Westley Sissel Unseld Sr. (March 14, 1946June 2, 2020) was an American professional

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player, coach and executive. He spent his entire

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(NBA) career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. Unseld played

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for the

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and was selected with the second overall pick by the Bullets in the 1968 NBA draft. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player and

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during his rookie season and joined

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as the only two players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Unseld won an

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with the Bullets in

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. After retiring from playing in 1981, he worked with the Bullets/Wizards as a vice president, head coach, and general manager. Unseld was inducted into the

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in 1988 and the

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in 2006. His son,

Wes Unseld Jr. Westley Sissel Unseld Jr. (born September 20, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame player, coa ...

, is a coach in the NBA who is currently the head coach of the Wizards.

Early life and high school career

Unseld was born in

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, to Charles and Cornelia Unseld as one of nine children. His father was a

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, construction worker, oilman, and

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player for the

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. Unseld starred for the Seneca High School team that won Kentucky state championships in 1963 and 1964. He was recruited by over 100 colleges, and became the first African-American athlete to be offered an athletic scholarship to the

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in Lexington. Integration leaders in Louisville tried to persuade Unseld to attend the University of Kentucky and stated that "it would be good for Kentucky and the

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," but Unseld opted to stay in town and attend the

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, which was racially integrated.

College career

Unseld played center for the school's freshman team and averaged 35.8 points and 23.6 rebounds over 14 games. He lettered for Louisville as a sophomore (1965–66), junior (1966–67), and senior (1967–68), scored 1,686 points (20.6 average) and grabbed 1,551 rebounds (18.9 average) over 82 games. He led the

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in rebounding all three years. Unseld earned

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honors in 1967 and 1968 and led Louisville to a 60–22 record during his collegiate career, making trips to the

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(NIT) in 1966 and the NCAA tournament in 1967 and 1968. He was a member of

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Professional career

Unseld was selected as the second overall pick by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1968 NBA draft. He was also selected by his hometown

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of the

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(ABA) in the 1968 ABA draft. Unseld was offered contracts by both teams but opted to sign with the Bullets of the more successful NBA despite them allegedly offering less money. After signing Unseld, Bullets owner

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proclaimed that "this contract represents the most attractive and rewarding contract that has or will be signed by any player in the NBA this year." In his first regular season game, Unseld recorded eight points and 22 rebounds in a 124–116 Baltimore win over the

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. On October 19, Unseld recorded his first double-double of his career after recording 13 points and 20 rebounds in a 124–121 loss to the

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. On November 22, Unseld recorded 20 points and a career-high 29 rebounds in a 121–110 loss to the 76ers. As a rookie, Unseld helped lead the Bullets (which had finished in last place in the Eastern division the previous year) to a record and a division title. Unseld averaged 18.2 rebounds per game that year, and joined fellow future Hall of Famer

to become the second player ever to win the

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and the

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in the same year. Unseld was also named to the

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, and also claimed the ''

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'' MVP that year. Unseld was one of the best defensive players of his era, and in the , he led the NBA in rebounding. The following season, he led the NBA in field goal percentage with a .561 percentage. First with star ball-handler

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and renowned two-way player Gus Johnson, and later with dominant center-turned-power-forward

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and experienced wing

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, Unseld played a key role in the Bullets making four

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appearances from 1971 to 1979, and won the championship in

over the

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, in which he was named the Finals MVP. He ended his playing career in March

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, and his No. 41 jersey was retired by the Bullets shortly thereafter.

Player profile

Famed for his rebounding, bone-jarring picks and ability to ignite a fast break with his crisp, accurate outlet passes, Unseld made up for his lack of height as a center with brute strength and sheer determination. In 984 NBA games – all with the Bullets – Unseld averaged a

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in points and rebounds, with averages of 10.8 points and 14.0 rebounds per game. He also averaged 3.9 assists, excellent for a center, in the 36 minutes he played per game. Unseld was inducted into the

in 1988, and in 1996, he was named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time. In 2021, he was named on the

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Executive and coaching career

After Unseld's retirement in 1981, he moved into a front office position with the Bullets, where he served as vice president for six years before being named head coach in 1988. He resigned following the 1994 season with a 202–345 record (.369). Unseld became the Bullets' general manager in 1996 (they were renamed to the Wizards in 1997) and served in that role for seven years. He guided the team to the playoffs once during his tenure as general manager.

Personal life

Unseld's wife, Connie, opened Unselds School in 1979. A

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located in southwest

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, it has a

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program,

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and a

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-to-

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curriculum. Connie and daughter Kimberly serve as teachers at the school. Unseld worked as an office manager and head basketball coach. He was the godfather of

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all-star forward,

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, as Kevin's father Stan Love was a teammate of Unseld's on the Baltimore Bullets. His son,

, is a coach in the NBA who became the head coach of the Wizards in 2021.

Death

Unseld died on June 2, 2020, after suffering lengthy health battles.

NBA career statistics

Playing

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Personal life

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Playing

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