Wes Unseld

Wes Unseld
	Unseld with the Washington Bullets in 1975
Personal information
Born	March 14, 1946; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 2, 2020 (aged 74); Catonsville, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Seneca (Louisville, Kentucky)
College	Louisville (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1968–1981
Position	Center
Number	41
Coaching career	1987–1994
Career history
As player:
1968–1981	Baltimore / Capital / Washington Bullets
As coach:
1987–1988	Washington Bullets (assistant)
1988–1994	Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1978); NBA Finals MVP (1978); NBA Most Valuable Player (1969); 5× NBA All-Star (1969, 1971–1973, 1975); All-NBA First Team (1969); NBA Rookie of the Year (1969); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1969); NBA rebounding leader (1975); NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th); No. 41 retired by Washington Wizards; 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1967, 1968); 3× First-team All-MVC (1966–1968); No. 31 retired by Louisville Cardinals; First-team Parade All-American (1964);
Career NBA playing statistics
Points	10,624 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds	13,769 (14.0 rpg)
Assists	3,822 (3.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Career coaching record
NBA	202–345 (.369)
	Record at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Representing United States
Pan American Games
Universiade

Westley Sissel Unseld Sr. (March 14, 1946 – June 2, 2020) was an American professional basketball player, coach and executive. He spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. Unseld played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals 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 NBA Rookie of the Year during his rookie season and joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Unseld won an NBA championship with the Bullets in 1978, and the Finals MVP award to go with it. After retiring from playing in 1981,^[1] he worked with the Bullets/Wizards as a vice president, head coach, and general manager.

Unseld was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.^[2]^[3] His son, Wes Unseld Jr., is currently an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls.

^ "Bullets' Wes Unseld: He's out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1981. p. 6B. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Wes Unseld: Hall of Fame center dies aged 74". sports.yahoo.com. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^ Wells, Adam (June 2, 2020). "Hall of Famer, NBA Legend Wes Unseld Dies at Age 74". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.