Quinn Buckner
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August 20, 1954 Phoenix, Illinois |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Thornridge (Dolton, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1972–1976) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21, 28, 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993–1994 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 5,929 (8.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 3,114 (4.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steals | 1,337 (1.9 spg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 |
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William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three different teams (the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers). In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
Buckner is one of only seven players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal. He also was a State Champion while playing high school basketball in Illinois.
In addition to his playing career, Buckner was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for one year, from 1993 to 1994. Currently, Buckner is a color analyst for the Indiana Pacers television broadcast team on Fox Sports Indiana. Buckner also was the play-by-play announcer on 989 Sports line of college basketball games for several years. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Born in 1954 in Phoenix, Illinois, Buckner played basketball at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois. His Falcons lost only one game during his junior and senior seasons and won back-to-back state titles. The 1972 team was undefeated, with no team coming within 14 points of it, and is often cited as the greatest team in the history of Illinois high school basketball. Buckner was also an excellent football player, making all-state in high school. He is the only person ever named Chicago area Player of the Year for both football and basketball.
In 2006, Buckner was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.
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