Kevin McHale

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Basketball coach Basketball executive Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee National Basketball Association player basketball player human

Kevin McHale is a Hall of Fame American basketball player renowned as one of the greatest low-post forwards in NBA history and a key member of the Boston Celtics’ championship teams of the 1980s.

Aliases (2)

Kevin McHale (actor) ×1
Kevin McHale (basketball) ×1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Basketball coach → Basketball executive → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee → National Basketball Association player → basketball player → human →
awardReceived	All-NBA First Team → All-NBA Second Team → NBA All-Defensive First Team → NBA All-Defensive Second Team → NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award →
careerBlocksPerGame	1.7 →
careerEndYear	1993 →
careerPointsPerGame	17.9 →
careerReboundsPerGame	7.3 →
coached	Minnesota Timberwolves →
collegeAttended	University of Minnesota →
collegeTeam	Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1957-12-19 →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	3 →
draftRound	1 →
draftTeam	Boston Celtics →
draftYear	1980 →
familyName	McHale →
givenName	Kevin →
HallOfFame	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
HallOfFameInductionYear	1999 →
heightInInches	82 →
heightInMeters	2.08 →
highSchoolAttended	Hibbing High School →
jerseyNumber	32 →
knownFor	defensive versatility → low-post scoring ability → post moves and footwork →
leaguePlayedIn	National Basketball Association →
memberOf	Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s →
name	Kevin McHale →
NBAAllStarSeason	1983 → 1984 → 1986 → 1987 → 1988 → 1989 → 1991 →
NBAAllStarSelections	7 →
NBAchampionships	3 →
NBAchampionshipSeason	1980–81 → 1983–84 → 1985–86 →
NBAdebutYear	1980 →
NBAexecutiveFor	Minnesota Timberwolves →
NBAheadCoachTeam	Houston Rockets → Minnesota Timberwolves →
notableGame	56-point game vs. Detroit Pistons on March 3, 1985 →
occupation	television basketball analyst →
placeOfBirth	Hibbing, Minnesota, United States →
playedFor	Boston Celtics →
positionPlayed	center → power forward →
retiredJerseyNumber	32 →
retiredJerseyNumberBy	Boston Celtics →
role	general manager → vice president of basketball operations →
scoredCareerPoints	17335 →
sport	basketball →
stateOfOrigin	Minnesota →
teammateOf	Larry Bird → Robert Parish →
weightInKilograms	95 →
weightInPounds	210 →
wonNBAchampionshipWith	Boston Celtics →
workedFor	NBA TV → TNT →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dennis Johnson → Robert Parish → Robert Parish →	playedWith
McHale ("Kevin McHale (basketball)") → McHale ("Kevin McHale (actor)") →	hasNotableBearer
Boston Celtics → Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball →	notablePlayer
1980–81 NBA season →	CelticsStarPlayer
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball →	hallOfFamePlayer
Hibbing High School →	hasAlumni
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award →	hasNotableRecipient
Hibbing, Minnesota →	hasNotableResident
Kevin McHale →	name
Hibbing High School →	notableAlumnus
1981 NBA Finals →	notablePlayerChampion
Glee →	portrayedBy
Boston Celtics →	retiredNumberHonoree