Rick Adelman
Adelman in 1970
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 16, 1946 Lynwood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Pius X (Downey, California) |
| College | Loyola Marymount (1965–1968) |
| NBA draft | 1968 / Round: 7 / Pick: 79th overall |
| Selected by the San Diego Rockets | |
| Playing career | 1968–1975 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 12, 21, 5 |
| Coaching career | 1977–2014 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1968–1970 | San Diego Rockets |
| 1970–1973 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1973–1974 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1974–1975 | New Orleans Jazz |
| 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| As coach: | |
| 1977–1983 | Chemeketa CC |
| 1983–1989 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 1989–1994 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1995–1997 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1999–2006 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2007–2011 | Houston Rockets |
| 2011–2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 3,579 (7.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,129 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,606 (3.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Richard Leonard "Rick" Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He served as head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Adelman was born in Lynwood, California, the son of Gladys (née Olsen) and Leonard Joseph "L.J." Adelman, who were from North Dakota and worked as teachers and farmers. Adelman began his basketball career as a collegiate star at Loyola University of Los Angeles, now known as Loyola Marymount University. In the 1968 NBA draft, he was selected by the San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) in the 7th round. He played two seasons in San Diego before being taken by the expansion Trail Blazers in the 1970 expansion draft; he then played three seasons in Portland. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz, and the Kansas City/Omaha (now Sacramento) Kings. He ended his playing career in 1975.
From 1977 through to 1983, Adelman coached at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon.
He was then hired by the Portland Trail Blazers (then coached by Jack Ramsay) as an assistant. When Ramsay was fired and replaced with Mike Schuler in 1986, Adelman was retained; when Schuler was in turn fired during the 1988–89 season, Adelman was promoted to interim coach. After leading the team into the playoffs that year (despite a 39–43 record), Adelman was given the coaching position on a full-time basis in the 1989 off-season.
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