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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American basketball player and coach (1950–2021)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the men's and women's basketball coach who also coached the Los Angeles Lakers, see <a href="/wiki/Paul_Westhead" title="Paul Westhead">Paul Westhead</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Paul Westphal</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Westphal_in_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Paul_Westphal_in_2014.jpg/220px-Paul_Westphal_in_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Paul_Westphal_in_2014.jpg/330px-Paul_Westphal_in_2014.jpg 1.5x, 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U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">195 lb (88 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aviation_High_School_(California)" title="Aviation High School (California)">Aviation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach, California</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_men%27s_basketball" title="USC Trojans men's basketball">USC</a> (1969–1972)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: 1st round, 10th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1972–1984</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">Shooting guard</a> / <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">44</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Coaching career</th><td class="infobox-data">1985–2016</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As player:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1975</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975</a>–<a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1980</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–1981</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1982</a>–<a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1983</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–1984</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Phoenix Suns</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As coach:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1985–1986</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Christian_University" title="Arizona Christian University">Southwestern Baptist Bible</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1986–1988</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Antelopes_men%27s_basketball" title="Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball">Grand Canyon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1992</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Phoenix Suns (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Phoenix Suns</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Seattle SuperSonics</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2001–2006</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_Waves_men%27s_basketball" title="Pepperdine Waves men's basketball">Pepperdine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–2008</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><b>As player:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1977 NBA All-Star Game">1977</a>–<a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1981 NBA All-Star Game">1981</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1980</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year" title="NBA Comeback Player of the Year">NBA Comeback Player of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1983</a>)</li> <li>No. 44 <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns_Ring_of_Honor" title="Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor">retired by Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> – <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1971 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1971</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-American – <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Basketball_Coaches" title="National Association of Basketball Coaches">NABC</a> (<a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1972</a>)</li> <li>Third-team All-American – NABC (1971)</li> <li>2× Third-team All-American – <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> (1971, 1972)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pacific-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams">All-Pac-8</a> (1970, 1971)</li> <li>Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972)</li> <li>No. 25 <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="USC Trojans men's basketball">retired by USC Trojans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._high_school_basketball_national_player_of_the_year_awards" title="List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards">National high school player of the year</a> (1968)</li></ul> <p><b>As coach:</b> </p> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_head_coach" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game head coach">NBA All-Star Game head coach</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1993 NBA All-Star Game">1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Men%27s_Basketball_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Men's Basketball Championships">NAIA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_NAIA_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a> regular season champion (2002)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career playing statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">12,809 (15.6 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">3,591 (4.4 apg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">1,022 (1.3 spg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/78500">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2063085#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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1.2em">318–279 (.533)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em">College</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">159–98 (.619)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height: 1.2em"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/westppa01c.html">Record</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2063085#P4718" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DCDCDC !important;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/paul-westphal">Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DCDCDC !important;"><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame">Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Paul Douglas Westphal</b> (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021) was an American <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and coach. </p><p>Westphal played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) from 1972 to 1984. Playing the guard position, he won an NBA championship with the <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1973–74 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> in <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a>. Westphal played in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> again in <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a> as a member of the <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1975–76 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>. His NBA career also included stints with the <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>. In addition to being a five-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star</a> selection, Westphal earned three <a href="/wiki/All-NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA">All-NBA</a> First Team selections and one Second Team honor. </p><p>After his playing career ended, Westphal coached for Southwestern Baptist Bible College (now <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Christian_University" title="Arizona Christian University">Arizona Christian University</a>), <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Antelopes_men%27s_basketball" title="Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball">Grand Canyon University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_Waves_men%27s_basketball" title="Pepperdine Waves men's basketball">Pepperdine University</a>, and served also as head coach of the Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> in the NBA. Westphal coached the Suns to the NBA Finals in <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a>. </p><p>In 2019, Westphal was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg/120px-Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg" decoding="async" width="120" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg/180px-Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg/240px-Paul_Westphal_USC.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="515" /></a><figcaption>Westphal with USC</figcaption></figure> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California">Torrance, California</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Westphal went to <a href="/wiki/Aviation_High_School_(California)" title="Aviation High School (California)">Aviation High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a> from 1966 to 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-seattletimes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattletimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> and played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_men%27s_basketball" title="USC Trojans men's basketball">Trojans</a> at <a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a>. </p><p>USC had a 24–2 (.923) <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Win–loss record">record</a> in <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1971</a>, setting a Trojans record for winning percentage. In that era, the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-8 Conference</a> sent only one team (champion <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team">UCLA</a>) to the 25-team <a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_basketball_tournament" title="1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> and none to the 16-team <a href="/wiki/1971_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1971 National Invitation Tournament">National Invitation Tournament</a> (NIT). </p><p>Westphal was an <a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> team <a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">captain</a> in <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1972</a>. Playing for USC from 1970 to 1972, he averaged 16.9 <a href="/wiki/Points_per_game" title="Points per game">points per game</a> and led the Trojans with 20.3 points per game in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-usc_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Celtics_(1972–1975)"><span id="Boston_Celtics_.281972.E2.80.931975.29"></span>Boston Celtics (1972–1975)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Boston Celtics (1972–1975)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1972–73 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> selected Westphal tenth overall in the <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972 NBA draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-usc_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After three seasons in Boston, including a <a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">championship</a> in <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1973–74 Boston Celtics season">1974</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-amocpr_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amocpr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Celtics traded Westphal and two second round draft picks to the <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1975–76 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> for <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Charlie Scott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cdwpcs_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cdwpcs-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phoenix_Suns_(1975–1980)"><span id="Phoenix_Suns_.281975.E2.80.931980.29"></span>Phoenix Suns (1975–1980)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Phoenix Suns (1975–1980)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Westphal_1975_press_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Paul_Westphal_1975_press_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="193" height="265" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption>Westphal in 1975.</figcaption></figure> <p>In his first season with in Phoenix, Westphal helped the Suns reach their first <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, against the <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1975–76 Boston Celtics season">Celtics</a>. In Game 5 of that series, often called <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals#Game_5" title="1976 NBA Finals">"the greatest game ever played"</a> in NBA history,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he made several critical plays that pushed the game into triple overtime before Boston prevailed.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-harris_01022021_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harris_01022021-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-suiorsn_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suiorsn-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ctchag_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ctchag-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notably, Westphal exploited a loophole within NBA rules that effectively allowed the Suns to cede a point to get the ball at half-court with two seconds remaining at the end of the second overtime; the Suns tied the game thanks to the loophole.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Westphal was sixth in the NBA in scoring average for the <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> season at 25.2 points per game,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also the first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_H%E2%80%93O%E2%80%93R%E2%80%93S%E2%80%93E_Competition" title="NBA All-Star Weekend H–O–R–S–E Competition">NBA All-Star Weekend H-O-R-S-E Competition</a> champion.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1978–79 Phoenix Suns season">season</a>, he was seventh in scoring average with 24.0 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Supersonics_(1980–1981)"><span id="Seattle_Supersonics_.281980.E2.80.931981.29"></span>Seattle Supersonics (1980–1981)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Seattle Supersonics (1980–1981)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1979–80 Phoenix Suns season">1979–80</a> season in early June, the Suns traded Westphal to the <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-wphexbs_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wphexbs-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dwspd_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwspd-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-etypfv_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etypfv-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played 36 games in the 1980–81 season, limited by a stress fracture in his right foot. He was a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> after the season, but Seattle held the <a href="/wiki/Right_of_first_refusal" title="Right of first refusal">right of first refusal</a>. He was unable to come to terms with the Sonics.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Knicks_(1982–1983)"><span id="New_York_Knicks_.281982.E2.80.931983.29"></span>New York Knicks (1982–1983)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New York Knicks (1982–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After missing most of the 1981–82 season, Westphal signed with the <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1981–82 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> in late February 1982 after Seattle declined to match the offer.<sup id="cite_ref-pakk_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakk-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year" title="NBA Comeback Player of the Year">NBA Comeback Player of the Year</a> in 1982–83, when he averaged 10 points and 5.5 assists and helped the Knicks qualify for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Phoenix_(1983–1984)"><span id="Return_to_Phoenix_.281983.E2.80.931984.29"></span>Return to Phoenix (1983–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Return to Phoenix (1983–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He signed a two-year contract with Phoenix in September <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">1983</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-mvssr_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mvssr-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Suns waived him in October <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1984–85 Phoenix Suns season">1984</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his NBA career, Westphal scored a total of 12,809 points for an average of 15.6 points per game, with 3,591 assists for an average of 4.4 assists per game. He also had 1,580 rebounds, for an average of 1.9 per game. Westphal was a five-time All-Star, a three-time All-NBA first team selection, and a one-time second team All-NBA selection. He is Phoenix's fifth all-time leading scorer (9,564), averaging 20.6 points in six seasons (1975–80, 1983–84). His No. 44 was <a href="/wiki/Retired_number" title="Retired number">retired</a> by the Suns, and he is a member of their <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns_Ring_of_Honor" title="Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Westphal was also inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame</a> as a player on September 6, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Westphal's coaching career started in 1985 at Southwestern Baptist Bible College (now <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Christian_University" title="Arizona Christian University">Arizona Christian University</a>), located in Phoenix. After compiling a 21–9 record in his lone season there, he moved on to <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_University" title="Grand Canyon University">Grand Canyon College</a>, also in Phoenix, and after two seasons led them to the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> national title in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-wccsports_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wccsports-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988</a>, after three years in the college ranks, Westphal became an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> under head coach <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992</a>, he succeeded Fitzsimmons as head coach of the Suns.<sup id="cite_ref-wccsports_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wccsports-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-release_westphal_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-release_westphal-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With players such as <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a>, rookie <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dumas" title="Richard Dumas">Richard Dumas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a>, the Suns made it to the <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> in Westphal's first season as a coach, but lost to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> in six games.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the Suns made the playoffs during each of Westphal's seasons as coach, they did not return to the Finals, and Westphal was let go during the 1995–96 season.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as an assistant coach for a high school team in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> for two years before he returned to the NBA as a coach with the SuperSonics for the 1998–99 season.<sup id="cite_ref-seattletimes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattletimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He coached in Seattle until he was fired 15 games into the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Westphal returned to the college ranks in April 2001 at <a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_University" title="Pepperdine University">Pepperdine University</a>. In his first season, Westphal led the <a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_Waves_men%27s_basketball" title="Pepperdine Waves men's basketball">Waves</a> to a 22–9 record and tied the nationally ranked <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2001–02 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team">Gonzaga Bulldogs</a> for the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a> title. The team received an at-large berth to the <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a>, but lost 83–74 to <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest</a> in the first round, played at <a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena" title="ARCO Arena">ARCO Arena</a> in Sacramento. This was the only postseason berth during the rest of Westphal's five-year tenure and he finished with an overall record of 74–72. After a 7–20 season in 2005–06, Westphal was fired on March 15, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 28, 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> announced they had hired Westphal as an assistant coach under head coach <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Johnson was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Carlisle" title="Rick Carlisle">Rick Carlisle</a>, Westphal left coaching to become executive vice-president of basketball operations (under <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Nelson" title="Donnie Nelson">Donnie Nelson</a>) for the Mavericks in October 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 10, 2009, Westphal was named head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Westphal was fired from the Kings on January 5, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-release_westphal_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-release_westphal-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2014–15 season, Westphal was hired by the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> as an assistant to new head coach <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hollins" title="Lionel Hollins">Lionel Hollins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hollins had previously served as Westphal's assistant coach in Phoenix. When the Nets fired Hollins in January 2016, Westphal left the team.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_career">Broadcasting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Broadcasting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Westphal also worked as a studio analyst for <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_SoCal" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports SoCal">Fox Sports Net West/Prime Ticket</a> for <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> games, first joining them during the Clippers' run in the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">2006 NBA Playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_player_statistics">NBA player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: NBA player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1972–73 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>60</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>8.0</td> <td>.420</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.779</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>1.2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>4.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1973–74 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>14.2</td> <td>.501</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.732</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>7.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1974–75 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>19.3</td> <td>.510</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.763</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.4</td> <td>9.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1975–76 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td><b>36.1</b></td> <td>.494</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.830</td> <td><b>3.2</b></td> <td>5.4</td> <td><b>2.6</b></td> <td><b>.5</b></td> <td>20.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1976–77 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>32.1</td> <td>.518</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.825</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.3</td> <td>21.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1977–78 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>31.0</td> <td>.516</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.813</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.4</td> <td><b>25.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1978–79 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>32.6</td> <td><b>.535</b></td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>.837</td> <td>2.0</td> <td><b>6.5</b></td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>24.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1979–80 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>32.5</td> <td>.525</td> <td>.280</td> <td><b>.862</b></td> <td>2.3</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>21.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>29.9</td> <td>.442</td> <td>.240</td> <td>.832</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.4</td> <td>16.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1981–82 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>12</td> <td>25.1</td> <td>.443</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.766</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>11.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1982–83 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>59</td> <td>24.7</td> <td>.459</td> <td><b>.292</b></td> <td>.804</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>59</td> <td>2</td> <td>14.7</td> <td>.460</td> <td>.269</td> <td>.824</td> <td>.7</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.1</td> <td>7.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>823</td> <td>155</td> <td>25.5</td> <td>.504</td> <td>.275</td> <td>.820</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.3</td> <td>15.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>25.6</td> <td>.632</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.688</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>19.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>GP </th> <th>MPG </th> <th>FG% </th> <th>3P% </th> <th>FT% </th> <th>RPG </th> <th>APG </th> <th>STL </th> <th>BLK </th> <th>PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 NBA Playoffs">1973</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1972–73 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td>.487 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>.714 </td> <td>.6 </td> <td>.8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>3.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 NBA Playoffs">1974</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1973–74 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>.460 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>.714 </td> <td>1.2 </td> <td>1.7 </td> <td>.4 </td> <td>.1 </td> <td>5.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 NBA Playoffs">1975</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1974–75 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>16.6 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>1.2 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>.5 </td> <td>.2 </td> <td>8.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 NBA Playoffs">1976</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1975–76 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td><b>19</b> </td> <td><b>36.1</b> </td> <td><b>.511</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>.763 </td> <td>2.5 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td><b>1.8</b> </td> <td><b>.5</b> </td> <td>21.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NBA Playoffs">1978</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1977–78 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>33.0 </td> <td>.468 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td><b>.889</b> </td> <td><b>3.0</b> </td> <td><b>9.5</b> </td> <td>.5 </td> <td>.0 </td> <td><b>26.0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NBA Playoffs">1979</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1978–79 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>35.6 </td> <td>.495 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span> </td> <td>.788 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td>.3 </td> <td>22.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 NBA Playoffs">1980</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1979–80 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>31.6 </td> <td>.486 </td> <td>.083 </td> <td>.875 </td> <td>1.3 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td>.4 </td> <td>20.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 NBA Playoffs">1983</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1982–83 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>26.0 </td> <td>.440 </td> <td><b>.375</b> </td> <td>.769 </td> <td>1.3 </td> <td>5.7 </td> <td>.3 </td> <td>.3 </td> <td>9.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NBA Playoffs">1984</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1983–84 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>.222 </td> <td>.875 </td> <td>.5 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>.7 </td> <td>.0 </td> <td>5.3 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Career </td> <td>107 </td> <td>22.9 </td> <td>.481 </td> <td>.207 </td> <td>.789 </td> <td>1.4 </td> <td>3.3 </td> <td>.9 </td> <td>.2 </td> <td>12.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Westphal was married to Cindy Westphal and they had two children together.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a Christian.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2020, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> reported that he was diagnosed with brain cancer<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he succumbed to in <a href="/wiki/Scottsdale,_Arizona" title="Scottsdale, Arizona">Scottsdale, Arizona</a> on January 2, 2021, at age 70.<sup id="cite_ref-harris_01022021_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harris_01022021-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: NBA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Regular season </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">G </td> <td>Games coached </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W </td> <td>Games won </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">L </td> <td>Games lost </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W–L % </td> <td>Win–loss % </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Playoffs </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PG </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff games </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff wins </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PL </td> <td>Playoff losses </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW–L % </td> <td>Playoff win–loss % </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games">G</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Win–loss perecentage">W–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Finish </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games">PG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games won">PW</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games lost">PL</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games win–loss percentage">PW–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1992–93 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>62</td> <td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>.542 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1993–94 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2nd in Pacific</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>.600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_playoffs" title="1994 NBA playoffs">Conference semifinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1994–95 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1st in Pacific</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>.600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_playoffs" title="1995 NBA playoffs">Conference semifinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1995–96 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>.424</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1998–99 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>25</td> <td>25</td> <td>.500</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in Pacific</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in Pacific</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_playoffs" title="2000 NBA playoffs">first round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>.400</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2009–10 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>25</td> <td>57</td> <td>.305</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in Pacific</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2010–11 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in Pacific</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2011–12 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>.286</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(fired)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>597</td> <td>318</td> <td>279</td> <td>.533</td> <td> </td> <td>49</td> <td>27</td> <td>22</td> <td>.551</td> <td>  </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College">College</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Westphal&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GCU_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCU-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Statistics overview </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference </th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Postseason </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Christian_University" title="Arizona Christian University">Southwestern Baptist Bible Eagles</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="United States Collegiate Athletic Association">National Little College Athletic Association</a>)</i> <small>(1985–1986)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–86 </td> <td>Southwestern Baptist Bible </td> <td>21–9</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>NLCAA Tournament </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Southwestern Baptist Bible:</b> </td> <td>21–9 (.700)</td> <td></td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Antelopes_men%27s_basketball" title="Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball">Grand Canyon Antelopes</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA independent</a>)</i> <small>(1986–1988)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986–87 </td> <td>Grand Canyon </td> <td>26–12</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffbf2f"> <td>1987–88 </td> <td>Grand Canyon </td> <td>37–6</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_NAIA_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament">NAIA Champions</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Grand Canyon:</b> </td> <td>63–18 (.778)</td> <td></td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Pepperdine_Waves_men%27s_basketball" title="Pepperdine Waves men's basketball">Pepperdine Waves</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">West Coast Conference</a>)</i> <small>(2001–2006)</small> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdd99"> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2001–02</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Pepperdine_Waves_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2001–02 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team">Pepperdine</a> </td> <td>21–9</td> <td>13–1</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 64</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2002–03</a> </td> <td>Pepperdine </td> <td>15–13</td> <td>7–7</td> <td>4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2003–04</a> </td> <td>Pepperdine </td> <td>15–15</td> <td>9–5</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2004–05</a> </td> <td>Pepperdine </td> <td>17–14</td> <td>6–8</td> <td>T–5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2005–06</a> </td> <td>Pepperdine </td> <td>7–20</td> <td>3–11</td> <td>8th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Pepperdine:</b> </td> <td>75–71 (.514)</td> <td>38–32 (.543)</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>159–98 (.619)</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td colspan="9"> <p><span style="background-color: #ffbf2f; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> National champion  </small> <span style="background-color: #e0b0ff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Postseason invitational champion  </small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #ffdd99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference regular season champion   </small> <span style="background-color: #d9a53d; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference regular season and conference tournament champion</small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #bbffff; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Division regular season champion</small> <span style="background-color: #6699CC; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Division regular season and conference tournament champion</small> <br /> <span style="background-color: #ffff99; width:20px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span><small> Conference tournament champion</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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April 6, 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Arizona+Sports&rft.atitle=Suns+Ring+of+Honor+member+Paul+Westphal+named+to+Hall+of+Fame&rft.date=2019-04-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farizonasports.com%2Fstory%2F1842211%2Fsuns-ring-honor-member-paul-westphal-named-hall-fame%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/suns/features/suns-legend-paul-westphal-inducted-naismith-basketball-hall-fame">"Suns Legend Paul Westphal Inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame"</a>. <i>Phoenix Suns</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Phoenix+Suns&rft.atitle=Suns+Legend+Paul+Westphal+Inducted+into+Naismith+Basketball+Hall+of+Fame&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fsuns%2Ffeatures%2Fsuns-legend-paul-westphal-inducted-naismith-basketball-hall-fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wccsports-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wccsports_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wccsports_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011633/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072001aan.html">"Paul Westphal, the former head coach of the Phoenix Suns and the Seattle SuperSonics, will be introduced tomorrow afternoon as the new head basketball coach at Pepperdine – West Coast Conference Official Athletics Site"</a>. 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March 16, 2006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Westphal+dismissed+as+Pepperdine+coach&rft.date=2006-03-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fmens-college-basketball%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D2370314&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Former-NBA-coach-Westphal-joins-Mavericks-staff-8640058.php">"Former NBA coach Westphal joins Mavericks staff"</a>. <i>Plainview Herald</i>. June 28, 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Plainview+Herald&rft.atitle=Former+NBA+coach+Westphal+joins+Mavericks+staff&rft.date=2007-06-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myplainview.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2FFormer-NBA-coach-Westphal-joins-Mavericks-staff-8640058.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3630417">"Mavs hire Westphal as VP of basketball operations"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. October 7, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Mavs+hire+Westphal+as+VP+of+basketball+operations&rft.date=2008-10-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D3630417&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFeigen2009" class="citation web cs1">Feigen, Jonathan (June 10, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Sacramento-to-hire-Westphal-3296089.php">"Sacramento to hire Westphal"</a>. <i>SFGATE</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=SFGATE&rft.atitle=Sacramento+to+hire+Westphal&rft.date=2009-06-10&rft.aulast=Feigen&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fsports%2Farticle%2FSacramento-to-hire-Westphal-3296089.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Westphal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7428725/sacramento-kings-fire-paul-westphal-sign-keith-smart">"NBA's slow-starting Kings fire coach Westphal"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">Johnny Kerr</a> (1968–1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Jerry Colangelo</a> # (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a> (1970–1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Butch_van_Breda_Kolff" title="Butch van Breda Kolff">Butch van Breda Kolff</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Jerry Colangelo</a> (1972–1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_MacLeod_(basketball)" title="John MacLeod (basketball)">John MacLeod</a> (1973–1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Arsdale" title="Dick Van Arsdale">Dick Van Arsdale</a> # (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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href="/wiki/Eric_Bridgeland" title="Eric Bridgeland">Eric Bridgeland</a> # (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Asbury" title="Tom Asbury">Tom Asbury</a> (2008–2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marty_Wilson_(basketball)" title="Marty Wilson (basketball)">Marty Wilson</a> (2011–2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Romar" title="Lorenzo Romar">Lorenzo Romar</a> (2018–2024)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Schilling" title="Ed Schilling">Ed Schilling</a> (2024– )</span></li></ul> <p><i># denotes interim head coach</i> </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sacramento_Kings_head_coaches" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Marshall_(basketball)" title="Tom Marshall (basketball)">Tom Marshall</a> (1955–1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Wolf_(basketball)" title="Charles Wolf (basketball)">Charles Wolf</a> (1960–1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_McMahon" title="Jack McMahon">Jack McMahon</a> (1963–1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Jucker" title="Ed Jucker">Ed Jucker</a> (1967–1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> (1969–1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Draff_Young" title="Draff Young">Draff Young</a> # (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1941)" title="Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)">Phil Johnson</a> (1973–1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Staverman" title="Larry Staverman">Larry Staverman</a> # (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a> (1978–1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_McKinney_(basketball)" title="Jack McKinney (basketball)">Jack McKinney</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1941)" title="Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)">Phil Johnson</a> (1984–1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reynolds_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jerry Reynolds (basketball, born 1944)">Jerry Reynolds</a> # (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (1987–1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reynolds_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jerry Reynolds (basketball, born 1944)">Jerry Reynolds</a> (1988–1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a> 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title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Lacy" title="Edgar Lacy">Lacy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Westphal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Tom_McMillen" title="Tom McMillen">McMillen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Lucas" title="Maurice Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Buckner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cartwright" title="Bill Cartwright">Cartwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Albert_King_(basketball)" title="Albert King (basketball)">King</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Clark_Kellogg" title="Clark Kellogg">Kellogg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale" title="Wayman Tisdale">Tisdale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(basketball,_born_1964)" title="Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)">R. 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Reid">Reid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Lopez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bibby" title="Mike Bibby">Bibby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rashard_Lewis" title="Rashard Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bender" title="Jonathan Bender">Bender</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Darius_Miles" title="Darius Miles">Miles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Telfair" title="Sebastian Telfair">Telfair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Monta_Ellis" title="Monta Ellis">Ellis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/O._J._Mayo" title="O. 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Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Stewart" title="Isaiah Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Dariq_Whitehead" title="Dariq Whitehead">Whitehead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Boozer" title="Cameron Boozer">Boozer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Flagg</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Phoenix_Suns_seasons" title="List of Phoenix Suns seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2024–25 Phoenix Suns season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E56020 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;;width:1%">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum">Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E56020 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;;width:1%">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mat_Ishbia" title="Mat Ishbia">Mat Ishbia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_Ishbia" title="Justin Ishbia">Justin Ishbia</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(basketball,_born_1980)" title="James Jones (basketball, born 1980)">James Jones</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mike_Budenholzer" title="Mike Budenholzer">Mike Budenholzer</a></dd> <dt>CEO</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bartelstein" title="Josh Bartelstein">Josh Bartelstein</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E56020 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">R. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Barnett" title="Dick Barnett">Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Beckman" title="John Beckman">Beckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Belov" title="Sergei Belov">Belov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Blazejowski" title="Carol Blazejowski">Blazejowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Borgmann" title="Bennie Borgmann">Borgmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Braun_(basketball)" title="Carl Braun (basketball)">Braun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brennan_(basketball)" title="Joseph Brennan (basketball)">Brennan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Cervi" title="Al Cervi">Cervi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Cheeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Clayton" title="Zack Clayton">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper-Dyke" title="Cynthia Cooper-Dyke">Cooper-Dyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_Dampier" title="Louie Dampier">Dampier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Davies" title="Bob Davies">Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Drexler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Dumars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Edwards" title="Teresa Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Endacott" title="Paul Endacott">Endacott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Friedman_(basketball)" title="Marty Friedman (basketball)">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikos_Galis" title="Nikos Galis">Galis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Ginóbili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Goodrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresa_Grentz" title="Theresa Grentz">Grentz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Guerin" title="Richie Guerin">Guerin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Hanson" title="Vic Hanson">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Hardaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marques_Haynes" title="Marques Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Holman" title="Nat Holman">Holman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Hyatt" title="Charley Hyatt">Hyatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Isaacs" title="John Isaacs">Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Jeannette" title="Buddy Jeannette">Jeannette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Jenkins" title="Fats Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">D. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">M. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="K. C. Jones">K. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman" title="Nancy Lieberman">Lieberman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hort%C3%AAncia_Marcari" title="Hortência Marcari">Marcari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ar%C5%ABnas_Mar%C4%8Diulionis" title="Šarūnas Marčiulionis">Marčiulionis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slater_Martin" title="Slater Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_McDermott" title="Bobby McDermott">McDermott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_McGuire" title="Dick McGuire">D. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">R. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Moncrief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_Moore" title="Pearl Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_Page" title="Harlan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Petrovi%C4%87" title="Dražen Petrović">Petrović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Posey" title="Cumberland Posey">Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Roosma" title="John Roosma">Roosma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Russell" title="Honey Russell">J. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schommer" title="John Schommer">Schommer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Sedran" title="Barney Sedran">Sedran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">K. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Staley" title="Dawn Staley">Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Steinmetz" title="Christian Steinmetz">Steinmetz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Swoopes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Timms" title="Michele Timms">Timms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Vandivier" title="Fuzzy Vandivier">Vandivier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wanzer" title="Bobby Wanzer">Wanzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Westphal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">J. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynette_Woodard" title="Lynette Woodard">Woodard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boswell" title="Sonny Boswell">Boswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Cooper_(basketball)" title="Chuck Cooper (basketball)">C. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">M. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Curry" title="Denise Curry">Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Dalipagi%C4%87" title="Dražen Dalipagić">Dalipagić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Dandridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">DeBusschere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Dehnert" title="Dutch Dehnert">Dehnert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Foster" title="Harold E. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Fulks" title="Joe Fulks">Fulks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laddie_Gale" title="Laddie Gale">Gale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Gasol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Gates" title="Pop Gates">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Gola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Hagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">Havlicek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Hawkins" title="Connie Hawkins">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Hudson" title="Lou Hudson">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">L. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">G. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">B. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radivoj_Kora%C4%87" title="Radivoj Korać">Korać</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Kukoč</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katrina_McClain" title="Katrina McClain">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branch_McCracken" title="Branch McCracken">B. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McCracken" title="Jack McCracken">J. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Mikkelsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Miller" title="Cheryl Miller">C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pollard" title="Jim Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pullins" title="Albert Pullins">Pullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ra%C4%91a" title="Dino Rađa">Radja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Schmidt" title="Ernest Schmidt">E. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt" title="Oscar Schmidt">O. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Thompson" title="Cat Thompson">C. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">T. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Walker" title="Chet Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nera_White" title="Nera White">N. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">Yardley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barlow_(basketball)" title="Thomas Barlow (basketball)">Barlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelmo_Beaty" title="Zelmo Beaty">Beaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarzan_Cooper" title="Tarzan Cooper">T. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kre%C5%A1imir_%C4%86osi%C4%87" title="Krešimir Ćosić">Ćosić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Joan Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Daniels" title="Mel Daniels">Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_DeBernardi" title="Forrest DeBernardi">DeBernardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Divac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Donovan" title="Anne Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Griffith" title="Yolanda Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Gruenig" title="Ace Gruenig">Gruenig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusia_Harris" title="Lusia Harris">Harris-Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Houbregs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman_Jackson" title="Inman Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skinny_Johnson" title="Skinny Johnson">W. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_Krause" title="Moose Krause">M. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Macauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubiratan_Pereira_Maciel" title="Ubiratan Pereira Maciel">Maciel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Meneghin" title="Dino Meneghin">Meneghin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretch_Murphy" title="Stretch Murphy">S. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Mutombo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Risen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uljana_Semjonova" title="Uljana Semjonova">Semjonova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Sikma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Thurmond" title="Nate Thurmond">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wachter" title="Ed Wachter">Wachter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ora_Washington" title="Ora Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_coaches_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Coaches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Adelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lidiya_Alekseyeva" title="Lidiya Alekseyeva">Alexeeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phog_Allen" title="Phog Allen">P. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Harold Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Auriemma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Barmore" title="Leon Barmore">Barmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barry" title="Sam Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bess" title="Gene Bess">Bess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Blair" title="Gary Blair">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Blood" title="Ernest Blood">Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boeheim" title="Jim Boeheim">Boeheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Calhoun" title="Jim Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Calipari" title="John Calipari">Calipari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cann" title="Howard Cann">Cann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Carlson" title="Doc Carlson">Carlson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Carnesecca" title="Lou Carnesecca">Carnesecca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Carnevale" title="Ben Carnevale">Carnevale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Carril" title="Pete Carril">Carril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Case" title="Everett Case">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Chancellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)" title="John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)">Chaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Conradt" title="Jody Conradt">Conradt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Crum" title="Denny Crum">Crum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Dean" title="Everett Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_D%C3%ADaz-Miguel" title="Antonio Díaz-Miguel">Díaz-Miguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Diddle" title="Edgar Diddle">Diddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Drake" title="Bruce Drake">Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefty_Driesell" title="Lefty Driesell">Driesell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Ferr%C3%A1ndiz" title="Pedro Ferrándiz">Ferrándiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Gaines" title="Clarence Gaines">Gaines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandro_Gamba" title="Sandro Gamba">Gamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Gardner_(basketball)" title="Jack Gardner (basketball)">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gaze" title="Lindsay Gaze">Gaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slats_Gill" title="Slats Gill">Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gomelsky" title="Alexander Gomelsky">Gomelsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Gunter" title="Sue Gunter">Gunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Harshman" title="Marv Harshman">Harshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Haskins" title="Don Haskins">Haskins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hatchell" title="Sylvia Hatchell">Hatchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hickey" title="Eddie Hickey">Hickey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hixon" title="David Hixon">Hixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Hobson" title="Howard Hobson">Hobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Huggins" title="Bob Huggins">Huggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hughes_(basketball)" title="Robert Hughes (basketball)">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hurley" title="Bob Hurley">Hurley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Iba" title="Henry Iba">Iba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Izzo" title="Tom Izzo">Izzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">P. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doggie_Julian" title="Doggie Julian">Julian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Keady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Keaney" title="Frank Keaney">Keaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Keogan" title="George Keogan">Keogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Krzyzewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kundla" title="John Kundla">Kundla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Lambert" title="Ward Lambert">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Lewis" title="Guy Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Litwack" title="Harry Litwack">Litwack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Loeffler" title="Ken Loeffler">Loeffler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Lonborg" title="Dutch Lonborg">Lonborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Magee" title="Herb Magee">Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arad_McCutchan" title="Arad McCutchan">McCutchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muffet_McGraw" title="Muffet McGraw">McGraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire" title="Al McGuire">A. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McGuire" title="Frank McGuire">F. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Meanwell" title="Walter Meanwell">Meanwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Meyer" title="Ray Meyer">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Miller" title="Ralph Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Moore" title="Billie Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Mulkey" title="Kim Mulkey">Mulkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleksandar_Nikoli%C4%87" title="Aleksandar Nikolić">Nikolić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirko_Novosel" title="Mirko Novosel">Novosel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lute_Olson" title="Lute Olson">Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Redin" title="Harley Redin">Redin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Richardson" title="Nolan Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cesare_Rubini" title="Cesare Rubini">Rubini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Rupp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Rush" title="Cathy Rush">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Ryan" title="Bo Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Sachs" title="Lenny Sachs">Sachs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Self" title="Bill Self">Self</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Shelton" title="Everett Shelton">Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Sloan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Smith_(basketball_coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Smith (basketball coach) (page does not exist)">C. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Smith" title="Dean Smith">D. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Stanley" title="Marianne Stanley">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stevens_(basketball)" title="Barbara Stevens (basketball)">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Vivian_Stringer" title="C. Vivian Stringer">Stringer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summitt" title="Pat Summitt">Summitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sutton" title="Eddie Sutton">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Tarkanian" title="Jerry Tarkanian">Tarkanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Taylor_(basketball,_born_1924)" title="Fred Taylor (basketball, born 1924)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_Teague" title="Bertha Teague">Teague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(basketball)" title="John Thompson (basketball)">J. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Tomjanovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_VanDerveer" title="Tara VanDerveer">VanDerveer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Wade_(basketball)" title="Margaret Wade (basketball)">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Watts" title="Stan Watts">Watts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Williams" title="Gary Williams">G. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Roy Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolpert" title="Phil Woolpert">Woolpert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten" title="Morgan Wootten">Wootten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Wright_(basketball)" title="Jay Wright (basketball)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Yow" title="Kay Yow">Yow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Contributors" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Contributors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senda_Berenson_Abbott" title="Senda Berenson Abbott">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Ackerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Attles" title="Al Attles">Attles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Barksdale" title="Don Barksdale">Barksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Baumann_(basketball)" title="Patrick Baumann (basketball)">Baumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clair_Bee" title="Clair Bee">Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Biasone" title="Danny Biasone">Biasone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bunn_(basketball)" title="John Bunn (basketball)">Bunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Clifton" title="Nat Clifton">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Colangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(businessman)" title="Bill Davidson (businessman)">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Douglas" title="Bob Douglas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alva_Duer" title="Alva Duer">Duer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Embry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Fagan" title="Cliff Fagan">Fagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Fisher" title="Harry A. Fisher">Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fleisher" title="Larry Fleisher">Fleisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Garfinkel" title="Howard Garfinkel">Garfinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Gavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Granik" title="Russ Granik">Granik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Gulick_(physician)" title="Luther Gulick (physician)">Gulick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Harrison_(basketball)" title="Les Harrison (basketball)">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Henderson" title="Edwin Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Hepp" title="Ferenc Hepp">Hepp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Hickox" title="Edward J. 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O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">L. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Olsen" title="Harold Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Podoloff" title="Maurice Podoloff">Podoloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Porter" title="H. V. Porter">Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Raveling" title="George Raveling">Raveling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Reid_(basketball)" title="William Reid (basketball)">Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Reinsdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Ripley" title="Elmer Ripley">Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satch_Sanders" title="Satch Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abe_Saperstein" title="Abe Saperstein">Saperstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Schabinger" title="Arthur Schabinger">Schabinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Simon_(businessman)" title="Herb Simon (businessman)">Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_St._John" title="Lynn St. John">St. John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Alonzo_Stagg" title="Amos Alonzo Stagg">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borislav_Stankovi%C4%87" title="Borislav Stanković">Stanković</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Steitz" title="Ed Steitz">Steitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(salesman)" title="Chuck Taylor (salesman)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Thorn" title="Rod Thorn">Thorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oswald_Tower" title="Oswald Tower">Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Trester" title="Arthur Trester">Trester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Valvano" title="Jim Valvano">Valvano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Vitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Wells" title="Clifford Wells">Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Welts" title="Rick Welts">Welts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Wilke" title="Louis Wilke">Wilke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Winter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zollner" title="Fred Zollner">Zollner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Referees" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Referees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Bavetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Enright_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Enright (referee)">Enright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darell_Garretson" title="Darell Garretson">Garretson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hepbron" title="George Hepbron">Hepbron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hoyt" title="George Hoyt">Hoyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_P._Kennedy" title="Matthew P. 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