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Willis Reed
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American basketball player (1942–2023)
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Willis Reed was an American basketball player and coach who competed as a power forward and center. Born in Dubach in 1942, he was educated at Grambling State University before being drafted by the New York Knicks. He played for the Knicks in the National Basketball Association from 1964 until 1974, representing the United States in international competition.
Reed received several awards, including the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, and selections to the NBA All-Rookie Team and NBA All-Defensive Team. He participated in the 1963 Pan American Games and the 1963 FIBA World Championship. He died in Houston in 2023.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1942-06-25 ) June 25, 1942, Hico, Louisiana , U.S.
- Died
- March 21, 2023 (2023-03-21) (aged 80), Houston , Texas, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 240 lb (109 kg)
- High school
- West Side ( Lillie, Louisiana )
- College
- Grambling State (1960–1964)
- Nba draft
- 1964 : 2nd round, 8th overall pick
- Drafted by
- New York Knicks
- Playing career
- 1964–1974
- Position
- Center
- Coaching career
- 1977–1989
- 1964 1974
- New York Knicks
- 1977 1978
- New York Knicks
- 1981 1985
- Creighton
- 1985 1987
- Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
- 1987 1988
- Sacramento Kings (assistant)
- 1988 1989
- New Jersey Nets
- Points
- 12,183 (18.7 ppg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Reed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dubach
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Educated at
- Grambling State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1963 FIBA World Championship
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- New York Knicks
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 107
- Image
- Willis Reed 1972 publicity photo.jpg
- Height
- 206
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1942-06-25
- Commons category
- Willis Reed
- drafted by
- New York Knicks
- end of work period
- 1974-00-00
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-03-21
- name in native language
- Willis Reed
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Encyclopedic overview
Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Reed was a seven-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, including once on the first team in 1970, when he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Until Nikola Jokić won his first MVP in 2020-21, he was the only player drafted in the second round to win the award. He was a two-time NBA champion (1970, 1973) and was voted the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 1982, Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was named to both the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.
After retiring as a player, Reed served as assistant and head coach with several teams for nearly a decade, then was promoted to general manager and vice president of basketball operations (1989–1996) for the New Jersey Nets. As senior vice president of basketball operations, he helped to lead them to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.
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