This article is about the basketball coach. For other people with the same name, see Philip Jackson (disambiguation).
Phil Jackson
Jackson in 2009
Personal information
Born
(1945-09-17) September 17, 1945 (age 78) Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
Williston (Williston, North Dakota)
College
North Dakota (1964–1967)
NBA draft
1967: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career
1967–1980
Position
Power forward
Number
18, 17
Coaching career
1978–2011
Career history
As player:
1967–1978
New York Knicks
1978–1980
New Jersey Nets
As coach:
1978–1981
New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1982–1987
Albany Patroons
1984
Piratas de Quebradillas
1984–1986
Gallitos de Isabela
1987
Piratas de Quebradillas
1987–1989
Chicago Bulls (assistant)
1989–1998
Chicago Bulls
1999–2004, 2005–2011
Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
As player:
2× NBA champion (1970, 1973)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1968)
2× First-team Division II All-American (1966, 1967)
2× NCC Player of the Year (1966, 1967)
3× First-team All-NCC (1965–1967)
As head coach:
11× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998, 2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
4× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1992, 1996, 2000, 2009)
NBA Coach of the Year (1996)
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
Top 15 Coaches in NBA History
CBA champion (1984)
CBA Coach of the Year (1985)
Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor
Career NBA playing statistics
Points
5,428 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds
3,454 (4.3 rpg)
Assists
898 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA
1,155–485 (.704)
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning NBA championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973.[1] Regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time, Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1998, leading them to six NBA championships. He then coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2005 to 2011; the team won five league titles under his leadership. Jackson's 11 NBA titles as a coach surpassed the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach. He holds numerous other records as a coach, such as most postseason wins (229), and most NBA Conference titles (13).[2]
Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter's triangle offense as well as a holistic approach to coaching that was influenced by Eastern philosophy, garnering him the nickname "Zen Master". Jackson cited Robert Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance as one of the major guiding forces in his life. He also applied Native American spiritual practices as documented in his book Sacred Hoops.[3] He is the author of several candid books about his teams and his basketball strategies. In 2007, Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.[4] In 1996, as part of celebrations for the NBA's 50th anniversary, Jackson was named one of the 10 greatest coaches in league history.[5][6][7]
Jackson retired from coaching in 2011 and joined the Knicks as an executive in March 2014. He was dismissed as the Knicks' team president on June 28, 2017.[8]
^Ramona Shelburne (May 10, 2011). "Tense moments in Lakers' last stand". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
^Kalbrosky, Bryan (February 8, 2021). "Phil Jackson again has the best winning percentage in history among NBA coaches". HoopsHype. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^"Basketball Court Zen". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
^"RealGM: Wiretap Archives: Jackson And Williams Lead HOF Class". Archived from the original on April 28, 2007.
^"Top 10 Coaches in NBA History". NBA.com. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
^Broussard, Chris. (June 16, 2009). "X marks the spot of greatest NBA coach". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
^Dan Callagy. "Red Auerbach-Phil Jackson: Who's the Best NBA Coach of All Time?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
^Cacciola, Scott (June 28, 2017). "Phil Jackson Is Out as Knicks President". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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