John Kundla

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John Kundla
Title	Head coach
Sport	Basketball
Born	July 3, 1916 (1916-07-03) (age 91)
Place of birth	Star Junction, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Overall	423-302 (.584)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)

John Albert Kundla (born July 3, 1916) is a former professional and college basketball coach. The highly successful coach of the old Minneapolis Lakers, the first dynasty in NBA history, Kundla guided the George Mikan-led Lakers to five NBA titles in six years. All told, he coached 11 years in Minneapolis, with an NBA record of 423-302. He later coached for nine more years at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.

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• John Kundla Basketball Hall of Fame Profile
• Gopher Hole Interview

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 BAA Champions Carlson | Dwan | Ferrin | Forman | Gardner | Jaros | Jorgensen | Kachan | Mikan | Mikkelsen | Pollard | Schaefer | Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1949-50 NBA Champions Carlson | Ferrin | Grant | Harrison | Hassett | Jaros | Martin | Mikan | Mikkelsen | Pollard | Schaefer | Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1951-52 NBA Champions Harrison | Hitch | Hutton | Martin | Mikan | Mikkelsen | Pollard | Saul | Schultz | Skoog | Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1952-53 NBA Champions Harrison | Hitch | Holstein | Martin | Mikan | Mikkelsen | Pollard | Saul | Schultz | Skoog | Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1953-54 NBA Champions Holstein | Lovellette | Martin | Mikan | Mikkelsen | Pollard | Saul | Schnittker | Skoog | Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles, California The Franchise Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Records • Current season Arenas Minneapolis Auditorium • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Great Western Forum • Staples Center Coaches Kundla • Mikan • Kundla • Castellani • Pollard • Schaus • van Breda Kolff • Mullaney • Sharman • West • McKinney • Westhead • Riley • Dunleavy • Pfund • Johnson • Harris • Rambis • Jackson • Tomjanovich • Hamblen • Jackson D-League Affiliate Los Angeles D-Fenders Administration Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) Notable Figures Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Elgin Baylor • Kobe Bryant • Wilt Chamberlain • Michael Cooper • Derek Fisher • Gail Goodrich • Chick Hearn • Magic Johnson • Clyde Lovellette • Slater Martin • George Mikan • Vern Mikkelsen • Lamar Odom • Shaquille O'Neal • Jim Pollard • Kurt Rambis • Byron Scott • Nick Van Exel • Jerry West • Jamaal Wilkes • James Worthy Retired Numbers 13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla) NBA Championships (14) 1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 Rivals Boston Celtics • Detroit Pistons • Philadelphia 76ers • Phoenix Suns • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz

v • d • e Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Basketball Coaches Cooke • Taylor • McMillan • Nordly • Mitchell • McMillan • Cowles • Kundla • Fitch • Hanson • Musselman • Dutcher • Williams • Haskins • Monson • Molinari • Smith

v • d • e Top Ten Coaches in NBA History Red Auerbach • Chuck Daly • Bill Fitch • Red Holzman • Phil Jackson • John Kundla • Don Nelson • Jack Ramsay • Pat Riley • Lenny Wilkens

Preceded by First Coach	Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach 1948–1958	Succeeded by George Mikan
Preceded by George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach 1958–1959	Succeeded by John Castellani
Preceded by O. B. Cowles	University of Minnesota Head Basketball Coaches 1959–1968	Succeeded by Bill Fitch

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Categories: 1916 births | Living people | American basketball coaches | American basketball players | Basketball Hall of Fame | Minneapolis Lakers coaches | Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball coaches | Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players | United States basketball biography, pre-1930 birth stubs

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