Editing Bill Cartwright (section)

==Coaching career==
A year after his retirement, Cartwright joined the Bulls once again as an assistant coach under Phil Jackson ahead of the [[1996–97 NBA season]]. He was a member of the championship-winning teams in [[1997 NBA Finals|1997]] and [[1998 NBA Finals|1998]]. The Bulls went through significant changes following the [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98 season]], with not only Jordan and Pippen leaving, but [[Tim Floyd]] taking over as head coach from Jackson. The Bulls had a lengthy rebuilding effort, and Cartwright took over the Bulls 27 games into the [[2001–02 Chicago Bulls season|2001–02 season]], going 17–38 after the team's 4–23 start under Floyd and interim head coach [[Bill Berry (basketball)|Bill Berry]], the latter whom coached for two games before Cartwright was named interim head coach. The Bulls finished 21–61 on the year and the following season Cartwright was promoted from interim to permanent head coach. In the [[2002–03 Chicago Bulls season|2002–03 season]] the Bulls finished 30–52, but Cartwright would last only 14 games into the [[2003–04 Chicago Bulls season|2003–04 season]] — going 4–10 — before being fired.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/cartwright_relieved_031124.html|title=Cartwright Relieved as Bulls Head Coach|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> [[Pete Myers]] and finally [[Scott Skiles]] coached the Bulls immediately following Cartwright's tenure.

In 2004, the [[New Jersey Nets]] hired Cartwright as an assistant coach under [[Lawrence Frank]]. In 2008, Cartwright was named as an assistant coach for the [[Phoenix Suns]] under [[Terry Porter]]. Suns [[General manager (basketball)|general manager]] [[Steve Kerr]] hired the former big man to help coach veteran big man [[Shaquille O'Neal]], all-star [[Amar'e Stoudemire]], and upcoming draft picks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2008/06/19/20080619sunscoach.html|title=Suns fill out coaching staff|publisher=The Arizona Republic|first=Paul|last=Coro|date=June 19, 2008|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> After the Suns dismissed Porter and promoted assistant [[Alvin Gentry]], Cartwright stayed on as assistant coach with the team.

In January 2013, Cartwright was hired to coach [[Osaka Evessa]] of the Japanese [[bj league]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8868242/bill-cartwright-hired-coach-osaka-team-japan|title=Cartwright hired to coach Osaka team in Japan|date=January 22, 2013|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/03/basketball/bj-league/osaka-coach-cartwright-puts-focus-on-fundamentals/#.VEDAqlf9W8o |title=Osaka coach Cartwright puts focus on fundamentals |website=www.japantimes.co.jp |date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806052503/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/02/03/basketball/bj-league/osaka-coach-cartwright-puts-focus-on-fundamentals/#.VEDAqlf9W8o |url-status=dead }}</ref> There, he was credited for turning the franchise around.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill Cartwright Has Turned Around Japan Franchise |url=https://www.slamonline.com/archives/bill-cartwright-has-turned-around-japan-franchise/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[SLAM Magazine]] |date=30 March 2013}}</ref> When Cartwright arrived, Evessa had lost 19 of its 24 games. With Cartwright at the helm, the team won 17 of its final 28 games, including 10 straight at one point, posting a 22–30 record for the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Japan, Bill Cartwright Speaks the Language of Winning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/sports/basketball/in-japan-bill-cartwright-speaks-the-language-of-winning.html |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=13 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Ed Odeven |title=Cartwright gives parting thoughts on experience in Japan |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/08/basketball/bj-league/cartwright-gives-parting-thoughts-on-experience-in-japan/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[The Japan Times]] |date=8 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403051457/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/08/basketball/bj-league/cartwright-gives-parting-thoughts-on-experience-in-japan/#.WsMN3XbP1qY |archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> He did not return the following season, citing his desire to be closer to his family in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ed Odeven |title=Family priorities factored into decision to stop coaching Osaka Evessa: Cartwright |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/01/basketball/cartwright-wont-return-as-head-coach-of-evessa/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[The Japan Times]] |date=1 July 2013}}</ref>

In September 2014, Cartwright was hired as the head coach of the [[Mexico men's national basketball team]] ahead of the [[Basketball at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games|2014 Central American and Caribbean Games]], replacing recently fired [[Sergio Valdeolmillos]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former three-time NBA champion Bill Cartwright appointed Mexico coach |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/cartwright-appointed-mexico-coach |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[FIBA]] |date=25 September 2014}}</ref> Five months later, he was replaced by [[Eddie Casiano]] who himself was fired after only two months without coaching a game and replaced by the aforementioned Valdeolmillos.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Paul Weir |title=Revolutionary Road |url=https://www.slamonline.com/international/costa-rica-revolutionary-road/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[SLAM Magazine]] |date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico Gone Rogue-er? |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/mexico-gone-rogue-er |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=[[FIBA]] |date=15 May 2015}}</ref>