K. C. Jones
Jones with the Boston Celtics in 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 25, 1932 Taylor, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 25, 2020 (aged 88) Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Commerce (San Francisco, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | San Francisco (1952–1956) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1956: 2nd round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1958–1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 27, 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1967–1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1958–1967 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1967–1970 | Brandeis | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Harvard (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | San Diego Conquistadors | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Capital / Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1977 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1983 | Boston Celtics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Boston Celtics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | New England Blizzard | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Career playing statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 5,011 (7.4 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,399 (3.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,908 (4.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Career coaching record | |||||||||||||||
| ABA & NBA | 552–306 (.643) | ||||||||||||||
| Record at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
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K. C. Jones Jr. (May 25, 1932 – December 25, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he won 11 of his 12 NBA championships (eight as a player, two as an assistant coach, and two as a head coach). As a player, he is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career, and is one of three NBA players with an 8–0 record in NBA Finals series. He is the only African-American coach other than Bill Russell to have won multiple NBA championships, and one of eight players to ever achieve the basketball Triple Crown. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.