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c0: john barnhill (basketball)
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john anthony rabbit barnhill ( (1938-3-202013-11-11,p27630d) ) was an american former professional basketball player . barnhill , along with porter meriwether , led the evansville lincoln high school lions to an undefeated regular season and the city co-championship in 1954-55 . born in sturgis , kentucky , the 6  1 guard was raised in evansville , indiana ; he attended tennessee state university , where he won an naia championships in 1957 , 1958 and 1959 . barnhill s 1957 tsu tigers were notable as the first all-black team to win a major american basketball tournament . meriwether joined him in time for the 1959 title . he finished his career as the # 2 scorer ( 1253 points ) behind dick barnett on the all-time tsu scoring list ; 2024-3-22 , he ranks # 18 . he was a 3 time naia all-american ( 1957 , 1958 and 1959 ) and helped the tigers to a p3y record of 94-8 ( 0.922 ) . after his 1st season with the pipers , he was selected for an american all-star that toured the soviet union ; other members of the u.s. state department-sponsored team included jerry lucas , les lane , dan swartz , ben warley , roger taylor , jack adams , mike moran , jerry shipp , gary thompson , jim frances and tom meschery . from 1962 to 1969 , barnhill played in the national basketball association as a member of the st. louis hawks , detroit pistons , baltimore bullets , and san diego rockets . he averaged 8.6 points per game in his nba career . barnhill later spent time in the rival american basketball association , mainly as a member of the indiana pacers . additionally , barnhill was selected in 3 separate nba expansion drafts in 3 consecutive years , 1966 ( chicago bulls ) , 1967 ( san diego rockets ) , and 1968 ( phoenix suns ) .


c0: detroit pistons
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the detroit pistons are an american professional basketball team based in detroit , michigan . the pistons compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the league s eastern conference central division and plays its home games at little caesars arena , located in midtown . the team was founded in fort wayne , indiana as the fort wayne ( zollner ) pistons in 1941 , a member of the national basketball league ( nbl ) where it won 2 nbl championships : in 1944 and 1945 . the pistons later joined the basketball association of america ( baa ) in 1948 . the nbl and baa merged to become the nba in 1949 , and the pistons became part of the merged league . in 1957 , the franchise moved to detroit . the pistons have won 3 nba championships : in 1989 , 1990 and 2004 .


c0: al bianchi
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alfred a. bianchi ( (1932-3-262019-10-28,p31992d) ) was an american professional basketball player , coach , general manager , consultant and scout .


c0: philadelphia 76ers
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the philadelphia 76ers ( also commonly known as the sixers ) are an american professional basketball team based in philadelphia . the 76ers compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the league s eastern conference atlantic division and play at wells fargo center . founded in 1946 and originally known as the syracuse nationals , they are 1 of the oldest franchises in the nba , and 1 of only 8 ( out of 23 ) to survive the league s first decade . the 76ers have had a prominent history , with many of the greatest players in nba history having played for the organization , including wilt chamberlain , hal greer , billy cunningham , julius erving , andrew toney , moses malone , charles barkley , and allen iverson . they have won 3 nba championships , with their first coming as the syracuse nationals in 1955 . the second title came in 1967 , a team which was led by chamberlain . the third title came in 1983 , won by a team led by erving and malone . the 76ers have only been back to the nba finals once since then : in 2001 , where they were led by iverson and lost to the los angeles lakers in 5 games .


c0: ron bonham
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ronald d. ron bonham ( (1942-5-312016-4-16,p26984d) ) was an american professional basketball player .


c0: boston celtics
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the boston celtics ( /ˈsɛltɪks/ sel-tiks ) are an american professional basketball team based in boston . the celtics compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the league s eastern conference atlantic division . founded in 1946 as 1 of the league s original 8 teams , the celtics play their home games at td garden , which they share with the national hockey league ( nhl ) s boston bruins . the celtics are regarded as the most successful basketball team in nba history ; the franchise has won the most championships in the nba with 17 ( accounting for 23.9 percent of all nba championships since the league s founding ) , and currently hold the record for the most recorded wins of any nba team . the celtics have a notable rivalry with the los angeles lakers , who have won 16 nba championships , second behind the celtics . the rivalry was heavily highlighted throughout the 1960s and 1980s . the franchise has played the lakers a record 12 times in the nba finals ( including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010 ) , of which the celtics have won 9 . 4 celtics players ( bob cousy , bill russell , dave cowens and larry bird ) have won the nba most valuable player award for an nba record total of 10 mvp awards . both the nickname celtics and their mascot lucky the leprechaun are a nod to boston s historically large irish population . the celtics  rise to dominance began in the late 1950s , after acquiring center bill russell in a draft day trade in 1956 , who would become the cornerstone of the celtics dynasty . led by russell and superstar point guard bob cousy , the celtics won their first nba championship in 1957 . russell , along with a talented supporting cast of future hall of famers including john havlicek , tom heinsohn , k. c. jones , sam jones , satch sanders , and bill sharman , would usher the celtics into the greatest period in franchise history , winning 8 consecutive nba championships throughout the 1960s .


c0: bob boozer
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robert louis boozer ( (1937-4-262012-5-19,p27417d) ) was an american professional basketball player in the national basketball association ( nba ) . boozer won a gold medal in the 1960 su olympics and won an nba championship as a member of the milwaukee bucks in 1971 . boozer was inducted into the naismith basketball hall of fame in 2010 , as a member of the 1960 united states men s olympic basketball team .


c0: los angeles lakers
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the los angeles lakers are an american professional basketball team based in los angeles . the lakers compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) , as a member of the league s western conference in the pacific division . the lakers play their home games at staples center , an arena shared with the nba s los angeles clippers , the los angeles sparks of the women s national basketball association , and the los angeles kings of the national hockey league . the lakers are 1 of the most successful teams in the history of the nba , and have won 16 nba championships , the second-most behind the boston celtics . the franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team , the detroit gems of the national basketball league ( nbl ) . the new team began playing in minneapolis , calling themselves the minneapolis lakers . initially a member of the nbl , the lakers won the 1948 nbl championship before joining the rival basketball association of america , where they would win 5 of the next 6 championships , led by star george mikan . after struggling financially in the late 1950s following mikan s retirement , they relocated to los angeles 1960-61 season . led by hall of famers elgin baylor and jerry west , los angeles made the nba finals 6 times in the 1960s , but lost each series to the celtics , beginning their long and storied rivalry . in 1968 , the lakers acquired 4-time nba most valuable player ( mvp ) wilt chamberlain , and won their sixth nba title - and first in los angeles - in 1972 , led by new head coach bill sharman . after the retirement of west and chamberlain , the team acquired kareem abdul-jabbar , who also won multiple mvp awards , but was unable to make the finals in the late 1970s . the 1980s lakers were nicknamed showtime due to their fast break-offense led by magic johnson .


c0: 1966–67 nba season
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the 1966-67 nba season was the 21st season of the national basketball association . the season ended with the philadelphia 76ers winning the nba championship , beating the san francisco warriors 4 games to 2 in the nba finals , ending the boston celtics  record title run at 8 .


c0: 1968–69 nba season
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the 1968-69 nba season was the 23rd season of the national basketball association . the season ended with the boston celtics winning the nba championship , beating the los angeles lakers 4 games to 3 in the nba finals .


c0: nate bowman
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nathan nate the snake bowman ( (1943-3-191984-12-11,p15243d) ) was an american basketball player born in fort worth , texas . a 610 center from wichita state university , bowman played 5 seasons ( 1966-1971 ) in the national basketball association and 1 season ( 1971-1972 ) in the american basketball association as a member of the chicago bulls , new york knicks , buffalo braves , and pittsburgh condors . he won an nba championship as a reserve for the knicks in 1970 . in his nba/aba career , bowman tallied 745 total points and 878 total rebounds . he was a good rebounder , but a poor shooter who had a problem with committing personal fouls , thus earning the nickname nate the snake . in his nba/aba career , he committed more personal fouls than he scored field goals . bowman was 1 of several players involved in a 1968-11-20 brawl between the knicks and atlanta hawks at atlanta s alexander memorial coliseum . the fight eventually spilled into the stands , where fans grabbed bowman so that atlanta s bill bridges could land a punch . none of the participants were fined more than $ 25 . bowman died on december 11 , 1984 in new york city .


c0: cincinnati royals
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the sacramento kings are an american professional basketball team based in sacramento , california . the kings compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the western conference s pacific division . the kings are the only team in the major professional north american sports leagues located in sacramento . the team plays its home games at the golden 1 center . their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s , including the 2001-2 season when they had the best record in the nba at 61-21 ( a winning percentage of 0.744 ) . the sacramento kings are the latest and current version of 1 of the oldest continuously operating professional basketball franchises in the nation . they originated in rochester , new york , as the rochester seagrams ( a semi-professional team ) in 1923 , hosting a number of teams there over the (2024-3-232044-3-23,p20y) . they joined the national basketball league in 1945 as the renamed rochester royals , winning that league s championship in their first season , 1945-46 . they later jumped with 3 other nbl teams to the basketball association of america , forerunner of the nba , in 1948 . as the royals , the team was often successful on the court , winning the nba championship in 1951 . the team , however , found it increasingly difficult to turn a profit in the comparatively small market of rochester and relocated to cincinnati in 1957 , becoming the cincinnati royals . in 1972 the team relocated again , this time to kansas city , missouri , and was renamed the kansas city-omaha kings because it initially split its home games between kansas city and omaha , nebraska .


c0: len chappell
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leonard r. chappell ( (1941-1-312018-7-12,p28286d) ) was an american basketball player . he played for p10y in the nba and the aba and was selected to 1 nba all-star game .


c0: new york knicks
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the new york knickerbockers , more commonly referred to as the knicks , are an american professional basketball team based in the new york city borough of manhattan . the knicks compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the atlantic division of the eastern conference . the team plays its home games at madison square garden , an arena they share with the new york rangers of the national hockey league ( nhl ) . they are 1 of 2 nba teams located in new york city ; the other team is the brooklyn nets . alongside the boston celtics , the knicks are 1 of 2 original nba teams still located in its original city . the team , established by ned irish in 1946 , was 1 of the founding members of the basketball association of america ( baa ) , which became the nba after merging with the rival national basketball league ( nbl ) in 1949 . the knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under the franchise s first head coach joe lapchick . beginning in 1950 , the knicks made 3 consecutive appearances in the nba finals , all of which were losing efforts . lapchick resigned in 1956 and the team subsequently began to falter . it was not until the late 1960s when red holzman became the head coach that the knicks began to regain their former dominance . holzman successfully guided the knicks to 2 nba championships , in 1970 and 1973 . the knicks of the 1980s had mixed success that included 6 playoff appearances ; however , they failed to participate in the nba finals .


c0: barry clemens
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john barry clemens ( born 1943-5-1 ) is a former professional basketball player . the 6  6 clemens attended xenia high school and ohio wesleyan university before being drafted by the nba s new york knicks in the 1965 nba draft , and he went on to have a productive p11y career with 5 teams : the knicks , the chicago bulls , the seattle supersonics , the cleveland cavaliers , and the portland trail blazers . he retired in 1976 with career totals of 5312 points and 2532 rebounds . clemens surprised many observers by making it all the way to the final round in abc television s 1-on-1 nba basketball tournament in 1973 . portland all-star guard geoff petrie defeated ex-knick clemens in the championship game at madison square garden on 1973-5-6 . ( www.apbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php ? =1935 ) in 2009 , clemens was inducted into the ohio basketball hall of fame .


c0: keith erickson
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keith raymond erickson ( born 1944-4-19 ) is an american former basketball player . after graduating from el segundo high school ( california ) , attended el camino college . erickson then played basketball at ucla , where he was a member of the 1964 and 1965 ncaa champion teams . erickson , who attended ucla on a shared baseball/basketball scholarship , also played on the 1964 us men s olympic volleyball team . coach john wooden would later remark that erickson was the finest athlete he ever coached . in 1965 , he was selected by the san francisco warriors in the third round of the nba draft . erickson played for the warriors , chicago bulls , the 1972 nba champion los angeles lakers , and phoenix suns . erickson retired in 1977 with 7251 points and 3449 rebounds . he later served as color commentator for the los angeles lakers with chick hearn , the los angeles clippers , and the nba on cbs . he was inducted into the ucla athletics hall of fame in 1986 and was inducted into the pac-12 conference men s basketball hall of honor during the 2016 pac-12 conference men s basketball tournament .


c0: san francisco warriors
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the golden state warriors are an american professional basketball team based in san francisco . the warriors compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) , as a member of the league s western conference pacific division . founded in 1946 in philadelphia , the warriors moved to the san francisco bay area in 1962 and took the city s name , before changing its geographic moniker to golden state in 1971 . [ b ] they play their home games at the chase center . the warriors won the inaugural basketball association of america ( baa ) championship in 1947 , [ c ] and won again in 1956 , led by hall of fame trio paul arizin , tom gola , and neil johnston . after a brief rebuilding period after the trade of star wilt chamberlain , the team moved to san francisco . in 1975 , star players jamaal wilkes and rick barry powered the warriors to their third championship , largely considered 1 of the biggest upsets in nba history . the team struggled in the 1980s , then became playoff regulars at the turn of the decade with stars tim hardaway , mitch richmond , and chris mullin , nicknamed run tmc . the team returned to championship glory in 2015 , led by stephen curry , klay thompson , and draymond green ; they won again in 2017 and 2018 , with the help of former mvp kevin durant . nicknamed the dubs as a shortening of w s , the warriors hold several nba records : best regular season , most wins in a season ( regular season and postseason combined ) , and best postseason run . curry and thompson are among the greatest backcourts of all time . only the los angeles lakers and boston celtics have more nba championships .


c0: 1967–68 nba season
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the 1967-68 nba season was the 22nd season of the national basketball association . the season ended with the boston celtics winning the nba championship , beating the los angeles lakers 4 games to 2 in the nba finals .


c0: johnny kerr
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john graham red kerr ( (1932-7-172009-2-26,p27983d) ) was an american basketball player , coach , and color commentator . he played in the nba from 1954 to 1966 , mainly as a member of the syracuse nationals . he later held several coaching and administrative positions before embarking on a 33 year career as a television color commentator for the chicago bulls .


c0: baltimore bullets (1963–73)
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the washington wizards are an american professional basketball team based in washington , d.c . the wizards compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the league s eastern conference southeast division . the team plays its home games at the capital one arena , in the chinatown neighborhood of washington , d.c . the franchise was established in 1961 as the chicago packers based in chicago , illinois , and were renamed to chicago zephyrs the following season . in 1963 , they relocated to baltimore , maryland , and became the baltimore bullets , taking the name from a previous team of the same name . in 1973 , the team changed its name to the capital bullets to reflect their move to the washington metropolitan area , and then to washington bullets in the following season . in 1997 , they rebranded themselves as the wizards . the wizards have appeared in four nba finals , and won in 1978 . they have had a total of 28 playoff appearances , won four conference titles ( 1971 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 ) , and seven division titles ( 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1979 , 2017 ) . their best season came in 1975 with a record of 60-22 . wes unseld is the only player in franchise history to become the mvp ( 1969 ) , and win the finals mvp award ( 1978 ) . four players ( walt bellamy , terry dischinger , earl monroe and wes unseld ) have won the rookie of 2024 award .


c0: jim king (basketball)
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james staton country king ( born 1941-2-7 ) is an american retired professional basketball player and former college coach . a 6  2 guard from the university of tulsa , king was selected by the los angeles lakers in the second round of the 1963 nba draft . king played 10 nba seasons ( 1963-1973 ) with 4 teams : the lakers , the san francisco warriors , the cincinnati royals , and the chicago bulls . he represented the warriors in the 1968 nba all-star game , and he retired with 4377 career points . king later coached the tulsa golden hurricane from 1975 to midway to through the 1979-1980 , when he resigned after 4.5 seasons . the golden hurricane retired king s number # 24 .


c0: don kojis
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donald r. kojis ( born 1939-1-15 ) is a former professional basketball player . born in milwaukee , wisconsin , he attended marquette university and was drafted by the chicago packers in the second round ( 12th pick ) of the 1961 nba draft . he played forward for the baltimore bullets ( 1963-64 ) , detroit pistons ( 1964-66 ) , chicago bulls ( 1966-67 ) ( acquired prior to the season via the expansion draft ) , san diego rockets ( 1967-70 ) ( acquired 1967-68 season via the expansion draft ) , seattle supersonics ( 1970-72 ) and kansas city-omaha kings ( 1972-75 ) . kojis was 1 of 3 players ever selected in expansion drafts held in consecutive years ( bob weiss and george wilson being the other 2 ) ( wilson was selected in 3 consecutive expansion drafts ) . kojis was also 1 of a small number of players who played for 3 expansion teams ( kojis playing for the 1961-62 packers , the 1966-67 bulls , and the 1967-68 rockets ) . he was named to the 1968 and 1969 nba west all-star teams . he holds the pistons  record for most field goal attempts per pt48m ( 25.35 ) . in 12 seasons he played in 814 games , had pt19241m played , 3947 field goals made , 8853 field goals attempted , 0.446 field goal percentage , 2054 free throws made , 2853 free throws attempted , 0.72 free throw percentage , 4555 rebounds , 1112 assists , 1937 personal fouls and 9948 points . he played for the united states men s national basketball team at the 1963 fiba world championship . kojis resides in the san diego county community of julian , california as the director of whispering winds catholic conference center .


c0: mccoy mclemore
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mccoy mac mclemore ( (1942-4-32009-4-30,p24499d) ) was an american professional basketball player in the 1960s and 1970s . he played college basketball for drake university .


c0: jeff mullins (basketball)
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jeffrey vincent mullins ( born 1942-3-18 ) 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 .


c0: st. louis hawks
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the atlanta hawks are an american professional basketball team based in atlanta . the hawks compete in the national basketball association ( nba ) as a member of the league s eastern conference southeast division . the team plays its home games at state farm arena . the team s origins can be traced to the establishment of the buffalo bisons in 1946 in buffalo , new york , a member of the national basketball league ( nbl ) owned by ben kerner and leo ferris . p38d in buffalo , the team moved to moline , illinois , where they were renamed the tri-cities blackhawks . in 1949 , they joined the nba as part of the merger between the nbl and the basketball association of america ( baa ) , and briefly had red auerbach as coach . in 1951 , kerner moved the team to milwaukee , where they changed their name to the hawks . kerner and the team moved again in 1955 to st. louis , where they won their only nba championship in 1958 and qualified to play in the nba finals in 1957 , 1960 and 1961 . the hawks played the boston celtics in all 4 of their trips to the nba finals . the st. louis hawks moved to atlanta in 1968 , when kerner sold the franchise to thomas cousins and former georgia governor carl sanders . the hawks currently own the second-longest drought ( behind the sacramento kings ) of not winning an nba championship at 60 seasons . the franchise s lone nba championship , as well as all 4 nba finals appearances , occurred when the team was based in st. louis .


c0: jerry sloan
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gerald eugene sloan ( born 1942-3-28 ) 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 1 of the greatest and most respected coaches in nba history . sloan had a career regular-season win-loss record of 1223-803 , placing him third all-time in nba wins at the time he retired . sloan was only the fifth coach in nba history to reach 1000 victories and is 1 of 2 coaches in nba history to record 1000 wins with 1 club ( the utah jazz ) . he also coached for 1 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 1 of only 4 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 . after tom kelly stepped down as manager of the minnesota twins in major league baseball in 2001 , sloan became the longest-tenured head coach in american major league sports with their current franchise . he resigned on february 10 , 2011 . on june 19 , 2013 , the utah jazz announced that sloan was returning as an adviser and scouting consultant .


c0: 1975–76 nba season
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the 1975-76 nba season was the 30th season of the national basketball association . the season ended with the boston celtics winning the nba championship , beating the phoenix suns 4 games to 2 in the nba finals .


c0: tom thacker (basketball)
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thomas porter thacker ( born 1939-11-2 ) is an american retired basketball player . he played in the national basketball association ( nba ) for the cincinnati royals and the boston celtics from 1963 to 1968 , and from 1968 to 1971 , for the american basketball association s indiana pacers . he is the only player to have played on an ncaa championship team , an aba championship team , and an nba championship team .


c0: john thompson (basketball)
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john robert thompson jr. ( born 1941-9-2 ) is a former american college basketball coach for the georgetown hoyas . he is present_ref a professional radio and tv sports commentator . in 1984 , he became the first african-american head coach to win a major collegiate championship , capturing the ncaa men s division i basketball championship when georgetown , led by patrick ewing , defeated the university of houston 84-75 .


c0: gerry ward (basketball)
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gerald w. ward ( born 1941-9-6 ) is a retired american professional basketball player . a 6  4 ( 1.93 m ) guard , ward starred at boston college from 1960 to 1963 . he scored 1112 points over the course of his collegiate career , and grabbed 947 rebounds . as a senior , he was an all-american third team selection and an academic all-american first team honoree . ward was selected by the st. louis hawks with the fifth pick of the 1963 nba draft . he played 4 seasons in the nba with the hawks , boston celtics , philadelphia 76ers , and chicago bulls , averaging 3.2 points per game . in 2007 , boston college retired ward s # 40 jersey .


c0: jim washington
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james h. jumpin jimmy washington ( born 1943-7-1 ) is a former professional basketball player . a 6  6 forward born in philadelphia and from villanova university , he was selected by the st. louis hawks with the 6th pick of the 1965 nba draft . p1y with the hawks , he joined the chicago bulls , where he became a fan favorite as the first bull to average more than 10 rebounds per game . in 1967-1968 , he averaged 12.5 points and 10.1 rebounds ; the following season , he averaged 14 points and 10.6 rebounds . washington would also play for the philadelphia 76ers , atlanta hawks ( a later incarnation of the st. louis hawks ) , and the buffalo braves and retired with 6637 career rebounds .


