K. C. Jones
American basketball player and coach (1932-2020) · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 88
K.C. Jones Jr. 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.
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Larry Bird Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1979-1988
Nate Archibald Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1978-1983
Danny Ainge Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1981-1988
Bill Russell Teammate at San Francisco Dons men's basketball, 1953-1956
Bill Walton Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1985-1988
Gary Payton Teammate at Seattle SuperSonics, 1990-1992
Dave Cowens Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1978-1980
Wes Unseld Teammate at Washington Wizards, 1973-1976- Dale Ellis Teammate at Seattle SuperSonics, 1989-1991
- Chris Ford Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1978-1982
- Terry Duerod Teammate at Boston Celtics, 1980-1982
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As a player, he is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career, and is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 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.
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