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Today in Boston Celtics history, K.C. Jones was appointed as the head coach of the team with which he had won eight titles as a player. The Hall of Fame point guard alum then secured two additional championships with the Celtics as a coach in 1984 and 1986, and he was named head coach of the All-Star game on a total of four occasions.
Jones achieved a regular-season record of 308 wins and 102 losses, along with a playoff record of 65 wins and 37 losses, resulting in winning percentages of .751 and .637, respectively. To the surprise of many, Jones resigned from his position as head coach following the 1987-88 NBA season. The role was then assumed by longtime Celtics assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers.
”It’s something I wanted to do,” Jones would say of his resignation in an interview at his home with the Associated Press.
Even on his exit from the team, Jones was a Celtics lifer, and he made sure to let the media know it. "I'm still with the Celtics,'' he made clear. ''It's a love affair with the Celtics." ''I'd been giving it consideration since last summer," he added. "It's good for me; it's good for the family; it's good for Jimmy (Rodgers)."
He remained with the team one season further in the front office before leaving to join the Seattle Supersonics as an assistant coach.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: K.C. Jones appointed as head coach
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Jones achieved a regular-season record of 308 wins and 102 losses, along with a playoff record of 65 wins and 37 losses, resulting in winning percentages of .751 and .637, respectively. To the surprise of many, Jones resigned from his position as head coach following the 1987-88 NBA season. The role was then assumed by longtime Celtics assistant coach Jimmy Rodgers.
”It’s something I wanted to do,” Jones would say of his resignation in an interview at his home with the Associated Press.
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Even on his exit from the team, Jones was a Celtics lifer, and he made sure to let the media know it. "I'm still with the Celtics,'' he made clear. ''It's a love affair with the Celtics." ''I'd been giving it consideration since last summer," he added. "It's good for me; it's good for the family; it's good for Jimmy (Rodgers)."
He remained with the team one season further in the front office before leaving to join the Seattle Supersonics as an assistant coach.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: K.C. Jones appointed as head coach
Continue reading...
