Willis Reed
American basketball player (1942–2023)
Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American basketball player, coach and general manager. He spent his entire professional playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks. In 1982, Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996 he was voted one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History".[1]
 Reed with the New York Knicks in 1972 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 25, 1942 Dubach, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 21, 2023 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | West Side (Lillie, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Grambling State (1960–1964) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 8th overall | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1964–1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1977–1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| 1964–1974 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
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| 1977–1978 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1985 | Creighton | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
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| Points | 12,183 (18.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 8,414 (12.9 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,186 (1.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |||||||||||||||
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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References change
- ↑ "50 Greatest Players in NBA History". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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