K. C. Jones

K. C. Jones
	Jones, circa 1964
Personal information
Born	May 25, 1932; Taylor, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 25, 2020 (aged 88); Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Commerce (San Francisco, California)
College	San Francisco (1952–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1958–1967
Position	Point guard
Number	27, 25
Coaching career	1967–1998
Career history
As player:
1958–1967	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1967–1970	Brandeis University
1970–1971	Harvard (assistant)
1971–1972	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
1972–1973	San Diego Conquistadors
1973–1976	Capital / Washington Bullets
1976–1977	Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1978–1983	Boston Celtics (assistant)
1983–1988	Boston Celtics
1989–1990	Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
1990–1992	Seattle SuperSonics
1994–1995	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
1996–1997	Boston Celtics (assistant)
1997–1998	New England Blizzard
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 8× NBA champion (1959–1966); No. 25 retired by Boston Celtics; 2× NCAA champion (1955, 1956); Consensus second-team All-American (1956); No. 4 retired by San Francisco Dons; As assistant coach: 2× NBA champion (1972, 1981); As coach: 2× NBA champion (1984, 1986); 5× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1975, 1984–1987);
Career statistics
Points	5,011 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds	2,399 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	2,908 (4.3 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

K. C. Jones (May 25, 1932 – December 25, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. He is best known for his career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

He is the only African-American non-player head coach to win multiple NBA championships.[2] Jones was added into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Jones died on December 25, 2020 at an assisted living center from Alzheimer's disease-related problems in Connecticut, aged 88.[3]

References

NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones
"Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
Goldstein, Richard (December 25, 2020), "K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88", The New York Times

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[1] NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones

[2] "Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

[goldstein-3] Goldstein, Richard (December 25, 2020), "K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88", The New York Times