This article is missing information about Rolland Todd's coaching career from 1964 to 1982.(June 2021) |
Personal information | |
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Born | Tulare County, California, U.S. | June 26, 1934
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Strathmore (Strathmore, California) |
College |
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Playing career | 1958–1962 |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 1964–1982 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1960 | Buchan Bakers |
1960 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
1960–1962 | San Francisco Saints / Oakland Oaks |
As coach: | |
1964–1965 | Cal State LA (assistant) |
1965–1970 | UNLV |
1970–1972 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1975–1982 | Santa Ana College |
Rolland Douglas Todd[1] (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first coach of the then-expansion Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to a 29–53 record in its inaugural season (best of the three expansion clubs who entered the NBA that year); though was let go the next season when the team failed to improve. According to Sports Illustrated his nickname while coaching the Blazers was "Mod Todd".