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1997–98 Atlanta Hawks Season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the 49th season for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association, and their 30th season in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to the demolition of the Omni Coliseum during the off-season, the Hawks played their home games between the Georgia Dome, home of the National Football League, NFL's Atlanta Falcons, and the McCamish Pavilion, Alexander Memorial Coliseum, home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball team; the Alexander Memorial Coliseum (known as "Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center" at the time) was also the Hawks' original home from 1968 to 1972, after the team relocated to Atlanta from St. Louis, Missouri. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Chucky Brown, and re-signed Greg Anderson (basketball), Greg Anderson, who previously played for the Hawks during the 1994–95 season. The Hawks got off to a fast start by winning their first eleven games of the regular se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Wilkens
Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team" for which he was an assistant coach. In 1996, Wilkens was named to the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and in 2021 he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In addition, in 2022 he was also named to the list of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, being the only person to be in both NBA 75th season celebration lists, as a player and as a coach. He is also a 2006 inductee into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Wilkens made a combined 13-time NBA All-Star Game appearances as a player (nine times) and as a head coach (four times), was the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
