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Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Sep 13, 2021 · A Hall of Famer as both an NBA player and an NBA coach, Lenny Wilkens was a 9-time All-Star and 1 of the best guards of the 1960s. Wilkens reached another milestone on March 1, 1996 when his...
Lenny Wilkens. Leonard Randolph Wilkens (Len) Born: October 28, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. High School: Boys in Brooklyn, New York College: Providence. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1989 and Coach in 1998 . As Player: 1077 G, 16.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.7 APG (Full Record)
Lenny Wilkens is an American professional basketball player and coach who is considered one of the game’s most accomplished playmaking guards and who won 1,332 games, the second most in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA), behind only Don Nelson.
Lenny Wilkens holds the rare distinction of having coached all the teams that he performed with in his 15 seasons as an NBA player – the Seattle Supersonics, Portland Trailblazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks.
Apr 11, 2022 · Archive 75: Lenny Wilkens. A Hall of Fame player, Lenny Wilkens later became one of the NBA's all-time winningest coaches and lead Seattle to an NBA title in 1978.
Nov 1, 2021 · Wilkens leads off The Athletic ’s NBA project documenting the 75 best players in league history. Selected sixth overall by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1960 draft, Wilkens...
Fans of the late 1960s and mid-1970s remember Lenny Wilkens as a tenacious, hot-shooting guard who averaged double figures in 14 of 15 NBA seasons.
Oct 5, 2017 · Basketball coach and player Lenny Wilkens was born on October 28, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn and received his B.A. degree from Providence College in 1960, where he was a two-time All-American on the men’s basketball team.