[1] Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he played as a small forward during his college basketball career with the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and graduated in 1997.

[5] Unseld went directly from college to the NBA, starting as a personnel scout for the Washington Wizards, working for his father who was general manager.

[7] In 2011, Unseld Jr. left the Wizards for the Golden State Warriors after being denied a position as a front-row bench coach.

[10] When his lifelong friend, Tim Connelly, became general manager of the Denver Nuggets in 2015, he offered Unseld a job as an assistant coach.

[14] Unseld Jr. signed a four-year contract to become the head coach of the Washington Wizards on July 17, 2021.