Rod Thorn

American basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1941 · age 85

Rodney King Thorn is an American basketball executive and a former professional player, coach and Olympic Committee Chairman with a career spanning over 50 years. In 2018, Thorn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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2015John Bunn AwardAward2002NBA Executive of the Year AwardAward1964NBA All-Rookie TeamAward1941Born23 May 1941

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ClubYearsMatchesGoals

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball1960-1963

Chicago Bulls

Spirits of St. Louis

Seattle SuperSonics

Atlanta Hawks

Detroit Pistons

Media & music

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Members of the 1963-64 Baltimore Bullets, From left to rightː Rod Thorn, Charles Hardnett, Walt Bellamy, Gus Johnson and Terry Dischinger. Thorn was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor, Bellamy and Johnson as individual players, and Dischinger as part of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team.

Awards

John Bunn Award2015

NBA Executive of the Year Award2002

NBA All-Rookie Team1964

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United States

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Basketball Players from the United States 6

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