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Phil Jackson
Center ·Brooklyn Nets ·NBA ·#17

Phil Jackson

Age80 BornSep 17, 1945 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight100 kg CollegeUniversity of North Dakota Draft1967 · #17
Career averages
7.5PPG
4.5RPG
1.1APG
580 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

BKN hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
580Games
4,363Career points
12.4PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 505 games · 1967-68 to 1977-78
Honors and awards2 total
1×
NBA Coach of the Year1996
1×
All-Rookie Team1967
All awards
Career highsSingle season
11.1PPG · 1973-74 · NYK
7.7RPG · 1974-75 · NYK
1.7APG · 1974-75 · NYK
15.0PER · 1973-74 · NYK
5.6Win shares · 1973-74 · NYK
Draft1967
2Round
17Overall pick
Selected by New York Knicks · from University of North Dakota
Position rank1978-79
#40PPG rank
#48PER rank
#47Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 53 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Brooklyn Nets
1978-79 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
5.8 PPG 2.7 RPG 1.3 APG
75 games
New York Knicks
1967-68 - 1977-78 · 7 seasons
7.8 PPG 4.8 RPG 1.1 APG
505 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1967-68 NYK 75 0 14.6 6.2 4.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 58.9 10.6 0.5
1968-69 NYK 47 0 19.7 7.1 5.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 67.2 10.6 1.7
1971-72 NYK 80 0 15.9 7.2 4.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 73.2 13.7 3.2
1972-73 NYK 80 0 17.4 8.1 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.3 0.0 79.0 14.8 4.2
1973-74 NYK 82 0 25.0 11.1 5.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 47.7 0.0 77.6 15.0 5.6
1974-75 NYK 78 0 29.3 10.8 7.7 1.7 1.1 0.7 45.5 0.0 76.3 13.7 4.8
1977-78 NYK 63 0 10.4 2.4 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 47.8 0.0 76.8 8.1 0.8
1978-79 BKN 59 0 18.1 6.3 3.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 47.5 0.0 81.9 - -
1979-80 BKN 16 0 12.1 4.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 63.0 0.0 70.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1978 New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets

All entries are season change.

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About Phil Jackson

Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and 11 as a head coach. His 11 championships as a head coach are the most in NBA history. In 2007, Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named one of the 10 greatest coaches in league history in 1996. He holds numerous other records as a coach, including the most postseason wins (229), and most conference titles (13).