Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award Explained
Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award given by the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) to a longtime NBA coach's life in basketball and his "standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion" of the game. The inaugural award winner was Tom Heinsohn. The award is named after former NBA head coach Chuck Daly.[1]
Winners
Notes
- Jack Ramsay, Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Tex Winter and Hubie Brown were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches. Ramsey was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.[18]
- Tom Heinsohn and Lenny Wilkens were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players and coaches.[19] [20] [21] They were also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as players.[22] [23]
- K. C. Jones was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.[24] He also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.[25]
- Four of these winners were named Top 10 Coaches in NBA History in 1996: Bill Fitch, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay.[26]
- Six of these winners were named Top 15 Coaches in NBA History in 2022: Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens, Jack Ramsay, Jerry Sloan, K. C. Jones and Larry Brown.[27]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Pat Riley Receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. Slam. 19 June 2012. June 22, 2013. June 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616012550/http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/06/pat-riley-receives-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award/. live.
- Web site: Heinsohn honored with lifetime achievement award. NBA.com. 2009-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612231308/https://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/10/heinson.daly.award/index.html. 2009-06-12. 2022-12-17. en.
- Web site: Sekou. Smith. Winter, Ramsey Share Daly Award. NBA.com. 2010-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100609122840/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2010/06/06/winter-ramsay-share-daly-award/. 2010-06-09. 2022-12-17. en.
- Web site: Wilkens presented Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. NBA.com. 2011-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125216/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/06/05/wilkens-awards/. 2014-07-14. 2022-12-17. en.
- Web site: Pat Riley Receives 2012 Chuck Daly Lifetime Acheivement Award. 2012-06-19. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. Miami Heat. en. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217224704/https://www.nba.com/heat/news/patrileyreceives2012chuck20120619html. live.
- Web site: Coaches Honor Fitch with Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. NBA.com. 2013-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613051828/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/06/11/bill-fitch-coaches-honor-capt-video/. 2013-06-13. 2022-12-17. en.
- Web site: clebjirousek. National Basketball Coaches Association Presents 2014 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award to NBA Coaching Veteran Bernie Bickerstaff. 2014-06-05. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. Cleveland Cavaliers. en. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217224928/https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/bickerstaff-140605. live.
- Web site: childukich. Former Bulls coach Dick Motta receives Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2015-06-10. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. Chicago Bulls. en. October 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002191848/https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/release/former-bulls-coach-dick-motta-receives-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award. live.
- Web site: K.C. Jones and Jerry Sloan receive Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2016-06-08. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. en. February 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213021717/https://pr.nba.com/kc-jones-jerry-sloan-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award/. live.
- Web site: Al Attles, Hubie Brown recipients of 2017 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2017-06-04. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. en. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217225607/https://www.nba.com/news/al-attles-hubie-brown-2017-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award. live.
- Web site: Doug Moe Receives 2018 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2018-06-03. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. Denver Nuggets. en. December 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221217225759/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/moe-receives-chuck-daly-060318. live.
- Web site: Steve. Aschburner. For Frank Layden, the 2019 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award means ultimate validation. 2019-06-02. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. en. June 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230605115520/https://www.nba.com/news/frank-layden-2019-lifetime-achievement-award-recipient. live.
- Web site: Steve. Aschburner. Del Harris earns well-deserved Lifetime Achievement award. 2020-10-02. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. en. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413180134/https://www.nba.com/news/del-harris-2020-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award. live.
- Web site: National Basketball Coaches Association Presents the 2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award to NBA Coaching Icon Larry Brown. 2021-07-08. 2021-07-12. NBA.com. Detroit Pistons. en. July 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712011520/https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/national-basketball-coaches-association-presents-2021-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award-nba. live.
- Web site: Mike Fratello receives 2022 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2022-06-05. 2022-12-17. NBA.com. en. June 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230608203451/https://www.nba.com/news/nbca-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award-mike-fratello. live.
- Web site: Kerry. Eggers. Visionary player's coach Rick Adelman wins 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2023-06-04. 2023-06-07. NBA.com. en. June 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230617090041/https://www.nba.com/news/rick-adelman-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award. live.
- Web site: Hall of Fame coach Rudy Tomjanovich wins 2024 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. 2024-06-09. 2024-06-10. NBA.com. en. June 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240610113043/https://www.nba.com/news/rudy-tomjanovich-2024-chuck-daly-lifetime-achievement-award. live.
- Web site: John "Jack" Ramsey. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929105258/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/john-jack-t-ramsay/. live.
- Web site: Tommy Heinsohn. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104095522/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tommy-heinsohn1. live.
- Web site: Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. May 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505195122/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/lenny-wilkens/. live.
- Web site: Leonard R. "Lenny" Wilkens. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. November 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231104102148/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/lenny-wilkens1. live.
- Web site: Thomas W. Heinsohn. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929023344/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/thomas-w-heinsohn/. live.
- Web site: Leonard "Lenny" Wilkens. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929041847/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/leonard-lenny-wilkens/. live.
- Web site: K.C. Jones. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. November 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129160646/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/kc-jones/. live.
- Web site: K.C. Jones. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 2022-12-19. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929025508/https://collegebasketballexperience.com/members/k-c-jones/. live.
- Web site: NBA.com: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History . NBA.com . 2014-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209033542/http://www.nba.com/history/top_10_coaches.html . 2012-02-09 . dead .
- Web site: NBA 75: Top 15 coaches in league history revealed. NBA.com. 2022-02-08. 2022-03-15. February 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209093646/https://www.nba.com/news/nba-75-top-15-coaches-league-history. live.