 Buckner as a member of the Boston Celtics in 1985. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1954 Phoenix, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Thornridge (Dolton, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Indiana (1972–1976) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1976: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21, 28, 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 5,929 (8.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 3,114 (4.3 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steals | 1,337 (1.9 spg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and the 1976 Olympics gold medal team.[1][2] Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams (the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers). In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
Buckner is one of only eight players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal.[3][better source needed] He is one of only three players in history to win a High School state championship, NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He also was a State Champion while playing high school basketball in Illinois.
In addition to his playing career, Buckner was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for one year, from 1993 to 1994. Currently, Buckner is a color analyst for the Indiana Pacers television broadcast team on Bally Sports Indiana. Buckner also was the play-by-play announcer on 989 Sports line of college basketball games for several years.
- ^ "Quinn Buckner". Fox Sports. July 19, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "The 7 undefeated college basketball national champions in the NCAA tournament era | NCAA.com". NCAA. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Basketball's Triple Crown, Thepostgame.com