The Indiana Pacers Have Fired Head Coach Frank Vogel

May 6, 2016 0

Chs6WmzWMAAq0IX-500x366 The Indiana Pacers Have Fired Head Coach Frank Vogel

Frank Vogel’s days as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers is now over. Larry Bird and the Indiana Pacers have announced that they won’t be moving forward with Frank Vogel as their head coach.

via Indiana Pacers:

“I want to thank Frank for his time in Indiana,” said Bird. “We know he’ll be successful down the road and end up getting a job, but for us, I just feel it’s time to move in a different direction.”

Vogel stepped in as interim coach, Jan. 30, 2011, replacing Jim O’Brien, and was named head coach July 6, 2011. In five-plus seasons, Vogel compiled a 250-181 record, five NBA Playoff appearances, two Central Division championships and two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The search for a new coach will begin immediately.

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