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Hall of Fame

Leonard R. Wilkens, Jr.
Leonard R. Wilkens, Jr.
  • Induction:
    1972
  • Class:
    1960
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  • All-American, 1960
  • New England Player of the Year and NIT MVP, 1960
  • All-New England and All-East, 1959 & 1960
  • Career average 14.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg
  • Played 15 years in the NBA, retiring in second place on the all-time assists list
  • Nine time NBA All-Star
  • After 32 years, left the NBA head-coaching ranks as the all-time leader in regular season games coached and games won
  • Coached the Olympic Gold Medal Men's Basketball Team, 1996
  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player, in 1989, and a coach, in 1998
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