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K.C. Jones (May 25, 1932 – December 25, 2020) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is best known for his association with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he won 11 of his 12 NBA championships (eight as a player, two as an assistant coach, and two as a head coach). [1]
Dec 25, 2020 · K.C. Jones, the quietly tenacious Hall of Fame guard who played on eight consecutive N.B.A. championship teams with the Boston Celtics and later coached the team to two league titles,...
Dec 25, 2020 · K.C. Jones, who personified winning as a hard-nosed point guard and then coach of the Boston Celtics during a Hall of Fame career, has died, the Celtics announced Friday. He was 88.
Sep 14, 2021 · Learn about K.C. Jones, a defensive standout and championship winner with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s. He also coached the Celtics to two more titles and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.
Dec 25, 2020 · BOSTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion who won eight straight NBA titles during the Celtics’ Bill Russell era and then coached ...
Dec 26, 2020 · “K.C. Jones was among the most decorated champions in the history of our game,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in a statement. “K.C.’s extraordinary accomplishments and impact will long ...
Dec 25, 2020 · Jones won 12 NBA championships as a player and coach, including eight with the Celtics and two with the Lakers. He was a defensive stalwart and a teammate of Bill Russell and Sam Jones on the first all-Black starting lineup in NBA history.
