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Who was the first black coach to win an NBA championship?
Bill Russell, player/coach for the Boston Celtics, in the 1967-68 season.
Who was the first black head coach in the NBA?
Bill Russell the first African-American to coach a major league professional sports team. The next season he became the first African-American coach to win an NBA championship.
Who was the first coach to win a NBA Championship in Los Angeles?
Bill Sharman
Who was the first African American basketball coach?
Bill Russell was the first black NBA coach.
Who was the first man to coach the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Championship?
Bill Sharman
Who was Magic Johnson's first coach in the NBA?
Magic's coach in his rookie season (1979-1980) was Paul Westhead. Westhead was in his first year of NBA coaching as the Lakers won the NBA championship that season.
What coach won a NBA championship as a coach not as a player?
Phill jackson
Who was the last black coach to win an nba championship?
Doc Rivers, The Boston Celtics, June 2008
Who has the most championship rings as a coach the NBA?
Phil Jackson
Who is the oldest NBA coach to win championship?
Phil jackson
First black to play in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd was the first black NBA player in 1950. *Became the first African-American to play in an NBA game on October 31, 1950 *Became the first African-American to win an NBA championship (1955 with Syracuse) *Became first African-American Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons (1968-70) *Became second African-American head coach and first African-American bench coach with Detroit Pistons (1970-71) Earl Lloyd, who in 1950 became the first African-American to play in a NBA game with the Washington Capitols, was instrumental in integrating professional basketball as a player and coach.
What was the first team to win an NBA championship?
The Philadelphia Warriors won the first NBA championship.
