Satch Sanders
Satch Sanders
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-11-08) November 8, 1938 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Seward Park (New York City, New York) |
| College | NYU (1957–1960) |
| NBA draft | 1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1960–1973 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 16 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
1960–1973 | Boston Celtics |
| As coach: | |
| 1973–1977 | Harvard |
| 1978 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,766 (9.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,798 (6.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,026 (1.1 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders (born November 8, 1938) is an American retired college and professional basketball player and coach. He was a 6'6", 210 lb power forward. Sanders is tied for third for most NBA championships in a career, and is one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes.[1] On April 4, 2011, it was announced that Sanders was elected to the 2011 class to enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.
Contents
1 Biography
2 NBA career statistics
2.1 Regular season
2.2 Playoffs
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Biography[edit]
Sanders (left) in the 1960s
Sanders at the New England Basketball Hall of Fame induction dinner in 2013
After playing at New York University as a stand out collegian he spent all of his 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Boston Celtics, being part of eight championship teams in 1961–66, 1968 and 1969. In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more championship rings during their playing careers. He ended his career in 1973.
Following his playing career Sanders became the basketball coach at Harvard University, a position he held until 1977. Sanders became the first African-American to serve as a head coach of any sport in the Ivy League.[2] In 1978, Sanders became the head coach of the Boston Celtics, taking over for former teammate Tommy Heinsohn. Sanders returned the following season; however after a 2–12 record he was replaced by Dave Cowens, who took on the role as a player-coach.
In 1986, Sanders founded the Rookie Transition Program - the first such program in any major American sport.[3] It persists to this day, inspiring the creation of similar such programs in other sports.
NBA career statistics[edit]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Sanders won an NBA championship |
Regular season[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960–61† | Boston | 68 | 15.9 | .420 | .670 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
1961–62† | Boston | 80 | 29.1 | .435 | .749 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 11.2 |
1962–63† | Boston | 80 | 26.9 | .456 | .738 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
1963–64† | Boston | 80 | 29.6 | .417 | .761 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
1964–65† | Boston | 80 | 30.7 | .429 | .745 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
1965–66† | Boston | 72 | 26.3 | .428 | .764 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
1966–67 | Boston | 81 | 23.8 | .428 | .817 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
1967–68† | Boston | 78 | 25.4 | .428 | .784 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
1968–69† | Boston | 82 | 26.6 | .430 | .733 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
1969–70 | Boston | 57 | 28.4 | .443 | .880 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
1970–71 | Boston | 17 | 7.1 | .364 | .875 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
1971–72 | Boston | 82 | 19.9 | .410 | .816 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
1972–73 | Boston | 59 | 7.2 | .315 | .657 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 916 | 24.2 | .428 | .767 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 9.6 | |
Playoffs[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961† | Boston | 10 | 21.6 | .493 | .625 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
1962† | Boston | 14 | 31.4 | .431 | .806 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
1963† | Boston | 13 | 29.8 | .437 | .774 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
1964† | Boston | 10 | 30.2 | .362 | .676 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
1965† | Boston | 12 | 30.4 | .421 | .721 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 13.3 |
1966† | Boston | 17 | 29.4 | .483 | .750 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
1967 | Boston | 9 | 16.0 | .344 | .400 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
1968† | Boston | 14 | 20.6 | .505 | .762 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
1969† | Boston | 15 | 13.1 | .438 | .742 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
1972 | Boston | 11 | 16.9 | .321 | .619 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
1973 | Boston | 5 | 4.8 | .556 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Career | 130 | 23.5 | .436 | .716 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 8.8 | |
See also[edit]
- List of NBA players with most championships
References[edit]
^ Berkman, Seth (June 19, 2016), "N.B.A. Finals Legend or Loser? Luck Is Often the Difference", The New York Times
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
^ YouTube. NBA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrR_z_oj-DE.|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help); Missing or empty|title=(help)
External links[edit]
- BasketballReference.com: Satch Sanders (as coach)
- BasketballReference.com: Satch Sanders (as player)
Categories:
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- Living people
- African-American basketball coaches
- African-American basketball players
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Boston Celtics head coaches
- Boston Celtics players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Harvard Crimson men's basketball coaches
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- National Basketball Association players with retired numbers
- NYU Violets men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from New York City
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