American basketball player and coach

Bill Cartwright

James William Cartwright is an American former professional basketball player and a former coach. 16 m) center, he played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics, helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, and played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons. Following his playing career, he served as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, the Osaka Evessa of the bj League and the Mexico men's national basketball team as well as an assistant coach for several years in the NBA.

Born

1957

July 30

Died

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1950s

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The world in 1957

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april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
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april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
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