Jack Sikma

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Jack Sikma is a Hall of Fame American basketball center best known for his seven-time All-Star career and key role in leading the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship.

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Jack Wayne Sikma 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
careerEndYear 1991
careerStartYear 1977
collegeAttended Illinois Wesleyan University
collegeTeam Illinois Wesleyan Titans men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1955-11-14
draftedBy Seattle SuperSonics
draftLeague National Basketball Association
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 8
draftRound 1
draftYear 1977
familyName Sikma
fullName Jack Sikma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jack Wayne Sikma
gender male
givenName Jack
HallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 2019
hasCoachedTeam Houston Rockets
surface form: Houston Rockets (assistant coach)

Minnesota Timberwolves
surface form: Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant coach)

Seattle SuperSonics (assistant coach)
heightInFeetInches 6 ft 11 in
heightInInches 83
jerseyNumber 43
knownFor distinctive outside shooting for a center
the "Sikma move" face-up post technique
leaguePlayedIn National Basketball Association
NBAAllStarSelections 7
NBAChampion 1979
NBAReboundsLeader 1982
notableFor being a seven-time NBA All-Star
helping lead the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA championship
numberRetiredBy Seattle SuperSonics
surface form: Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder organization
occupation basketball coach
placeOfBirth Kankakee, Illinois
surface form: Kankakee, Illinois, United States
playedFor Milwaukee Bucks
Seattle SuperSonics
positionPlayed center
power forward
retiredFromPlaying 1991
shoots right
sport basketball
teamChampionshipWonWith Seattle SuperSonics

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1979 NBA Finals MVP Jack Sikma
Jack Sikma fullName Jack Sikma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jack Wayne Sikma