K.C. Jones

K.C. Jones
	Jones with the Boston Celtics in 1960
Personal information
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
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1958–1967
Position	Point guard
Number	27, 25
Coaching career	1967–1998
Career history
As player:
1958–1967	Boston Celtics
As 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 and awards
	As player: 8× NBA champion (1959–1966); No. 25 retired by Boston Celtics; 2× NCAA champion (1955, 1956); Consensus second-team All-American (1956); No. 4 retired by San Francisco Dons; As assistant coach: 2× NBA champion (1972, 1981); As coach: 2× NBA champion (1984, 1986); 5× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1975, 1984–1987); Top 15 Coaches in NBA History; Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2016);
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
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

K.C. Jones (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).^[1] 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.^[2] He is the only African-American coach other than Bill Russell to have won multiple NBA championships,^[3]^[4] 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.

^ "NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones". NBA.com.
^ Berkman, Seth (June 19, 2016), "N.B.A. Finals Legend or Loser? Luck Is Often the Difference", The New York Times
^ "K.C. Jones death & cause of death - What killed Legendary Celtics player, coach K.C. Jones, Age & Obituary". December 25, 2020.
^ "Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. February 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[1] "NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones". NBA.com.

[berkman-2] Berkman, Seth (June 19, 2016), "N.B.A. Finals Legend or Loser? Luck Is Often the Difference", The New York Times

[3] "K.C. Jones death & cause of death - What killed Legendary Celtics player, coach K.C. Jones, Age & Obituary". December 25, 2020.

[4] "Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. February 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

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