Jack McCloskey

John William McCloskey (Jack)

Born: September 19, 1925
College: University of Pennsylvania
As Player: 1 G, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.0 APG (Full Record)
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 48-116, .293 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Detroit Pistons: December 11, 1979 to June 1, 1992
• Minnesota Timberwolves: June 1, 1992 to May 11, 1995
• Toronto Raptors: April 1, 2004 to June 7, 2004

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Detroit Pistons Franchise

• January 8, 1980: Signed Jackie Robinson to a 10-day contract.
• January 24, 1980: Traded Jim McElroy to the Atlanta Hawks for Ron Lee, a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Brad Branson) and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Jonathan Moore).
• February 4, 1980: Traded Bob Lanier to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kent Benson and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Larry Drew).
• March 5, 1980: Signed Steve Malovic as a free agent.
• March 17, 1980: Signed Jackie Robinson to a 10-day contract.
• June 10, 1980: Selected Larry Drew (1st round, 17th pick), Brad Branson (2nd round, 45th pick), Jonathan Moore (3rd round, 64th pick), Darwin Cook (4th round, 70th pick), Tony Fuller (5th round, 93rd pick), Tony Turner (6th round, 116th pick), Carl Pierce (7th round, 139th pick), Leroy Loggins (8th round, 161st pick) and Terry Dupris (9th round, 180th pick) in the 1980 NBA Draft.
• June 12, 1980: Signed Jackie Robinson as a free agent.
• June 12, 1980: Leon Douglas signed as a veteran free agent with the Kansas City Kings; received a 1981 1st round draft pick (Kelly Tripucka) as compensation.
• July 17, 1980: Signed Keith Herron as a free agent.
• October 1, 1980: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Harvey Knuckles) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Wayne Robinson.
• October 7, 1980: Traded a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Richard Anderson) to the Houston Rockets for Paul Mokeski.
• November 12, 1980: Signed Larry Wright as a veteran free agent and sent a 1981 3rd round draft pick (Mike Ferrara) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Michael Britt) to the Washington Bullets as compensation.
• December 1, 1980: Signed Norman Black to a 10-day contract.
• December 5, 1980: Signed Lee Johnson as a free agent.
• January 27, 1981: Signed Edmund Lawrence to a 10-day contract.
• June 9, 1981: Selected Isiah Thomas (1st round, 2nd pick), Kelly Tripucka (1st round, 12th pick), John May (4th round, 71st pick), Don Koonce (4th round, 89th pick), George DeVone (5th round, 94th pick), Vince Brookins (6th round, 117th pick), Greg Nance (7th round, 140th pick), Joe Schoen (8th round, 163rd pick), Eddie Baker (9th round, 185th pick) and Melvin Maxwell (10th round, 205th pick) in the 1981 NBA Draft.
• June 11, 1981: Purchased Edgar Jones from the New Jersey Nets.
• August 26, 1981: Traded Larry Drew to the Kansas City Kings for a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Tony Costner).
• September 25, 1981: Purchased Brad Branson from the Dallas Mavericks.
• October 1, 1981: Traded a 1982 3rd round draft pick (Jerry Eaves) to the Utah Jazz for Jeff Judkins.
• November 2, 1981: Signed Glenn Hagan as a free agent.
• November 23, 1981: Signed Alan Hardy as a free agent.
• November 23, 1981: Traded Greg Kelser to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vinnie Johnson.
• February 16, 1982: Traded Phil Hubbard, Paul Mokeski, a 1982 1st round draft pick (John Bagley) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kenny Carr and Bill Laimbeer.
• February 28, 1982: Signed Steve Hayes as a free agent.
• June 23, 1982: Traded Kenny Carr to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1982 1st round draft pick (Ricky Pierce).
• June 29, 1982: Selected Cliff Levingston (1st round, 9th pick), Ricky Pierce (1st round, 18th pick), Walker Russell (4th round, 78th pick), John Ebeling (5th round, 101st pick), Gary Holmes (6th round, 124th pick), Dean Marquardt (7th round, 147th pick), Brian Nyenhuis (8th round, 170th pick), Kevin Smith (9th round, 193rd pick) and David Coulthard (10th round, 214th pick) in the 1982 NBA Draft.
• August 2, 1982: Jeff Judkins signed as a veteran free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers; received a 1984 3rd round draft pick (Tim Kearney) as compensation.
• September 22, 1982: Traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer) to the Indiana Pacers for Tom Owens.
• October 7, 1982: Traded Steve Hayes to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Dennis Rodman).
• October 22, 1982: Signed Jim Zoet as a free agent.
• November 28, 1982: Signed Scott May as a free agent.
• December 28, 1982: Signed Jim Smith as a free agent.
• January 1, 1983: Signed James Wilkes as a free agent.
• February 10, 1983: Traded Edgar Jones to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Eric Turner) and a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Andre Goode).
• February 13, 1983: As part of a 3-team trade, the Detroit Pistons traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Tony Costner) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Lorenzo Charles) to the Atlanta Hawks; the Atlanta Hawks traded Steve Hawes to the Seattle SuperSonics; and the Seattle SuperSonics traded Ray Tolbert to the Detroit Pistons.
• February 19, 1983: Signed Jim Johnstone as a free agent.
• June 28, 1983: Selected Antoine Carr (1st round, 8th pick), Erich Santifer (3rd round, 55th pick), Steve Bouchie (4th round, 78th pick), Ken Austin (5th round, 101st pick), Derek Perry (6th round, 124th pick), Rob Gonzalez (7th round, 147th pick), George Wenzel (8th round, 170th pick), Marlow McLain (9th round, 192nd pick) and Ike Person (10th round, 213th pick) in the 1983 NBA Draft.
• August 18, 1983: Traded a 1984 3rd round draft pick (Tim Kearney) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Petur Gudmundsson.
• October 17, 1983: Traded Ricky Pierce to the San Diego Clippers for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Hornacek) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Dalrymple).
• October 17, 1983: Traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Hornacek) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Dalrymple) to the Phoenix Suns for David Thirdkill.
• November 12, 1983: Signed Earl Cureton as a veteran free agent and sent a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Toney Mack) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Stefano Rusconi) to the Philadelphia 76ers as compensation.
• December 22, 1983: Signed Lionel Hollins as a veteran free agent.
• June 6, 1984: Signed Jerome Henderson as a free agent.
• June 18, 1984: Traded Antoine Carr, Cliff Levingston, a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Augusto Binelli) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Terence Bailey) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dan Roundfield.
• June 19, 1984: Selected Tony Campbell (1st round, 20th pick), Eric Turner (2nd round, 32nd pick), Kevin Springman (3rd round, 66th pick), Phillip Smith (4th round, 89th pick), Rick Doyle (5th round, 112th pick), Rennie Bailey (6th round, 135th pick), Barry Francisco (7th round, 158th pick), Dale Roberts (8th round, 181st pick), Ben Tower (9th round, 203rd pick) and Dan Pelekoudas (10th round, 225th pick) in the 1984 NBA Draft.
• September 26, 1984: Lionel Hollins signed as a veteran free agent with the Houston Rockets; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• September 28, 1984: Signed Bobby Cattage as a free agent.
• October 12, 1984: Signed Sidney Lowe as a free agent.
• October 24, 1984: Signed Dale Wilkinson as a free agent.
• November 7, 1984: Signed Major Jones as a free agent.
• November 7, 1984: Signed Terry Teagle as a free agent.
• November 8, 1984: Signed Lorenzo Romar as a free agent.
• November 24, 1984: Signed Brook Steppe as a free agent.
• June 6, 1985: Signed Jerome Henderson as a free agent.
• June 17, 1985: Traded Dan Roundfield to the Washington Bullets for Mike Gibson and Rick Mahorn.
• June 18, 1985: Selected Joe Dumars (1st round, 18th pick), Andre Goode (3rd round, 60th pick), Richie Johnson (3rd round, 64th pick), Spud Webb (4th round, 87th pick), Mike Lahm (5th round, 110th pick), Vincent Giles (6th round, 133rd pick) and Frank James (7th round, 156th pick) in the 1985 NBA Draft.
• November 4, 1985: Signed Walker Russell as a free agent.
• November 18, 1985: Terry Tyler signed as a veteran free agent with the Sacramento Kings; received a 1986 1st round draft pick (John Salley) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Rickie Winslow) as compensation. Detroit had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Sacramento in either 1986 or 1987 (they chose 1987).
• November 21, 1985: Signed Ron Crevier as a free agent.
• November 29, 1985: Signed Chuck Nevitt as a free agent.
• May 19, 1986: Brook Steppe signed as a veteran free agent with the Sacramento Kings; received FROM_TRADE as compensation.
• June 17, 1986: Selected John Salley (1st round, 11th pick), Dennis Rodman (2nd round, 27th pick), Chauncey Robinson (4th round, 86th pick), Clarence Hanley (5th round, 109th pick), Greg Grant (6th round, 132nd pick) and Larry Polec (7th round, 155th pick) in the 1986 NBA Draft.
• August 21, 1986: Traded Earl Cureton and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Rickie Winslow) to the Chicago Bulls for Sidney Green.
• August 21, 1986: Traded Kent Benson and Kelly Tripucka to the Utah Jazz for Adrian Dantley, a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson).
• September 15, 1986: Signed Jim Thomas as a free agent.
• September 29, 1986: Signed Joe Binion as a free agent.
• September 30, 1986: Traded John Long to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Fred Banks) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Doug Overton).
• October 22, 1986: Signed John Schweitz as a free agent.
• November 17, 1986: Signed Jeff Taylor as a free agent.
• January 7, 1987: Signed Cozell McQueen to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 29, 1987: Traded a 1987 1st round draft pick (Ken Norman) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Kurt Nimphius.
• June 21, 1987: Traded a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys) to the Phoenix Suns for William Bedford.
• June 22, 1987: Selected Fred Banks (2nd round, 24th pick), Eric White (3rd round, 65th pick), Dave Popson (4th round, 88th pick), Gerry Wright (5th round, 111th pick), Antoine Joubert (6th round, 134th pick) and Mark Gottfried (7th round, 157th pick) in the 1987 NBA Draft.
• October 6, 1987: Signed Ralph Lewis as a free agent.
• October 8, 1987: Tony Campbell signed as a veteran free agent with the Washington Bullets; received a 1989 2nd round draft pick as compensation. The 2nd round draft pick was contingent upon Campbell making Washington's roster but he did not do so.
• October 27, 1987: Kurt Nimphius signed as a veteran free agent with the San Antonio Spurs; received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe) as compensation.
• October 29, 1987: Traded Sidney Green to the New York Knicks for Ron Moore and a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Fennis Dembo).
• November 26, 1987: Traded cash, a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson) to the Utah Jazz for Darryl Dawkins.
• February 24, 1988: Traded Ron Moore and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Richard Dumas) to the Phoenix Suns for James Edwards.
• April 24, 1988: Signed Walker Russell as a veteran free agent.
• June 28, 1988: Selected Fennis Dembo (2nd round, 30th pick), Micheal Williams (2nd round, 48th pick) and Lee Johnson (3rd round, 72nd pick) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
• December 30, 1988: Signed Steve Harris to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 5, 1989: Traded Dick Versace (coach) to the Indiana Pacers for a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Melvin Levett).
• January 12, 1989: Signed Pace Mannion to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 15, 1989: Traded Adrian Dantley and a 1991 1st round draft pick (LaBradford Smith) to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre.
• February 23, 1989: Signed John Long as a free agent.
• March 6, 1989: Signed Jim Rowinski to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 27, 1989: Selected Kenny Battle (1st round, 27th pick) in the 1989 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1989: Traded Kenny Battle and Micheal Williams to the Phoenix Suns for Anthony Cook.
• July 15, 1989: Signed Scott Hastings as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 18, 1989: Signed Stan Kimbrough as a free agent.
• October 6, 1989: Signed Dave Greenwood as an unrestricted free agent.
• December 6, 1989: Signed Gerald Henderson as an unrestricted free agent.
• March 28, 1990: Signed Ralph Lewis to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• June 27, 1990: Selected Lance Blanks (1st round, 26th pick) in the 1990 NBA Draft.
• September 4, 1990: Signed Tree Rollins as an unrestricted free agent.
• September 28, 1990: Traded Anthony Cook to the Denver Nuggets for a 1992 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Detroit was conditional and was not exercised.
• January 25, 1991: Signed John Long to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 12, 1991: Signed John Long as a free agent.
• February 24, 1991: Signed Gerald Henderson to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 15, 1991: Signed Gerald Henderson as a free agent.
• June 26, 1991: Selected Doug Overton (2nd round, 40th pick) in the 1991 NBA Draft.
• July 18, 1991: Signed Charles Thomas as a free agent.
• August 13, 1991: Traded Scott Hastings and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Robert Werdann) to the Denver Nuggets for Orlando Woolridge.
• August 13, 1991: Traded James Edwards to the Los Angeles Clippers for Jeff Martin and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Lou Roe).
• August 27, 1991: Signed Brad Sellers as a free agent.
• September 5, 1991: Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Conrad McRae) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Frankie King) to the Washington Bullets for Darrell Walker.
• November 2, 1991: Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
• January 21, 1992: Signed Gerald Henderson to the first of two 10-day contracts.

Minnesota Timberwolves Franchise

• June 24, 1992: Selected Christian Laettner (1st round, 3rd pick), Marlon Maxey (2nd round, 28th pick), Chris Smith (2nd round, 34th pick) and Tim Burroughs (2nd round, 51st pick) in the 1992 NBA Draft.
• July 2, 1992: Signed Gundars Vetra as a free agent.
• August 5, 1992: Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
• September 8, 1992: Traded Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson to the Indiana Pacers for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams.
• September 13, 1992: Traded Tony Campbell to the New York Knicks for a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Amal McCaskill).
• September 25, 1992: Traded Scott Brooks to the Houston Rockets for a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Jerome Allen).
• November 15, 1992: Traded Gerald Glass and Mark Randall to the Detroit Pistons for Lance Blanks, Brad Sellers and a 2000 2nd round draft pick. The 2nd round draft pick traded to Minnesota was conditional and was not exercised.
• June 30, 1993: Selected Isaiah Rider (1st round, 5th pick) and Sherron Mills (2nd round, 29th pick) in the 1993 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1993: Traded Felton Spencer to the Utah Jazz for Mike Brown.
• August 2, 1993: Signed Brad Davis as a free agent.
• August 2, 1993: Signed Brian Davis as a free agent.
• August 30, 1993: Signed Stanley Jackson as a free agent.
• October, 1993: Signed Jo Jo English as a free agent.
• November 4, 1993: Traded Jo Jo English to the Chicago Bulls for a future draft pick. The future draft pick traded to Minnesota was conditional and was not exercised.
• February 21, 1994: Signed Corey Williams to a 10-day contract.
• February 23, 1994: Traded Luc Longley and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Dragan Tarlac) to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King.
• April 13, 1994: Signed Andres Guibert as a free agent.
• June 29, 1994: Selected Donyell Marshall (1st round, 4th pick) and Howard Eisley (2nd round, 30th pick) in the 1994 NBA Draft.
• June 29, 1994: Traded a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Joseph Blair) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Zeljko Rebraca.
• August 1, 1994: Signed Askia Jones as a free agent.
• September 26, 1994: Signed Pat Durham as a free agent.
• September 27, 1994: Signed Charles Shackleford as a free agent.
• November 1, 1994: Traded a 1997 1st round draft pick (Kelvin Cato) to the Dallas Mavericks for Sean Rooks.
• November 11, 1994: Signed Winston Garland as a free agent.
• November 24, 1994: Signed Pat Durham as a free agent.
• December 16, 1994: Signed Greg Foster as a free agent.
• February 13, 1995: Signed Darrick Martin to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 18, 1995: Traded Donyell Marshall to the Golden State Warriors for Tom Gugliotta.
• March 7, 1995: Signed Darrick Martin to a contract for the rest of the season.