Lenny Wilkens
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association coach
National Basketball Association player
Olympic basketball coach
basketball coach
basketball player
human
Lenny Wilkens is a Hall of Fame American basketball coach and former player best known for his long NBA coaching career and leading the 1996 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" to a gold medal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lenny Wilkens canonical | 10 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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National Basketball Association coach ⓘ National Basketball Association player ⓘ Olympic basketball coach ⓘ basketball coach ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| careerRole | player-coach for the Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ |
| coachedNationalTeam | United States men's national basketball team ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Atlanta Hawks
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Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ New York Knicks ⓘ Portland Trail Blazers ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ Toronto Raptors ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Providence College ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-10-28 ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Atlanta Hawks
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surface form:
St. Louis Hawks
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| draftLeague |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
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| draftPickNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilkens ⓘ |
| fullName | Leonard Randolph Wilkens ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonard ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction |
FIBA Hall of Fame
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach ⓘ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
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| isOneOf |
NBA’s 15 Greatest Coaches list honorees
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NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ
surface form:
NBA’s 50 Greatest Players list honorees
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| jerseyNumber |
14
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19 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the 1996 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" to a gold medal
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long NBA coaching career ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| NBAAllStarAppearances | 9 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
head coach of the 1996 United States Olympic men’s basketball team
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won the 1979 NBA championship as head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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| playedFor |
Atlanta Hawks
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Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ Atlanta Hawks ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Hawks
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| positionPlayed | point guard ⓘ |
| retiredNumberBy |
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Providence College ⓘ Seattle SuperSonics ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder franchise
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| won | gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men’s basketball as head coach ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dream Team