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Bill Cartwright
Cartwright in 2011
Personal information
Born (1957-07-30) July 30, 1957 (age 67)
Lodi, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolElk Grove (Elk Grove, California)
CollegeSan Francisco (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1979–1995
PositionCenter
Number25, 24
Career history
As player:
1979–1988New York Knicks
1988–1994Chicago Bulls
1994–1995Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1996–2001Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2001–2003Chicago Bulls
2004–2008New Jersey Nets (assistant)
2008–2012Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2013Osaka Evessa
2014-Mexico Men's National
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career statistics
Points12,713 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds6,106 (6.3 rpg)
Assists1,390 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

James William "Bill" Cartwright (born July 30, 1957) is an American retired NBA basketball player and a former head coach with the Chicago Bulls. A 7'1" (2.16 m) center, he played 16 seasons for the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics, helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, and played college basketball at the University of San Francisco.

High school and college career

As a prep star, Cartwright was just as highly regarded as fellow preps Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby.[citation needed]

Cartwright played college ball at the University of San Francisco and was a consensus second team all-American in 1977 and 1979. He graduated as the all-time leading scorer for the Dons, averaging 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Cartwright led San Francisco to three trips to the NCAA tournament, to the first round in the 1977 and to the Sweet Sixteen in both 1978 and 1979. [3]

Year Team W-L G FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% RBs Avg Pts Avg
1976 22-8 30 151 282 53.0 72 98 73.5 207 6.9 374 12.5
1977 29-2 31 241 426 56.6 118 161 73.3 262 8.5 600 19.4
1978 23-6 21 168 252 66.7 96 131 73.3 213 10.2 432 20.6
1979 22-7 29 268 443 60.6 174 237 73.4 455 15.7 710 24.5
Total 96-23 111 828 1406 58.9 460 627 73.4 1137 10.2 2116 19.1

Professional career

New York Knicks (1979–1988)

Cartwright was the third overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft selected by the New York Knicks. As a member of the Knicks, he made his only career All-Star Game appearances in his rookie year of 1979–80. Cartwright averaged more than 20 points per game in his first two seasons for the Knicks. His playing time decreased during his time in New York, initially due to injury (he suffered four separate fractures to his left foot)[1] and then due to the arrival of number-one pick Patrick Ewing which changed Cartwright's role to that of a backup center.[2]

Chicago Bulls (1988–1994)

On June 27, 1988, Cartwright was involved in a trade between the Knicks and Chicago Bulls, which included sending Cartwright to Chicago and Bulls forward Charles Oakley to New York.[3] The Bulls needed a tall center to counter the size in the Eastern Conference, and to complement Michael Jordan's scoring and Scottie Pippen's defense. The Bulls were willing to part with Oakley, the league's second-leading rebounder in the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons, because of the rapid development of Horace Grant.[4] Three years later, he helped the Bulls win their first NBA championship under the head coach Phil Jackson, himself a former Knick, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals. The Bulls went on to win the NBA title again in 1992 and 1993 with the same core team.

Jordan retired after the 1992–93 season, and the Bulls were defeated by the Ewing-led Knicks in the 1994 NBA Playoffs. As a member of the Bulls, he took an elbow to the throat during a game against the Indiana Pacers. As a result of a damaged larynx, he now has a very hoarse voice.[5]

Seattle SuperSonics (1994–1995)

Cartwright left the Bulls as a free agent and signed with the Seattle SuperSonics. He only played in 29 games for the Sonics, and retired after the 1994–95 NBA season.

Coaching career

A few years after his retirement, Cartwright was added to the Bulls once again as an assistant coach under Phil Jackson, and the team was once again in the playoffs, winning the title in 1997 and 1998. The Bulls went through significant changes following the 1997–98 season, with not only Jordan and Pippen leaving, but Tim Floyd taking over as head coach from Jackson. The Bulls had a lengthy rebuilding effort, and Cartwright took over the Bulls 27 games into the 2001–02 season, going 17-38 after the team's 4-23 start under Floyd and interim head coach Bill Berry, the latter whom coached for two games before Cartwright was named interim head coach. The Bulls finished 21-61 on the year and the following season Cartwright was promoted from interim to permanent head coach. In the 2002–03 season the Bulls finished 30-52, but Cartwright would last only 14 games into the 2003–04 season — going 4-10 — before being fired.[6] Pete Myers and finally Scott Skiles coached the Bulls immediately following Cartwright's tenure.

In 2004, the New Jersey Nets hired Cartwright as an assistant coach under Lawrence Frank. In 2008, Cartwright was named as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns under Terry Porter. Suns general manager Steve Kerr hired the former big man to help coach veteran big man Shaquille O'Neal, all-star Amar'e Stoudemire, and upcoming draft picks.[7] After the Suns dismissed Porter and promoted assistant Alvin Gentry, Cartwright stayed on as assistant coach with the team.

In January 2013, Cartwright was hired to coach Osaka Evessa in Japan.[8][9][10]

In September 2014, Cartwright was hired as the head coach of the Mexico National Basketball Team.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs 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
Chicago 2001–02 55 17 38 .309 8th in Central — — — — Missed playoffs
Chicago 2002–03 82 30 52 .366 6th in Central — — — — Missed playoffs
Chicago 2003–04 14 4 10 .286 (fired) — — — — —
Career 151 51 100 .338 — — — —

Head coaching record in Japan

Personal life

Cartwright married his junior high school sweetheart, Sheri, and together they have four children. He obtained a master's degree in organization development and as hobbies, plays guitar and collects transistor radios.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CARTWRIGHT LIKELY TO BE LOST FOR SEASON". NY Times. 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ Brown, Clifton. (May 19, 1989). "Cartwright Handling Ewing in Pivotal Matchup". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/oaklech01.html
  4. ^ "YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY OF THE CHICAGO BULLS". NBA.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Bill Cartwright -- Elbowing Way To Top -- When Sonic Center's Around, Foes Have A Lot To Think About". The Seattle Times. 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Cartwright Relieved as Bulls Head Coach". NBA. 19 December 2013.
  7. ^ Coro, Paul (June 19, 2008). "Suns fill out coaching staff". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  8. ^ Bill Cartwright to coach in Japan
  9. ^ [1]. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  10. ^ [2]. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  11. ^ Coro, Paul (July 1, 2008). "Cartwright a big-man coach, more". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  12. ^ Coro, Paul (December 30, 2010). "Suns Extra: Q & A with assistant coach Bill Cartwright". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
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