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George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. After spending five years as a player for the San Antonio Spurs, he became an assistant with the team before being appointed as a head coach in 1980 with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
- Transitioning from Player to Coach
- Karl’s Golden Era in The Emerald City
- New Era, New Game in Milwaukee & Denver
Jones was a teammate at North Carolina, a freshman to Karl’s sophomore one summer. “As a matter of fact,” the 2019 inductee said, “when I had my first epileptic seizure, he was there and tried to keep me from swallowing my tongue. I almost bit his finger off. So he gave a good effort.” Their public personas, right through their long NBA careers, su...
In January 1992, Seattle owner Barry Ackerley and GM Bob Whitsitt reeled Karl back across the pond to replace K.C. Jones. With Payton and Shawn Kemp already on board, complemented by Ricky Pierce, Eddie Johnson and Derrick McKey, the Sonics finished 27-15 for the second of eight consecutive playoff appearances. Over the next six seasons, Karl led t...
Two seasons, 118 victories and four playoff rounds after the Finals trip, though, Karl was out in Seattle. He was unemployed this time for all of 95 days, with the Milwaukee Bucks hiring him as the sixth head coach in franchise history. Milwaukee had missed the playoffs the previous seven seasons, finishing a cumulative 160 games under .500 led by ...
Larry Brown & George Karl are the only Nuggets coaches to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, although John McLendon was inducted as a contributor, but not a coach. In 1976, Brown coached the Nuggets to the team's only ABA championship game.
Sep 10, 2022 · The second-winningest coach in Nuggets franchise history was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. George Karl, who coached the Nuggets from 2005-13, was part of a 13-person class enshrined in Springfield, Mass. this weekend. Karl’s 1,175 wins rank sixth among NBA coaches.
- Stan Albeck. 1971. 1971 1 71 27 44 .380. -8.5.
- Bob Bass. 1968. 1969 2 156 89 67 .571. 11.0 12 5 7 .417 0 0.
- Joe Belmont. 1970. 1971 2 69 45 24 .652. 10.5 1 12 5 7 .417 0 0.
- Bernie Bickerstaff. 1995. 1997 3 127 59 68 .465. -4.5 1 0 .000 0.
May 8, 2013 · In keeping with the theme of selflessness that the Denver Nuggets demonstrated this season, George Karl is sharing the credit for winning the league's Coach of the Year award.
Nuggets' coach George Karl allows his players the freedom to grow, J.A. Adande writes.
