Paul Silas

Paul Silas

Paul Silas in 1978 with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Power forward / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 12, 1943 (1943-07-12)
Place of birth	Prescott, Arizona
Nationality	American
High school	McClymonds
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Creighton (1960–1964)
NBA Draft	1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Pro career	1964–1980
Career history
As player:
1964–1969	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1969–1972	Phoenix Suns
1972–1976	Boston Celtics
1976–1977	Denver Nuggets
1977–1980	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1980–1983	San Diego Clippers
1998–2003	Charlotte / New Orleans Hornets
2003–2005	Cleveland Cavaliers
2010–present	Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA Champion (1974, 1976, 1979) 2× NBA All-Star (1972, 1975) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1975–1976) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1971–1973)
Career statistics
Points	11,782 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds	12,357 (9.9 rpg)
Assists	2,572 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Theron Silas (born July 12, 1943) is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. He attended Creighton University, where he set an NCAA record for the most rebounds in three seasons and averaged 20.6 rebounds per game in 1963. In the NBA, Silas collected more than 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds during his distinguished 16 year career, played in two All-Star games, and won three championship rings (two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979). He was named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team twice, and to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team three times.

He was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers until March 21, 2005. Prior to his job with the Cavaliers, he coached the San Diego Clippers and Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets. He worked for ESPN, although in April 2007 he interviewed for the vacant head coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats which was eventually filled by Sam Vincent. Upon the firing of Sam Vincent in April 2008 he stated that coaching the Bobcats would be a "dream job." On December 22, 2010, Paul Silas was named interim head coach of the Bobcats, replacing the outgoing coach Larry Brown. On February 16, 2011, the Bobcats removed his interim status. He is currently a nominee for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2012.

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
SDC	1980–81	82	36	46	.439	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
SDC	1981–82	82	17	65	.207	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
SDC	1982–83	82	25	57	.305	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
CHH	1998–99	35	22	13	.629	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
CHH	1999–00	82	49	33	.598	2nd in Central	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
CHH	2000–01	82	46	36	.561	3rd in Central	10	6	4	.600	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
CHH	2001–02	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Central	9	4	5	.444	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
NOH	2002–03	82	47	35	.573	3rd in Central	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
CLE	2003–04	82	35	47	.427	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
CLE	2004–05	64	34	30	.531	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
CHB	2010–11	54	25	29	.463	4th in Southeast
Career		809	380	429	.470		29	13	16	.448

See also

• List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career playoff rebounding leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Paul Silas (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Paul Silas (as player)