Former Bulls coach Doug Collins named to Hall of Fame

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Former Bulls coach Doug Collins named to Hall of Fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

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If you watch a replay of “The Shot,” Michael Jordan’s hanging, series-deciding jumper over Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo in 1989, then you have a sense of Doug Collins’ personality.

The then-Chicago Bulls coach ran around the court in celebration, hugging anything and everything in his path, sweat-soaked and celebratory.

Passion is his strong suit.

And now that passion will forever be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Collins, who went 137-109 in three seasons as Bulls coach from 1986-1989, was named one of 13 honorees for the Class of 2024 on Saturday.

Collins, 72, will officially enter the Hall of Fame during enshrinement weekend in Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball, on Aug. 16-17. He enters as a contributor, a nod to Collins’ wide-ranging impact as a player, coach and broadcaster.

“Doug Collins’ basketball accomplishments are special,” said Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, a Class of 2016 inductee, in a statement. “Doug did enough to be an Olympic basketball star. He was one of the NBA’s best guards and an All-Star four consecutive seasons before knee surgery prematurely ended his playing career. He then became a premier NBA coach who coached an All-Star game and a Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy award winner for his broadcasting and TV game anaylsis.

“But Doug, who is a dear friend, also holds a special place in the hearts of Chicago Bulls fans and the franchise as the coach who started the climb toward the great dynasty of the 1990s by leading the Bulls and Michael Jordan to the franchise’s first 50-win season and conference finals appearance in more than a decade and later returning as an adviser and mentor to Bulls staff and coaches in the Tex Winter tradition.

“The Bulls congratulate Doug and are proud to have been a part of his legendary Hall of Fame career.”

30 years ago today, Michael Jordan hit “The Shot” on Craig Ehlo,

▪️ No. 3 seed Cavs eliminated by No. 6 Bulls in Game 5 of 1st round
▪️ Cavs swept regular season…

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Publish date : 2024-04-06 19:20:09

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