Hornets' Higgins resigns as team president". ESPN.com. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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