George Mikan was the Babe Ruth of basketball, Kundla said. 163: 3.50: Sports: Jan 29, 2011: Go to Creator's Profile . Kundla moved with his mother, Anna, who was born in Austria, to Minneapolis when he was 5, and his father eventually was supposed to join them. In 1970, Cousy returned, at the age of 41, as a player for the Royals during the late season in an effort to boost ticket sales ticket sales jumped by 77 percent. DHL'19 has led an extraordinary life. The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee's have had an indelible impact onbasketball. As part of the inaugural class of 1959, three coaches were inducted (Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Henry Clifford Carlson and Walter E. Meanwell); in total, 100 coaches have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. 8 Youngest Players to Win an NBA Title Gravity-defying star forward for the Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers in the 1960s. Fourteen individuals inducted as contributors have won the John Bunn Award, awarded by the Hall annually to a significant contributor: John Bunn (its inaugural recipient), J. Walter Kennedy, Cliff Fagan, Edward Gottlieb, Danny Biasone, Larry O'Brien, Dave Gavitt, C. M. Newton, Tex Winter, Meadowlark Lemon, Tom Jernstedt, Tom "Satch" Sanders, George Raveling,[4] and Rod Thorn. 1. So far in his career, Carter has played for various NBA teams, including the New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, and Sacramento Kings. It is named after James Naismith, who conceived the sport in 1891; he was inducted into the Hall as a contributor in 1959. Cliff Hagan. As a player, Nat Hickey played with some of basketballs earliest professional teams, including the Chicago Bruins, Boston Trojans, Original Celtics (all from the American Basketball League); and the Pittsburgh Raiders, Indianapolis Kautskys, and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball League. Irvin grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. Each team nickname is considered a "team," hence there is a listing for both the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins. Semjonova, inducted in 1993, was born in what is now Latvia. Name the 10 oldest living Basketball Hall of Famers. By then, Kundla was becoming a bit of a celebrity. Three were associated with the Harlem Globetrotters, inducted in 2002. Position: Manager. [4] Six of them have won championships in the EuroLeague or its historic predecessor, the FIBA European Champions Cup. Line drive shooter, scoring star at Villanova, then for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s, 'Pitchin Paul'. 10 Most Expensive Basketball Cards Ever Sold Please let us know how we can help. The youngest player / coach in NBA history for Detroit, age 24. Kundla has outlived most of the players from his championship days. Famed member of the Original Celtics of New York in the 1920s, also a successful pro coach. Position: Center. While all attempts are made to ensure the correctness and suitability of information under our control and to correct any errors brought to our attention, no representation or guarantee can be made as to the accessibility, correctness or suitability of information provided by any hyperlinked site or any other linked information accessed through the Basketball Hall of Fame website but not under its control. (As of December 5, 2022) This chart shows only the living former players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Unbeaten in international team competition in her 18-year career; two Olympic gold medals (1976, 1980); three, World Professional Tournament Championship with Detroit Eagles, 1941, 6 NBA Champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 19871988), AIAW Championship with Old Dominion University, 1979, NAIA national championship at Hamline, 1949, NCAA Championship with Southern California, 1983, 1984, All-America at Old Dominion, 1978, 1979, 1980. ' Helms Hall of Fame in 1967. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A recipient of the John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award (2008), the Edward Steitz Award (2013) and the Womens Sports Foundation Billie Jean King Award (2016), as well as an enshrinee of the Womens Basketball Hall of Fame (2011). After (more than) 50 years, Id say thats pretty nice that they still remember me, said Kundla, speaking while watching Thursdays Game 1 of the Finals on television in his MainStreet Lodge room. high scoring center at Ohio State as collegian, then for Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950s. 169: 1.33: Sports: Apr 23, 2011: MLB championship dynasties. His father, John Kundla Sr., was a coal miner and steel worker who was born in Slovakia. I said to him once, You still smoking those dirty cigars? He didnt like that.. Jumping George ', high-leaping star scoring forward at Stanford as collegian, then for the Fort Wayne Detroit Pistons in the 1950s. Known as the "best basketball player" of the 1900s-1920s. Now, Kundla is seeing his name back in the news. Italian-born Dino Meneghin (inducted 2003) spent his entire career playing in the Italian A League. AP . Five Hall of Famers died in 1989: umpire Jocko Conlan, Negro Leagues stars Judy Johnson and Willie Wells, and major leaguers Lefty Gomez and Bill Terry. Craig Kimbrel (17 WAR) Some of these players are absolutely getting in. The College's oldest living alumna. When asked to name the highlight of his career, Kundla doesnt hesitate. Inducted to, 5 Olympic Medalist (gold, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000; bronze, 1992), World Professional Basketball Tournament Championships (1939, 1943), 8 NBA All-Star (1992, 19951998, 20002002). players, including 12 Hall of Famers. Now, the family thinks Splash might be the world's oldest living goldfish as he turns 38. . Herb Williams played in the NBA for 18 years and is the seventh oldest player ever. Secretary General of the FIBA (20032018). Position: Center/Power forward. Tom Heinsohn, Clyde . Brooks Robinson 83. Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda had been the oldest living Hall of Famer until his death at age 93 earlier this month, at which point that mantle passed to Willie Mays, who will turn. Prior to coaching for the early NBA, Hickey was a professional basketball player for the American Basketball League for 21 years on various teams. Position: Guard/Forward. high school Ohio phenom, then led Ohio State to three NCAA Finals, star of 1960s USA Olympic team, all-pro big man for the Cincinnati Royals. Im in good health. This digital archive honors and preserves their contributions to the game both on and off the court. Although Charles Jones had a fairly long career in the NBA, he did not really leave behind a notable impact. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Donald L. "Don" Haskins, inducted in 1997, was the head coach of the 1966 Texas Western basketball team, which was inducted into the Hall in 2007. He helped in increasing the revenue of NCAA Basketball television contract from $1.2 billion when he arrived to $10.8 billion when he left in 2010. Last Team: Atlanta Hawks (current) First African-American drafted into the NBA, First WNBA player with 1,000 points and 1,000 assists. He was regarded as a keen tactician while steering the Lakers to wins in 1949 and 1950 before later becoming the first NBA coach to win three straight during a 1952-54 run. Oldest Age While Playing: 41 years, 35 days in 2003 If its a win by the Spurs, who lead the series 1-0 entering Sundays Game 2, Kundla would be joined in another exclusive group. At age 99, Bobby Doerr was the oldest Baseball Hall of Famer and the oldest living major league player until his death Monday in Junction, Ore. Doerr was a nine-time All-Star for the Red Sox from . Those cigars irritated me, Kundla said. The Hall of Fame has more than 400 inductees and 40,000 sq. To be considered for induction, nominees must . The veterans committee is viewed by many as a "back door" into the Hall and, therefore, it is considered more prestigious to be inducted by the baseball writers. I cant believe how high he gets. As of January 16, 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks: Mike Morgan: Born October 8, 1959 President, Metropolitan Basketball League (192228, 193133); President and chairman of the board. . Remarkable athlete, was player /coach for years, later played in the ABA in the late 1960s as well. Off. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. Six coaching inductees have received the Hall's John Bunn Award, given annually for significant contributions to the sportRed Auerbach, Henry Iba, Ray Meyer, Summitt, Wooden, and Morgan Wootten. 10 Youngest Active Players in the NBA Ten of the inducted coaches are women: L. Margaret Wade (1985), Jody Conradt (1998), Pat Head Summitt (2000), Sandra Kay Yow (2002), Sue Gunter (2005), Cathy Rush (2008), C. Vivian Stringer (2009), Tara VanDerveer (2011), Alexeeva (2012), and Sylvia Hatchell (2013). Things you can use.. Of these, 110 or 111, again depending on Clifton's classification, have played in the NBA. A Two-Sport professional Athlete in both baseball and basketball in the 1920s and 1930s when both sports were racially segregated. More Hall of Fame Growing up Inducted: 1979. Schoendienst is the only living Hall of Fame player that old. He was part of seven NBL, BAA, and NBA championship teams, an NBA All-Star Game MVP, and won three scoring titles. Oldest Age While Playing: 45 years, 363 days in 1948 Last Game: January 28, 1948 Last Team: Providence Steamrollers Years Played: 1948 in the NBA; 1921 - 1942 in the American Basketball League (28 years total as a player and coach) Position: Guard/Forward photo source: Amino Giancarlo Stanton (39 WAR) 14. ft. of basketball history. We didnt call it anything. The part-time farmer from Turkey was found to be a towering 246.5 cm (8 ft 1 in) in height and he took the iconic title of Tallest living man. As part of the inaugural class of 1959, four players were inducted; over 150 more individuals have been inducted as players since then. The baseball legend marked his 90th birthday on Thursday, making him the oldest living Hall of Famer, according to ESPN . St. Louis Hawks legend Bob Pettit, who was the NBA's first-ever Most Valuable Player, was recently named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. Mikan, forwards Vern Mikkelsen and Jim Pollard and guard Slater Martin were around for all three, and center Clyde Lovellette joined the team as a rookie for the final one. We had a good ballclub, and John was able to get us to play as a unit, said Whitey Skoog, a guard who was on Kundlas final three championship teams and is retired in St. Peter, Minn. He was very easy to play for. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Charley Trippi, a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy at Georgia who went on to lead the Cardinals to their most recent NFL championship in 1947, died Wednesday. Star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. John was kind of a psychologist, being able to keep all of those players happy playing as a team. Charles Jones brothers Wil, Caldwell, and Major all played basketball for Albany State (like Charles) as well as the NBA. Dikembe Mutombo is a former NBA player best known for being one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time and has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times. Mays being the oldest living Hall of Famer is just another example of his greatness at any age. He could read the cards. Andrew D . By yankeegeek. Soap. Six inductees in this category were associated with teams that have been inducted to the Hall as units. Comments. Hes an unbelievable ballplayer. 'The Harrisburg Houdini ', star ballhandling guard of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Last Team: Houston Rockets Currently, there are a few, Running a marathon is a gruelling task, even to seasoned and trainer runners in the prime of their youth. Last Game: April 30, 2003 Bob Cousy is the sixth oldest person to play for the NBA and is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Lobo starred for the Huskies when they won a national championship in 1995 following an undefeated season and was also an Olympic gold . Star shooting guard from small college in North Carolina. Won championships with both teams. ' The Oldest Living Major League Baseball Players The 500 oldest living baseball players appears below in order from oldest to youngest. John Havlicek. Served as NBA's first commissioner (194963); negotiated NBA's first TV contract (1954); arranged for construction and use of the first 24-second clock (1954); Organized Rochester Seagrams, Ebers, and Pros (1920s40s); Owner of Rochester Royals (19451958); NBA championship (. We played poker all the time. Five players have also been inducted as coaches: John Wooden in 1973, Lenny Wilkens in 1998, Bill Sharman in 2004, Tom Heinsohn in 2015, and Bill Russell in 2021. Six decades after one of the greatest runs in NBA history, John Kundla is still winning. I was just lucky to have him and so many great players.. One mansion, owned by the former NBA star Tracy McGrady, is on the market for $8 million. The Colored Basketball World Championships were won by his team for eight straight years, even though he moved twice to three different teams. Then we went on The Ed Sullivan Show. Mikan and his wife (Patricia) and my wife and I, we sat in the crowd and they put a camera on us and introduced us.. He is also one of the oldest people to play in the NBA. Dutch Lonborg, inducted in 1973, was team manager for the 1960 U.S. men's Olympic team that was also inducted as a unit in 2010. "Bob" Houbregs (inducted 1987) was drafted by NBA's Milwaukee Hawks in 1953 and played five seasons in the league. Twenty inductees have coached in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nat Hickey holds the record for being the oldest person to have played in the NBA (which at the time was the Basketball Association of America) as he played two games in 1948, a few days before his 46th birthday. Tom Connolly - 90 years, 247 days. John Wooden, inducted as a player in 1960 and as a coach in 1973 Bob Cousy, inducted in 1971 Bill Russell, inducted in 1975 Wilt Chamberlain, inducted in 1979 Jerry West, inducted in 1980 Tom Heinsohn, inducted in 1986 Bob Lanier, inducted in 1992 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, inducted in 1995 Larry Bird, inducted in 1998 Magic Johnson, inducted in 2002 Ralph Kiner - 91 years, 102 days. Position: Point Guard. I still get on a stationary bike and ride 15 minutes every day. Oldest Age While Playing: 43 years, 254 days in 1997 The Hall of Fame has more than 400 inductees and 40,000 sq. [5] The 1993 class had the most player inductees, with eight. 1000 Hall of Fame AvenueSpringfield, Massachusetts 01105. Give Orange. Robinson Can (57 WAR) 9. Yao Ming, inducted in 2016, was born and raised in China. After we won the (1953) championship in New York, we got to watch the Yankees and we were introduced to Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra, Kundla said. He was a six-time All-Star with bum knees who glided into the Hall . Position: Point guard, photo source: Wikimedia Commons via United States Forest Service. He was 100 and was the oldest living Pro Football Hall of Famer at the time of his death. John Stockton spent his entire professional basketball career, which lasted for 19 years, as a point guard for the Utah Jazz. Five coaches have also been inducted as players: John Wooden, Bill Sharman, Lenny Wilkens, Tom Heinsohn, and Bill Russell. By narb13. star forward at Kentucky then for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s.The first of Red Auerbach's ' Sixth Man ' stars. [2] Those being considered for induction as contributors may be inducted at any time; the Hall of Fame and its committees evaluate whether contributions are significant enough for the nominee to be inducted as a contributor. All-Star Game Selections by Player; All-NBA and All-NBA Team Selections by Player; All-Defensive Team Selections by Player; Referee Awards. Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats . Naismith organized The First Team, the group of players involved in the first-ever basketball game in 1891 and also inducted as part of the inaugural Class of 1959. Since joining the Pioneer Press, Chris has won 11 awards in Pro Football Writers of America contests and been named a national top-10 beat writer by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) for the years of 2020, 2021 and 2022. The first NBA player to net 20,000 career points. Joe McCarthy - 90 years, 267 days. From 1956 to 1973, Aparicio played as a shortstop, mostly for the Chicago White Sox, but also for the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox. Years Played: 1984 1998 (15 years) Last Team: Utah Jazz Joe Sewell - 91 years, 148 days. Position: Power forward/Center, photo source: NY Daily News (Jones is No. [1] To be considered for induction, nominees must meet certain prerequisites. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level. Three inductees in this category are women: Senda Berenson Abbott and Bertha Teague (both inducted in 1985), and the most recent contributor to be inducted, Rebecca Lobo, who entered the Hall in 2017. Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License unless otherwise noted. The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductees have had an indelible impact onbasketball. OK, so the stakes are lower. (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Luis Aparicio 86. Luis Aparicio. Players must have been retired for at least three years before becoming eligible. The other two are Red Auerbach, who once won eight straight for Boston, and Phil Jackson, who accomplished the trifecta twice for Chicago and once for the Los Angeles Lakers. All former NBA commissioners (Maurice Podoloff, J. Walter Kennedy, Larry O'Brien, and David Stern) have been inducted. For a person to be eligible on the ballot for Hall of Fame honors as a player, he or she must be fully retired for three years. All three players won gold medals for the USSR at the Olympic Games. Joey Votto (56 WAR) 10. Years Played: 1991 2009 (18 years) Nonetheless starred for Harlem Globetrotters, ABL-ABA Pittsburgh Pipers, which he led to the first ABA title in 1968. Willie Mays. Comments. To me, tattoos mean temporary insanity, said Kundla, who cant recall ever having a player with one. He formerly played for Oregon ducks as a quarterback. Bud Selig 86. Mutombos career lasted for 18 years and he played for Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and the Houston Rockets. A year later, the Lakers beat the Knicks in the Finals in five games. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Cathy Rush, inducted in 2008, was the head coach of the Immaculata College women's team of 19721974 that was inducted in 2014. She was a member of the NCAA National Champion Connecticut Huskies (1995). Of Houston, then for San Diego-Houston Rockets. OTHER POSTS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN Twelve of them have won at least one NBA championship as head coaches; one other, Don Nelson, has five NBA championships as a player. In what he predicts will be a close series, he believes the Heat eventually will triumph. Last Team: Dallas Mavericks One of the, Defeated Original Celtics and New York Rens as a member of Philadelphia SPHAS, 1926, consistent star scorer for the Philadelphia 76ers, NBA all-star. I say I look like a million bucks. Yogi Berra was looking up at the scoreboard on Old Timers' Day, saw the list of Yankee greats who had recently died, and said, "Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." The research below, by Baseball Almanac, allows you to "check the scoreboard" and see every ballplayer who died during any given year. List of legendary NBA players that have been inducted as members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Some players in this list may have been inducted in Hall of Fame because of their merits in the ABA or FIBA competitions). ft. of basketball history. Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm, Closed Monday, The Basketball Hall of Fame All-America Team, The Mannie Jackson - Basketball Human Spirit Award(s), The Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award, The John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award, Glenn Roberts and The Genesis of The Jump Shot, Wayland Baptist Flying Queens of 1948-1982, Basketball Hall of Fame Golf Classic at Monarch Beach Golf Links Hosted by Jerry West, MGM Springfield Hall of Fame Golf Classic, 2016 Karl Malone Award Watch List Narrowed to Ten Finalists, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Names Steiner Sports as Licensing Agent, Schedule and Match-Ups Announced for Boca Raton Beach Classic. Among Kundlas grandchildren are former Michigan State player Isaiah Dahlman, former Wofford player Noah Dahlman and Rebekah Dahlman, Minnesotas all-time leading girls and boys high school scorer at Braham who is now with the Vanderbilt womens team. Being a professional athlete can be both a lucrative and fulfilling career option, especially for someone with natural talent and ambition. Position: Center Fielder. [4][5][84][85][86][87][88] Harris-Stewart is the only female drafted by an NBA team,[89] while Meyers is the only one to have been signed by an NBA team.[90]. Former NBA star Bob Lanier died Tuesday at age 73, the league said. Defensive Dave ', All-American for U. 10 Youngest Active Players in the NBA Ive surprised myself. Buster Posey (53 WAR) 12. Oldest Living MLB Hall of Famers Can you name the Oldest Living MLB Hall of Famers. The modest Kundla says he also was lucky when it came to winning NBA championships, but most observers believe that hardly was the case. (D. Whitey Herzog 89. He didnt take a lot of our money because it was sort of a cheap game. Williams is currently the assistant coach for the WNBAs New York Liberty. Categories: Miscellaneous Lists This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 14:56. Petrovi, Raa and Kuko represented Croatia after the initial breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991. Years Played: 1981 1999 (18 years) Of the inducted players, 30 were also members of teams that have been inducted into the Hall as units. At the end of his playing career, Williams had 11,944 points, 6,509 rebounds, and 1,605 blocks. While this is typically true for most athletes, there are several who play for decades and retire at an age that is seen as exceptionally old for an athlete. If I had all that money, I wouldnt know what to do with it, Kundla said. First international player to be inducted, AIAW National Championship with Delta State, 197577. ' He never did. If Spoelstra really wants to go back far, he will see Kundla was born July 3, 1916, in Star Junction, Pa., outside Pittsburgh. Six individuals inducted as coaches were associated with teams that have been inducted to the Hall as units. Alan Faneca, the sturdy guard who spent years opening holes open for Jerome Bettis and protecting Ben Roethlisberger, is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Whether its basketball, poker or bingo, Kundla long has been a winner. Went on to play for the New York Incorporators, the Loendi Big Five, the Commonwealth Big Five and eventually the renowned New York Renaissance where he served as team captain. Mutombo (inducted in 2015) was born in the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He finished with a 423-302 BAA and NBA record but never won another Finals following Mikans initial retirement in 1954. John Isaacs (inducted in 2015) was born in Panama but raised in Harlem. Twenty player inductees were born outside the United States. Coaches who have won the most NBA titles: Phil Jackson, Chicago, L.A. Lakers 11. All-America at St. Bonaventure University, 1968, 1969, 1970, Led Nashville Business College to ten national AAU championships. He was a star forward at the University of Minnesota and a decade later was the coach at St. Thomas in 1946-47. major college basketball star at LaSalle in the 1950s, then star 6' 6 guard -forward for the Philadelphia Warriors in late 1950s, early 1960s. All Pacific Coast Conference First-Team, 1938, 1939, First Team Big Six Conference at Kansas, 1932, 1933. 2023 Hall of Fame Candidates. Grant Gordon chronicles the versatile Cardinals star whom Jim Thorpe called the "greatest . Oldest Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Facebook Twitter Linked In The Hall of Fame membership currently has 67 living members who were elected as players in Major League Baseball. Willie Mays became the oldest living Hall of Fame member after Tommy Lasorda's death. Kundla, 97, is the oldest living hall of famer in any of the four major pro sports. He retired from the major leagues in 1983. Mikan is known as the greatest player of the first half-century of basketball. Kundla watches games from the perspective of a coach. Aaron was the. Abe Saperstein, inducted in 1971, was the team's founder and owner. Kundlas wife, Marie, died in 2007. He would sit and play cards with us on the train. Italian national championship (Oransoda team, 1968); oversaw the introduction of the three-point line in international competition; overseen reorganization of FIBA into zonal administration system; member of International Olympic Committee, Five-time NBA All-Star (196165); NBA championship (, Coach, 1980 United States Olympic Team; five-time New England Coach of the Year; founder of the. He is the second-oldest living Hall of Famer to Marv Levy, 97, the former coach of the Buffalo Bills. We just tried to go out there and win.. Charley Trippi, who was the NFL's oldest living Pro Football Hall of Famer, passed away at the age of 100. Odds-defying star big man at Kentucky, then for ABA Kentucky Colonels, then for ABA/NBA Denver Nuggets in lengthy playing career. Jim Kaat was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Founded during a class at the Springfield, First professional team to sign exclusive player contracts; 2, Pan American Championship (1901); Olympic exhibition title (, Pioneering all-black team, compiled record of 2588539 in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Founded and owned by Hall of Famer, Played more than 20,000 games in more than 100 countries; the 25th anniversary tour was highlighted by a game before 75,000 fans in Berlin's, Won the 1966 NCAA National Championship, started 5 African-American players (, Called by the Hall of Fame "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet"; won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics with an 80 record and an average victory margin of nearly 44points; roster (, All-women's team founded in 1936 playing against men's teams under men's rules; won 96 straight games at one point; credited by the Hall with "shattering stereotypes about female athletes and overcoming social barriers that existed on and off the basketball court", Called by the Hall "the first dynasty in women's college basketball"; won three consecutive AIAW national championships (19721974), including one undefeated season and a 35-game winning streak, First African-American college team to win a major national championship and first college program to win three consecutive basketball national championships, led by Hall of Fame coach, Held a 151-game winning streak from 1953 to 1958 and 10 overall, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 19:03. 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