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K. C. Jones
	; Jones, circa 1964;
Personal information
Born	; (1932-05-25) May 25, 1932 (age 86); Taylor, Texas;
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Commerce (San Francisco, California)
College	; San Francisco (1952–1956)
NBA draft	; 1956 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
	Selected by the Boston Celtics;
Playing career	1958–1967
Position	Point guard
Number	27, 25
Coaching career	1967–1998
Career history
As player:
; 1958–1967;	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1967–1970	Brandeis University
1970–1971	; Harvard (assistant)
1971–1972	; Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
1972–1973	San Diego Conquistadors
; 1973–1976;	Capital / Washington Bullets
1976–1977	; Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
; 1978–1983;	Boston Celtics (assistant)
; 1983–1988;	Boston Celtics
1989–1990	; Seattle SuperSonics (assistant)
; 1990–1992;	Seattle SuperSonics
1994–1995	; Detroit Pistons (assistant)
1996–1997	Boston Celtics (assistant)
1997–1998	New England Blizzard
;
Career highlights and awards
	; As player:; 8× NBA champion (1959–1966); ; No. 25 retired by Boston Celtics; ; ; 2× NCAA champion (1955, 1956); ; Consensus second-team All-American (1956); ; No. 4 retired by University of San Francisco; ; ; As assistant coach:; ; 2× NBA champion (1972, 1981); As coach:; ; 2× NBA champion (1984, 1986); ; 5× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1975, 1984–1987); ;
;
Career statistics
Points	5,011 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds	2,399 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	2,908 (4.3 apg)
;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	; College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006
	;
	;
Men's basketball;
Representing the United States ;
; Olympic Games;

K. C. Jones (born May 25, 1932) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he won eleven of his twelve NBA Championships (eight as a player, one as an assistant coach, and two as a head coach).^[1] As a player, he is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career, and is one of three NBA players with an 8-0 record in NBA Finals series.^[2] He is the only African-American non-player head coach to win multiple NBA Finals.^[3]

Playing career

Jones played college basketball at the University of San Francisco and, along with Bill Russell, led the Dons to two NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. Jones also played with Russell on the United States team which won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.

After completing college and joining the NBA, Jones considered a career as a NFL player, even trying out for a team. However, he failed to make the cut. During his playing days, he was known as a tenacious defender. Jones spent all of his nine seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, being part of eight championship teams from 1959 to 1966. Jones and Russell, and five others, are the only players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal.^[4]

In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell (11 championships) and Sam Jones (10 championships) have won more championship rings during their playing careers. After Boston lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1967 playoffs, Jones ended his playing career.

Hall of Fame legacy

K.C. Jones was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Coaching career

Jones began his coaching career at Brandeis University, serving as the head coach from 1967 to 1970. Jones served as an assistant coach at Harvard University from 1970 to 1971.^[5] Jones then reunited with former teammate Bill Sharman as the assistant coach for the 1971–72 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers during the season the team won a record 33 straight games. The following season, Jones became the first coach of the San Diego Conquistadors, an American Basketball Association franchise which would have a very short life. A year later, in 1973 he became head coach of the Capital Bullets (which became the Washington Bullets one year later), coaching them for three seasons and leading them to the NBA Finals in 1975.

In 1983, he took over as head coach of the Boston Celtics, replacing Bill Fitch. Jones guided the Larry Bird-led Celtics to championships in 1984 and 1986. Also in 1986, Jones led the Eastern squad in the 1986 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas at the Reunion Arena, beating the Western squad 139–132. The Celtics won the Atlantic Division in all five of Jones's seasons as head coach and reached the NBA Finals in 4 of his 5 years as coach. In a surprise announcement, he retired after the 1987-88 season and was succeeded by assistant coach, Jimmy Rodgers.^[6] He spent one season in the Celtics front office in 1988-89 and then resigned to join the Seattle SuperSonics as an assistant coach and basketball consultant for the 1989-90 season.^[7] He served as head coach of the Sonics in 1990-91 and 1991-92.

In 1994, Jones joined the Detroit Pistons as an assistant coach for one season. The Pistons head coach at that time, Don Chaney, had previously played for Jones with the Celtics.^[8] Jones was also considered to once again coach the Celtics during the off-season in 1995.^[9] In 1996, Jones returned to the Boston Celtics, this time as an assistant coach for one season.^[10]

Jones returned to the professional coaching ranks in 1997, guiding the New England Blizzard of the fledgling women's American Basketball League (1996–1998) through its last 1½ seasons of existence. The Blizzard made the playoffs in Year 2, but they were summarily dispatched by the San Jose Lasers.

NBA career Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

†	Denotes seasons in which Jones won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59†	Boston	49	12.4	.339	.603	2.6	1.4	3.5
1959–60†	Boston	74	17.2	.408	.753	2.7	2.6	6.3
1960–61†	Boston	78	20.6	.338	.664	3.6	3.2	7.6
1961–62†	Boston	80	25.7	.406	.634	3.7	4.3	9.2
1962–63†	Boston	79	24.6	.389	.633	3.3	4.0	7.2
1963–64†	Boston	80	30.3	.392	.524	4.7	5.1	8.2
1964–65†	Boston	78	31.2	.396	.630	4.1	5.6	8.3
1965–66†	Boston	80	33.9	.388	.690	3.8	6.3	8.6
1966–67	Boston	78	31.4	.397	.630	3.1	5.0	6.2
Career		676	25.9	.387	.647	3.5	4.3	7.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1959†	Boston	8	9.4	.250	1.000	1.5	1.3	1.9
1960†	Boston	13	17.8	.338	.773	3.5	1.1	5.5
1961†	Boston	9	11.4	.300	.500	2.1	1.7	2.8
1962†	Boston	14	23.5	.431	.717	4.0	3.9	9.0
1963†	Boston	13	19.6	.297	.700	2.8	2.8	4.5
1964†	Boston	10	31.2	.347	.520	3.7	6.8	6.3
1965†	Boston	12	33.0	.413	.778	3.3	6.2	10.1
1966†	Boston	17	31.9	.413	.684	3.1	4.4	7.6
1967	Boston	9	28.2	.320	.611	2.7	5.3	6.6
Career		105	23.8	.367	.691	3.0	3.8	6.4

Life after the NBA

Today, Jones works for the University of Hartford Athletic Office and does the color commentary for the University of Hartford Men's Basketball. Jones is not related to his former Celtics teammate Sam Jones.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Capital	1973–74	82	47	35	.573	1st in Central	7	3	4	.429	Lost in Conference Semifinals
Washington	1974–75	82	60	22	.732	1st in Central	17	8	9	.471	Lost in NBA Finals
Washington	1975–76	82	48	34	.585	2nd in Central	7	3	4	.429	Lost in Conference Semifinals
Boston	1983–84	82	62	20	.756	1st in Atlantic	23	15	8	.652	Won NBA Championship
Boston	1984–85	82	63	19	.768	1st in Atlantic	21	13	8	.619	Lost in NBA Finals
Boston	1985–86	82	67	15	.817	1st in Atlantic	18	15	3	.833	Won NBA Championship
Boston	1986–87	82	59	23	.720	1st in Atlantic	23	13	10	.565	Lost in NBA Finals
Boston	1987–88	82	57	25	.695	1st in Atlantic	17	9	8	.529	Lost in Conference Finals
Seattle	1990–91	82	41	41	.500	5th in Pacific	5	2	3	.400	Lost in First Round
Seattle	1991–92	36	18	18	.500	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		774	522	252	.674		138	81	57	.587

Awards and honors

Two-time NCAA Champion

1956 Olympic Gold Medal winner

12-time NBA Champion (eight as a player, two as a head coach, two as an assistant coach)

"Triple Crown" winner

Five-time NBA All-Star Game head coach

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (class of 1989)

College Basketball Hall of Fame (class of 2006)

U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame (class of 1986 – as a member of the 1956 U.S. men's basketball team)^[11]

2016 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

References

^ NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones

^ Berkman, Seth (June 19, 2016), "N.B.A. Finals Legend or Loser? Luck Is Often the Difference", The New York Times.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

^ Basketball's Triple Crown – The Post Game.com

^ Former Celtic K.C. Jones to Coach Basketball Here

^ https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/04/sports/k-c-jones-to-retire-as-coach.html

^ https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/16/sports/sports-people-basketball-k-c-jones-leaves-celtics-to-join-sonics.html

^ SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; K. C. Jones Returns as Aide With Pistons – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1994-09-03). Retrieved on 2013-03-07.

^ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-05-18-9505180302-story.html

^ K.C. Jones Joins Celtics As Assistant

^ U.S. Olympic HOF members – NBC Sports.com

External links

K. C. Jones at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

NBA.com profile

BasketballReference.com: K.C. Jones (as coach)

BasketballReference.com: K.C. Jones (as player)

[1] NBA Legends profile: K.C. Jones

[berkman-2] Berkman, Seth (June 19, 2016), "N.B.A. Finals Legend or Loser? Luck Is Often the Difference", The New York Times.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[3] "Throwback Thursday: K.C. Jones". The Starting Five. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

[4] Basketball's Triple Crown – The Post Game.com

[5] Former Celtic K.C. Jones to Coach Basketball Here

[6] ttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/04/sports/k-c-jones-to-retire-as-coach.html

[7] ttps://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/16/sports/sports-people-basketball-k-c-jones-leaves-celtics-to-join-sonics.html

[8] SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; K. C. Jones Returns as Aide With Pistons – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1994-09-03). Retrieved on 2013-03-07.

[9] ttps://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-05-18-9505180302-story.html

[10] K.C. Jones Joins Celtics As Assistant

[11] U.S. Olympic HOF members – NBC Sports.com

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