By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Washington Wizards have fired head coach Randy Wittman. This comes after the team went 41-41 this past season and missed the playoffs.
We previously reported that this news was expected. He then was given the news officially following their regular season finale.

The Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 109-98 in his final game with the team.
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“There were high internal and external expectations for this team coming into this season based on the momentum we had generated over the previous two years,” Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the inconsistency of the team’s performance and effort, particularly on our home court, did not allow us to meet those expectations and we decided a coaching change was needed.”
As the Wizards head coach, he went 178-199 in 4 1/2 seasons. Twice during his tenure, he guided the Wizards to the postseason, before losing in the Conference semifinals each time in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
“Randy should be commended for the job he did in taking over as head coach during a very difficult time for our franchise and for helping to establish a culture and identity that led to success,” Grunfeld said in the statement. “This was a very tough decision on a personal level, and we wish Randy and his family the best moving forward.”
Wittman took over as interim head coach during the 2011-12 season. He went 18-31 in the 49 games.
The team decided to keep him for the 2012-13 season, where he guided the team to a 29-53 mark. After that point, the Wizards had at least 41 wins in the next three seasons.
Wittman guided the team to 46 wins during the 2014-15 season.
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“I love this job,” he said before the season finale and he learned his fate. “I’m going to come to work until they tell me I can’t. I’m proud of what we’ve done here. I took over 4½ years ago, and this was a sideshow. And we slowly changed the culture of this team. And we had a slip-up this year.
“I’m proud of the work that I’ve done here. I am. I’m proud of our guys. They played hard to the end, playing for nothing. They gave me that. I’ll be here first thing in the morning. So if you want to come by, I’ll be here.”
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