Clem Haskins

Clem Haskins
Haskins as a senior at WKU
Personal information
Born (1943-07-11) July 11, 1943 (age 81)
Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolTaylor County
(Campbellsville, Kentucky)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1967–1976
PositionPoint guard
Number11, 14
Coaching career1977–1999
Career history
As player:
19671970Chicago Bulls
19701974Phoenix Suns
19741976Washington Bullets
As coach:
1977–1980Western Kentucky (assistant)
1980–1986Western Kentucky
1986–1999Minnesota
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
* Vacated by the NCAA or Big Ten
Career NBA statistics
Points8,743 (12.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,087 (3.1 rpg)
Assists2,382 (3.5 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Assistant coach for  United States
men's national basketball team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team

Clem Smith Haskins (born August 11, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. In the fall of 1963, he and fellow star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky University (WKU) basketball program.[1] This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the South.[2]

Haskins served 13 years (1986–1999) as head coach of the University of Minnesota's men's basketball team, but was forced to resign due to his part in the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.[3] Due to his actions in the scandal, he was given a seven-year show-cause penalty which effectively ended his coaching career.[4]

  1. ^ Hilltopper Legend Dwight Smith Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Hilltopper Haven
  2. ^ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem – "My thoughts on UCLA in the Final Four". Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2008. Los Angeles Times, 31 March 2008. Western Kentucky was at the forefront of the fight to integrate college basketball in the 1960s and early 1970s.
  3. ^ Thamal, Pete – Catching Up With Clem, New York Times, 27 March 2008.
  4. ^ PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; N.C.A.A. Upholds Haskins Penalties, New York Times, 7 April 2001.

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