Charles Wolf (basketball)

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Charles Wolf was a former professional basketball coach. He coached two NBA teams; the Cincinnati Royals from 1960 through 1963, and the Detroit Pistons from 1963 through 1964. He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1944.^[1]

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^ "Welcome to the St. Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame". St. Xavier High School. http://www.stxavier.org/s/106/stxavier.aspx?pgid=764. Retrieved 2007-02-08. ^{[dead link]}

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BasketballReference.com: Charles Wolf

Preceded by Tom Marshall	Cincinnati Royals head coach 1960–1963	Succeeded by Jack McMahon
Preceded by Dick McGuire	Detroit Pistons head coach 1963–1964	Succeeded by Dave DeBusschere

v t e Sacramento Kings

Formerly the Rochester Royals, the Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings • Founded in 1945 • Based in Sacramento, California

The Franchise	Franchise • All-Time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	Edgerton Park Arena • Rochester War Memorial • Cincinnati Gardens • Kansas City Municipal Auditorium • Omaha Civic Auditorium • Kemper Arena • ARCO Arena I • Power Balance Pavilion

Coaches	Harrison • Wanzer • Marshall • Wolf • McMahon • Jucker • Cousy • Young • Johnson • Staverman • Fitzsimmons • McKinney • Johnson • Reynolds • Russell • Reynolds • Motta • Hughes • St. Jean • Jordan • Adelman • Musselman • Theus • Natt • Westphal • Smart

D-League Affiliate	Reno Bighorns

Administration	Maloof Sports and Entertainment (majority owners) • Geoff Petrie (President of Basketball Operations) • Wayne Cooper (VP of Basketball Ops.) • Smart (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	1 • 2 • 4 • 6 (The Sixth Man) • 11 • 12 • 14 • 21 • 27 • 44

NBA Championships (1)	1951

Rivals	Golden State Warriors • Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV: Comcast SportsNet California • Radio: KHTK-AM • Announcers: Gary Gerould • Grant Napear • Jerry Reynolds • Fat Lever •

v t e Detroit Pistons

Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and the Fort Wayne Pistons • Founded in 1941 • Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan

Franchise	Detroit Pistons • All-time roster • Seasons • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas	North Side High School Gym • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Olympia Stadium • Cobo Arena • Pontiac Silverdome • Joe Louis Arena • The Palace

Head coaches	Carl Bennett • Curly Armstrong • Murray Mendenhall • Paul Birch • Charley Eckman • Red Rocha • Dick McGuire • Charles Wolf • Dave DeBusschere • Donnie Butcher • Paul Seymour • Butch van Breda Kolff • Terry Dischinger • Earl Lloyd • Ray Scott • Herb Brown • Bob Kauffman • Dick Vitale • Richie Adubato • Scotty Robertson • Chuck Daly • Ron Rothstein • Don Chaney • Doug Collins • Alvin Gentry • George Irvine • Rick Carlisle • Larry Brown • Flip Saunders • Michael Curry • John Kuester • Lawrence Frank

D-League affiliate	Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Retired numbers	William Davidson • Jack McCloskey • 2 • 4 • 10 • 11 • 15 • 16 • 21 • 40

Hall of Famers	Bobby McDermott • Dave DeBusschere • Walt Bellamy • Dave Bing • Larry Brown • Chuck Daly • Adrian Dantley • Joe Dumars • Harry Gallatin • Bob Houbregs • Bailey Howell • Bob Lanier • Earl Lloyd • Bob McAdoo • Dick McGuire • Andy Phillip • Dennis Rodman • Isiah Thomas • George Yardley • Fred Zollner

NBA Championships (3)	1989 • 1990 • 2004

Culture and lore	Hooper • Jordan Rules • John Mason • Pacers–Pistons brawl

Rivals	Chicago Bulls • Boston Celtics • Los Angeles Lakers

Broadcasters	TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Radio: WXYT-AM, WXYT-FM, WWJ • Announcers: George Blaha • Greg Kelser • Mark Champion • Rick Mahorn • Matt Dery • John Long • Eli Zaret