| Wes Unseld | |
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| Position(s): Center/Forward |
Jersey #(s): 41 |
| Born: March 14, 1946 Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Year(s): 1968–1981 | |
| NBA Draft: 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |
| College: University of Louisville | |
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| Career stats | |
| Points | 10,624 |
| Rebounds | 13,769 |
| Assists | 3,822 |
| Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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Early life and college career
Unseld starred on a Seneca High School team that won two state championships. Seneca High School is a public high school in Louisville Kentucky, located in the Hikes Point area In 1965, Unseld began playing center for the University of Louisville, where he averaged 35. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 8 points per game and 23. 6 rebounds per game in 14 games with a freshman team. He was a 3-year letter winner, scored 1,686 points in 82 games (20. 6 points per game), grabbed 1,551 rebounds (18. 9 rebounds per game), led the conference in rebounding in 1966, 1967 and 1968, and led Louisville to a 60-22 record with two trips to the NCAA tournament and one trip to the NIT tournament. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Unseld is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of
NBA years
Unseld was drafted 2nd overall in the first round by the Baltimore Bullets in 1968, and helped lead the Bullets (who had finished in last place in the Eastern division the previous year) to a 57-25 record and a division title. The 1968 NBA Draft produced future Hall of Famers with the first two picks Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld. Unseld averaged 18.2 rebounds per game that year, and became only the second player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season (Wilt Chamberlain being the first). This list exhibits the National Basketball Association 's top rookie single-season rebounding averages The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA award given since the 1952–53 NBA season, to the Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards Unseld was also named the Sporting News MVP that year. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports He was one of the best defensive players of his era, and in 1975, he led the NBA in rebounding. The following season, he led the NBA in field goal percentage with a . 561 percentage.
Famed for his rebounding, bone-jarring picks and ability to ignite a fast break with his crisp, accurate outlet passes, Unseld made up for his lack of size (6’7”) with brute strength and sheer determination. Unseld took the Bullets franchise to four NBA Finals, and won the championship in 1978 over the Seattle Supersonics, in which he was named the Finals MVP. The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played He ended his playing career following the 1980-1981 season, and his #41 jersey was retired by the Bullets shortly thereafter. The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association.
In 1988, Unseld was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 1996, he was named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen
General manager and head coach
After his retirement in 1981 he moved into a front office position with the Bullets where he served as vice president for six years before being named head coach in 1987. His tenure as coach was nowhere near as successful as his playing career, and he resigned following the 1994 season with a 202-345 record (. 369). Unseld became Washington's General Manager in 1996 and guided the team to the playoffs only once during his tenure.
Post NBA career
Unseld now operates a private school which started in 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland, where both, his wife Constance, and his daughter Kimberley work as school's teachers. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [1] The school has an infant and toddlers program and continues to the 8th grade.
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| Preceded by Earl Monroe |
NBA Rookie of the Year 1969 |
Succeeded by Lew Alcindor |
| Preceded by Wilt Chamberlain |
NBA Most Valuable Player 1968-69 |
Succeeded by Willis Reed |
| Preceded by Bill Walton |
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player 1978 |
Succeeded by Dennis Johnson |
| Preceded by Kevin Loughery |
Washington Bullets Head Coach 1987–1994 |
Succeeded by Jim Lynam |
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