Eugene Scapes (Gene) Littles (born June 29, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m He played professional basketball for six years. He played collegiately at High Point University, and was selected in the 5th round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. High Point University is a private, selective Liberal arts University in High Point North Carolina, USA, affiliated with the The 1969 NBA Draft drastically changed the franchise fortunes of two teams He opted to play in the ABA instead, and spent five years with the Carolina Cougars and one year--the final year of the ABA's existence--with the Kentucky Colonels. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National Carolina Cougars was a Basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from late 1969 through 1974 The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's 9 years
After his playing career, Littles got into coaching, and became an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. He got his first taste of head coaching when George Karl was dismissed at the end of the 1985-86 season. George Matthew Karl (born May 12 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA and American Basketball Association The 1985–86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. The Cavaliers next year hired Lenny Wilkens, however. Leonard Randolph "Lenny" Wilkens (born October 28 1937 in Brooklyn, New York U
In 1990, Littles got a second NBA head coaching job, with the Charlotte Hornets — replacing Dick Harter. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. Dick Harter (born October 14 1930 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is an American Basketball coach who has served as both a head and He lasted as season and a half with the recent-expansion Hornets, until he was replaced with Allan Bristow at the end of the 1990-1991 season. Allan Mercer Bristow Jr (born August 23 1951 in Richmond Virginia) is an American former professional Basketball player coach and executive The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. Littles would later become an assistant with the Denver Nuggets, and served as an interim coach during the 1994-95 season, in between Dan Issel and Bernie Bickerstaff. The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. Daniel (Dan Paul Issel (born October 25 1948 in Batavia Illinois) is a retired American professional Basketball player and coach Bernard Tyrone "Bernie" Bickerstaff (born November 2, 1944 in Benham Kentucky) is an assistant coach for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls
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| Preceded by George Karl |
Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1986 (interim) |
Succeeded by Lenny Wilkens |
| Preceded by Dick Harter |
Charlotte Hornets Head Coach 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Allan Bristow |
| Preceded by Dan Issel |
Denver Nuggets Head Coach 1995 (interim) |
Succeeded by Bernie Bickerstaff |
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