.JPG) Attles with the San Francisco Warriors in 1970 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1936 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2024 (aged 87) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Weequahic (Newark, New Jersey) |
| College | North Carolina A&T (1956–1960) |
| NBA draft | 1960: 5th round, 39th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1960–1971 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 16 |
| Coaching career | 1968–1983, 1994–1995 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1960–1971 | Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors |
| As coach: | |
| 1968–1970 | San Francisco Warriors (assistant) |
| 1970–1983 | San Francisco / Golden State Warriors |
| 1994–1995 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As player:
As coach: | |
| Career playing statistics | |
| Points | 6,328 (8.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,463 (3.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,483 (3.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Career coaching record | |
| NBA | 557–518 (.518) |
| Record at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (November 7, 1936 – August 20, 2024) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive who spent his entire career with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed the "Destroyer", he played the point guard position.
Attles was selected by the Warriors in the 1960 NBA draft and played 11 seasons with the team, including moving with the team from Philadelphia to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962. He took over as player-coach during the 1970–71 season, his last as a player. He remained the team's head coach after his playing retirement and led the Warriors to an NBA championship in 1975. He stepped down as head coach in 1983 and then served as general manager for the Warriors from 1983 to 1986. Attles was employed by the Warriors for the rest of his life, serving in roles including team ambassador and community relations representative.
Attles's number 16 was retired by the Warriors in 1977. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.