Bill Cartwright
Basketball player and coach, NBA champion
Born
July 30th, 1957
67 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played professional basketball for fourteen seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Chicago Bulls. Achieved three NBA championships with the Bulls during the 1990s. Served as a coach for several teams, including the New Jersey Nets and the University of San Francisco men's basketball team. Cartwright also played college basketball at the University of San Francisco, where he earned All-American honors.
Won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls
Selected 3rd overall in the 1979 NBA Draft
Served as head coach for the New Jersey Nets
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