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Jones, K. C. was born on May 25, 1932 in Taylor, Texas, United States.
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K. C. Jones
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Educated, University San Francisco.
Career
Player, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, 1958-1967;
coach, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1967-1971;
assistant coach, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association, 1971-1972;
coach, San Diego Conquistadores, American Basketball Association, 1972-1973;
coach, Capital Bullets (later Washington), 1973-1976;
assistant coach, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, 1977-1983;
coach, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, 1983-1988;
vice president basketball operations, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, 1988-1989;
assistant coach, consultant player personnel director, Seattle SuperSonics, National Basketball Association, 1989-1990;
head coach, Seattle SuperSonics, National Basketball Association, 1990-1992;
assistant coach, Boston Celtics, 1995-1907;
head coach, New England Blizzard, American Basketball League, Hartford, Connecticut, since 1997. Member gold medal United States Olympic Basketball Team, 1956. Member National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Team, 1955, National Basketball Association Championship Team, 1959-1966.
Coach National Basketball Association All-Star Game, 1975, 84, 86.
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Membership
Served with United States Army, 1956-1958.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Coach National Basketball Association Championships, 1984, 86. Named to San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, 1989, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1989.Coach National Basketball Association Championships, 1984, 86. Named to San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, 1989, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1989.