Alex Hannum
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| Position | Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Born | July 19, 1923 Los Angeles |
| Nationality | USA |
| Died | January 18, 2002 |
| High school | Hamilton High School |
| College | USC |
| Draft | BAA, 1948 Indianapolis Jets |
| Pro career | 1949–1957 |
| Former teams | Syracuse Nationals |
Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 — January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.
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[edit] Coaching career
Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the Bob Pettit-led St. Louis Hawks team to the 1958 NBA Championship over the Celtics in the NBA Finals, thus making him the first of only three head coaches in NBA history to win championships with two different teams (the other two are Phil Jackson and Pat Riley). The aforementioned seasons were the only two in Celtics center Bill Russell's 13-year career in which he did not win an NBA championship. In 1964, Hannum was named NBA Coach of the Year while with the San Francisco Warriors.
In 1969, Hannum led the Rick Barry-led Oakland Oaks to an ABA title, becoming the first of two coaches to win championships in both the NBA and ABA. Hannum won the ABA Coach of the Year honors the same season.
Hannum was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. Twelve Hall-of-Famers played for Hannum — in addition to Pettit, Chamberlain and Barry, he had also coached Cliff Hagan, Ed Macauley, Slater Martin, Dolph Schayes, Nate Thurmond, Billy Cunningham, Hal Greer, Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy. Hannum, a native of Los Angeles, California, and graduate of the University of Southern California, died at the age of 78 in San Diego, California.
[edit] Playing career
Hannum played in the NBA between 1949 and 1957.
[edit] College career
Hannum played at USC.
[edit] High school career
Hannum prepped at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
[edit] Trivia
- Hannum is one of only two NBA players to receive more than six personal fouls in a single game (Don Otten is the other). On December 26, 1950, Hannum received seven personal fouls in a game against the Boston Celtics.
- Coincidentally, the only other coach to win a championship in both the NBA and ABA, Bill Sharman, also coached a Chamberlain-led team — the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers — to an NBA championship. Like Hannum, Sharman also played college basketball at Southern Cal.
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| Preceded by Slater Martin |
St. Louis Hawks Head Coach 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Andy Phillip |
| Preceded by Paul Seymour |
Syracuse Nationals Head Coach 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by Dolph Schayes |
| Preceded by Bob Feerick |
San Francisco Warriors Head Coach 1963–1966 |
Succeeded by Bill Sharman |
| Preceded by Dolph Schayes |
Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Jack Ramsay |
| Preceded by Bruce Hale |
Oakland Oaks Head Coach 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Al Bianchi |
| Preceded by Jack McMahon |
San Diego Rockets Head Coach 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by Tex Winter |
| Preceded by Stan Albeck |
Denver Rockets Head Coach 1971–1974 |
Succeeded by Larry Brown |
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