K.C. Jones

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Olympic athlete basketball coach basketball player human

K.C. Jones was a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach renowned for his defensive prowess and key role in the Boston Celtics’ championship dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s.

Aliases (2)

K. C. ×1
K. C. Jones ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → Olympic athlete → basketball coach → basketball player → human →
coachingCareerEnd	1998 →
coachingCareerStart	1967 →
coachOf	Boston Celtics → New England Blizzard → San Diego Clippers → Seattle SuperSonics → Washington Bullets →
collegeAttended	University of San Francisco →
competitionClass	1956 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-05-25 →
dateOfDeath	2020-12-25 →
draftedBy	Boston Celtics →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	13 →
draftRound	2 →
draftYear	1956 →
familyName	Jones →
fullName	K.C. Jones →
givenName	K. C. →
HallOfFameInduction	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
HallOfFameInductionYear	1989 →
jerseyNumber	15 → 25 → 27 →
league	National Basketball Association →
medal	Olympic gold medal in basketball →
memberOfSportsTeam	Boston Celtics → University of San Francisco Dons men's basketball →
NBAChampionshipsAsHeadCoach	2 →
NBAChampionshipsAsPlayer	8 →
NBAChampionshipTeamAsHeadCoach	Boston Celtics →
NBAChampionshipTeamAsPlayer	Boston Celtics →
NBAChampionshipYearAsHeadCoach	1984 → 1986 →
NCAAChampionshipYears	1955 → 1956 →
notableFor	defensive prowess → leadership →
OlympicGames	1956 Summer Olympics →
partOf	Boston Celtics championship dynasty of the 1950s and 1960s →
placeOfBirth	Taylor, Texas, United States →
placeOfDeath	Connecticut, United States →
playingCareerEnd	1967 →
playingCareerStart	1958 →
playsStyle	defense-oriented guard →
positionPlayed	point guard →
representedCountry	United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	basketball →
teammate	Bill Russell →
won	NCAA Division I men's basketball championship →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston Celtics → Dons → San Francisco Dons men's basketball →	notablePlayer
K.C. Jones →	fullName
K.C. Jones ("K. C.") →	givenName
Capital Bullets ("K. C. Jones") →	headCoach
Jim Loscutoff →	playedWith
University of San Francisco men’s basketball team →	producedPlayer
Boston Celtics →	retiredNumberHonoree