Duke graduate Nick Arison is now the CEO of the Miami Heat.
Arison, a former Blue Devil basketball manager under head coach Mike Krzyzewski, has been a Heat employee since 1995, working there full time since his graduation from Duke in 2003.
His father, Micky Arison, is the franchise's managing general partner.
“This is something Nick has been working towards his whole life. He’s more prepared for this job than I was at his age when I became CEO of Carnival,” Micky Arison said in a Heat press release. “I have the utmost confidence that Nick will continue to lead the Heat as a model NBA franchise for many years to come.”
Here is a look back at the Chronicle's coverage of Arison and other Duke alumni in NBA front offices.
April 5, 2011: DUKE IN THE FRONT OFFICE
April 6, 2011: Coach K's influence extends beyond the court
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