After playing his collegiate ball at the University of Iowa, this man was drafted 19th overall by the Chicago Zephyrs.
After playing his collegiate ball at the University of Iowa, this man was drafted 19th overall by the Chicago Zephyrs. By the early 1970s, this man would join John Havlicek and Dave Cowens in leading the Celtics to the NBA championship in 1974 and 1976, but his most famous shot was one from just around the free throw line that gave the Celtics the clinching basket in game 7 of the 1969 NBA finals. He had his first head coaching job in 1976 with the Milwaukee Bucks, and by the early 1990s he had established his namesake style of offense using smaller players like (*) Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin to outrun the opponents. In his next coaching gig, he is infamous for introducing the Hack-a-Shaq where he would intentionally send Shaquille O'Neal to the free throw line, and in his final playoff appearance in 2007, he led the eighth seeded Golden State Warriors to an upset over that former team, the Dallas Mavericks. For 10 points, identify this longtime NBA coach who retired in 2010 as the all time wins leader among coaches.
After playing his collegiate ball at the University of Iowa, this man was drafted 19th overall by the Chicago Zephyrs.
Don Nelson