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Kurt Rambis
Rambis as head coach of the Timberwolves in March 2011
Los Angeles Lakers
Position
Senior basketball advisor
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1958-02-25) February 25, 1958 (age 66) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality
American / Greek
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school
Cupertino (Cupertino, California)
College
Santa Clara (1976–1980)
NBA draft
1980: 3rd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career
1980–1995
Position
Power forward
Number
31, 30, 18
Coaching career
1994–present
Career history
As player:
1980–1981
AEK Athens
1981–1988
Los Angeles Lakers
1988–1989
Charlotte Hornets
1989–1991
Phoenix Suns
1991–1993
Sacramento Kings
1993–1995
Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1994–1999
Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
1999
Los Angeles Lakers
2001–2004; 2005–2009
Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2009–2011
Minnesota Timberwolves
2013–2014
Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2014–2016
New York Knicks (associate HC)
2016
New York Knicks (interim)
2016–2018
New York Knicks (associate HC)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
4× NBA champion (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
Greek Cup winner (1981)
WCAC Player of the Year (1980)
First-team All-WCAC (1980)
No. 34 retired by Santa Clara Broncos
As assistant coach:
2× NBA champion (2002, 2009)
As executive:
3× NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2020)
Career NBA statistics
Points
4,603 (5.2 ppg)
Rebounds
4,961 (5.6 rpg)
Assists
931 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Darrell Kurt Rambis (Greek: Κυριάκος Ραμπίδης, romanized: Kyriakos Rambidis;[1][2] born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won four NBA championships while playing power forward for the Lakers. Rambis was a key member of the Showtime era Lakers and was extremely popular[3] for his hard-nosed blue collar play.[4] With his trademark black horn-rimmed glasses, Rambis complemented the flashy Hollywood style of the Showtime era Lakers.[3]
Rambis played college basketball for the Santa Clara Broncos. As a senior in 1980, he was named the player of the year in the West Coast Conference (WCC).[5] Rambis was selected by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1980 NBA draft, but began his career in Greece with AEK Athens before joining the Lakers.[5] He also played for the Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns, and Sacramento Kings. Rambis became a coach and has served as head coach for the Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Knicks.[6][7][8] He also won two league championships as an assistant coach with the Lakers.
^Μητρόπουλος, Κωνσταντίνος (November 15, 2023). "Κερτ Ράμπις: Ο Ελληνο-Αμερικανός με τα οκτώ δαχτυλίδια ΝΒΑ". Debut (in Greek). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference greekgateway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abElderkin, Phil (May 13, 1983). "Laker role player Kurt Rambis travels bizarre route to NBA". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^"Blue-collar worker takes over the Lakers | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ ab"Kurt Rambis". Santa Clara University. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^"Rambis Gets New Job With Lakers". The Washington Post. September 28, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
^Stein, Marc (August 8, 2009). "Rambis will be Wolves head coach". ESPN.com.
^"Wolves Relieve Kurt Rambis of Coaching Duties". National Basketball Association. July 12, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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