John Kundla
John Albert Kundla (born July 3, 1916 in Star Junction , Pennsylvania , † July 23, 2017 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American basketball coach .
Between 1947 and 1959 he coached the Minneapolis Lakers in the North American professional league NBA and its predecessor leagues BAA and NBL . With the team around George Mikan , he won six championships in the respective leagues (one each in NBL / BAA, four in the NBA). He is one of three coaches who have won three championships in a row with their teams (the other two are Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson ).
After his NBA coaching career ended in 1959, Kundla coached the University of Minnesota team until 1968 . He has been a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since May 15, 1995 . In 1996, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the NBA, he was voted one of the 10 best NBA coaches of all time by selected journalists .
See also
Web links
- John Kundla in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Kundla, former Minneapolis Lakers coach and Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 101 (English)
- ^ NN: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History ( February 18, 2012 memento on WebCite ) On: NBA website, New York 2017; accessed on June 17, 2017
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| SURNAME | Kundla, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kundla, John Albert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Star Junction , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd July 2017 |
| Place of death | Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA |