Curated playlist
American men's basketball coaches
- Karl MaloneKarl Malone played 193 playoff games without winning a championship. That is more than any player without a ring.
- Larry BirdLarry Bird asked who would finish second at the first Three-Point Shootout, then won it.
- Patrick EwingPatrick Ewing crossed North Carolina off his list after seeing a nearby Ku Klux Klan rally. He chose Georgetown.
- Bill RussellBill Russell won eleven NBA championships in thirteen seasons. No team has matched that record since.
- Chuck DalyChuck Daly was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame twice. The second came after his death, for the Dream Team.
- George MikanThe NBA widened its foul lane to slow down one player, George Mikan. The rule was formally dubbed "The Mikan Rule."
- Phil JacksonPhil Jackson convinced Michael Jordan to trust his teammates. In 1991 the Bulls swept the Pistons and won the title.
- Gregg PopovichScientists named a columbine gene POPOVICH after Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. It regulates spur development.
- Red AuerbachBoston restaurants once banned cigar smoking for everyone except Red Auerbach.
- Charley RosenCharley Rosen went from Bronx schoolyards to coaching beside Phil Jackson. He also wrote more than two dozen books.
- Harold Hunter (basketball)Harold Hunter became the first African American to sign with an NBA team, then was cut weeks later.