The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association, despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with who, a former American professional basketball player, coach and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?
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1989–90 Chicago Bulls season The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association. Despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with Phil Jackson. Under Jackson, the Bulls finished the regular season with a 55–27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game and being led by Michael Jordan's league-leading 33.6 ppg. Clinching second place in the Central Division and a third seed in the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks three games to one in the first round, then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers four games to one in the semifinals. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing a seven-game series to the eventual champion Detroit Pistons.
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Phil Jackson Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player, coach and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 until 1998, during which time Chicago won six NBA championships. He then coached the Los Angeles Lakers, who won five championships from 2000 until 2010. In total, Jackson has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach. He also won two championships as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973, and holds the NBA record for the most combined championships (13)
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Rick Barry Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. He was known for his unorthodox but effective underhand free throw shooting technique, and at the time of his retirement in 1980, his .900 free throw percentage ranked first in NBA history. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is the father of former NBA players Brent Barry and Jon Barry and current professional player Canyon Barry.
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Mike Sanders (basketball) Michael Anthony Sanders (born May 7, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who played primarily as a shooting guard. He is now assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
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Jerry Sloan Gerald Eugene Sloan (born March 28, 1942) is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Former NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history". Sloan had a career regular-season win–loss record of 1,221–803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired. Sloan was only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 victories and is one of two coaches in NBA history to record 1,000 wins with one club (the Utah Jazz). He also coached for one team longer than anyone in NBA history. The 2009–10 season was his 22nd season (and 21st full season) as coach of the Jazz. Sloan coached the Jazz to 15 consecutive playoff appearances from 1989 to 2003. Although he never won a Coach of the Year award, he is one of only four coaches in NBA history with 15-plus consecutive seasons with a winning record (Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson are the others). He led Utah to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, but lost to the Chicago Bulls both times.
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Ryan Bowen Ryan Cleo Bowen (born November 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'7", 218 lb power forward.
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1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season The 1977–78 NBA season was the 76ers 29th season in the NBA and 15th season in Philadelphia.The team finished the regular season with a record of 55–27. Head coach Gene Shue was replaced only 6 games into to season, by former Sixer player Billy Cunningham, who was only 34 years old at the time he replaced Shue. In the playoffs, the Sixers would sweep the New York Knicks, but lose in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Washington Bullets, a team with 11 fewer wins, four games to two.
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Chris Mullin (basketball) Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team"), and in 2011 for his individual career).
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2009–10 Chicago Bulls season The 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Wil Jones Wilbert "Wil" Jones (born February 27, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.
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1996–97 Chicago Bulls season The 1996–97 NBA season was the Bulls' 31st season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Bulls signed free agent Robert Parish, who won championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. The Bulls, on the backs of recording another first-place finish in their division and conference, repeated as NBA champions. The Bulls were led by Michael Jordan, rebound ace Dennis Rodman and perennial All-Star small forward Scottie Pippen, with the latter two (Jordan and Pippen) both being selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. Other notable players on the club's roster that year were clutch-specialist Croatian Toni Kukoč, and sharp-shooting point guard Steve Kerr.
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Jeff Mullins (basketball) Jeffrey Vincent Mullins (born March 18, 1942) is an American retired basketball player and coach. He played college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the St. Louis Hawks and Golden State Warriors. Mullins served as the head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1985 to 1996.
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Jim Stack Jim Stack is an American basketball executive and former player. He served as general manager of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves from July 9, 2004 to September 26, 2009. Prior to joining the Timberwolves' organization, Stack worked as a scout and executive for the Chicago Bulls, an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers and an advance scout for the New York Knicks.
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Billy Donovan William John Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, where his Florida Gators teams won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. Donovan has more wins than any other coach in the history of the Florida basketball program, and he coached the Gators to more NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA tournament wins, and Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships than all other Florida coaches combined.
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1989–90 Denver Nuggets season The 1989–90 NBA season was the Nuggets' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise. The Nuggets got off to a fast start winning 11 of their first 15 games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start. However, they began to show their age as they barely made the playoffs with a mediocre record of 43–39, fourth in the Midwest Division. At midseason, the team acquired Joe Barry Carroll from the New Jersey Nets, while Fat Lever was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in three straight games. Following the season, an era would come to an end in Denver as head coach Doug Moe was fired, Alex English signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks, while Lever was traded to the Mavericks and Barry Carroll was released.
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Reggie Kirk Reginald Dewayne “Reggie” Kirk is an American former professional basketball player, entrepreneur, basketball trainer, personal trainer, and sports official.
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Tom Heinsohn Thomas William Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978. He has been granted Hall of Fame Status for his success as a player. He has also been inducted into the hall of fame as a coach. He helped form the NBA players union. Heinsohn is the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics' 17 championships, as well as each of their 21 NBA Finals appearances. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on CSN New England.
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1989–90 Detroit Pistons season The 1989–90 NBA season was the Pistons' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season in the city of Detroit. As the defending champions, the Pistons had another successful season winning 13 consecutive games around January and February, then posting a 12-game winning streak in March as they finished first place in the Eastern Conference with a 59–23 record. Three members of the team, Isiah Thomas, last year's Finals MVP Joe Dumars, and Dennis Rodman were all selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game. Dumars was also selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Rodman was named Defensive Player of The Year.
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Jay Williams (basketball) Jason David Williams (born September 10, 1981) is an American former basketball player and current college basketball analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, but was waived by the Toros on December 30, 2006 due to lingering physical effects from a 2003 motorcycle accident. Although he had been known as Jason, he asked to be called Jay on joining the Bulls in 2002, to avoid confusion with two other players in the NBA at the time, Jason Williams and Jayson Williams.
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Cazzie Russell Cazzie Lee Russell (born June 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
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1989–90 Washington Bullets season The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bullets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association. The Bullets got off to a fast start winning five of their first six games. However, they would struggle losing 10 of their next 13 games, but would climb back into playoff connection with a 12–11 record in mid December. However, their playoff hopes faded quickly as they lost 14 of their next 16 games. The Bullets finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 31–51 record despite stellar seasons from both Jeff Malone and Bernard King, who averaged 24.3 and 22.3 points per game respectively. John "Hot Plate" Williams averaged 18.2 points per game, but went down with a knee injury 18 games into the season. Following the season, Malone was traded to the Utah Jazz.
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1992 NBA Playoffs The 1992 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the National Basketball Association's 1991-92 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year.