“I love what my dad taught me and modeled for me - not just with coaching but as a husband, as a father, as a teacher, as someone in our community that cared and worked to make things better. I watched my dad and learned a lot about a lot of things, not just basketball.”

American professional basketball coach

Michael Vincent Budenholzer is an American professional basketball coach. He most recently served as head coach of the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. Budenholzer is known for coaching at the highest level of professional basketball, including his most recent role with Phoenix. His career is tied to the NBA and to the demands of leading teams through long seasons, where strategy, adjustment, and discipline matter most.