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George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. After spending five years as a player for the San Antonio Spurs, he became an assistant with the team before being appointed as a head coach in 1980 with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2022 ( Full List) As Player: 264 G, 6.5 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 3.0 APG ( Full Record) Checkout the George Karl coaching record, awards, full records as a player and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
- Transitioning from Player to Coach
- Karl’s Golden Era in The Emerald City
- New Era, New Game in Milwaukee & Denver
Jones was a teammate at North Carolina, a freshman to Karl’s sophomore one summer. “As a matter of fact,” the 2019 inductee said, “when I had my first epileptic seizure, he was there and tried to keep me from swallowing my tongue. I almost bit his finger off. So he gave a good effort.” Their public personas, right through their long NBA careers, su...
In January 1992, Seattle owner Barry Ackerley and GM Bob Whitsitt reeled Karl back across the pond to replace K.C. Jones. With Payton and Shawn Kemp already on board, complemented by Ricky Pierce, Eddie Johnson and Derrick McKey, the Sonics finished 27-15 for the second of eight consecutive playoff appearances. Over the next six seasons, Karl led t...
Two seasons, 118 victories and four playoff rounds after the Finals trip, though, Karl was out in Seattle. He was unemployed this time for all of 95 days, with the Milwaukee Bucks hiring him as the sixth head coach in franchise history. Milwaukee had missed the playoffs the previous seven seasons, finishing a cumulative 160 games under .500 led by ...
May 19, 2023 · According to his Twitter profile, George Karl is a three-time cancer survivor. It appears he's not dealing with anything and was just noticeably thinner now than he was during his...
Sep 9, 2022 · There is a reason his autobiography was titled “Furious George,” without irony or argument from the author. He challenged — demanded — nightly greatness from his best players. In Milwaukee ...
- David Aldridge
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