Bill Cartwright
Bill Cartwright was born in Lodi, California, United States on July 30th, 1957 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 66, Bill Cartwright biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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James William Cartwright (born July 30, 1957) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player and a former head coach with the Chicago Bulls.
A 7'1" (2.16 m) center, he played 16 seasons for the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics, helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, and played college basketball at the University of San Francisco.
Personal life
Cartwright married his junior high school sweetheart, Sheri, and together they have four children Justin, Jason, James and Kristin. He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from USF and later obtained a master's degree in organization development in 1998 from the same institution. In 2016, Cartwright became USF’s director of university initiatives.
Cartwright is an avid fan of doo-wop music from the 1950s and 1960s, and plays guitar and collects transistor radios as hobbies.
High school and college career
Cartwright played basketball for the Elk Grove Thundering Herd in high school under new coach Dan Risley.
He was named California High School State Basketball Player of the Year in 1974 and 1975. In 1975, he was named California High School Sports Athlete of the Year.
Cartwright's Elk Grove High School team won the 29th Annual Tournament Of Champions in Oakland on March 6–8, 1975 (predecessor of the California Interscholastic Federation State Basketball Championship).
Cartwright, a prep, was just as popular as fellow preps Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby.
Cartwright played college basketball at the University of San Francisco and was a consensus second-team all-American in 1977 and 1979. Cartwright was one of the best starting lineups in collegiate history during his time at USF. He finished as the Dons' all-time top scorer, scoring 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Cartwright led San Francisco to three trips to the NCAA tournament, first round in 1977 and 1980, respectively.[1]
Professional career
Cartwright was the third overall pick in the 1979 NBA draft selected by the New York Knicks, making his first All-Star Game appearance in his first season. In his first two seasons with the Knicks, he averaged more than 20 points per game, but after playing fewer than 77 games in his first five seasons, he missed the entire 1984-1985 season. The Knicks selected center Patrick Ewing with the No. one overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft following that season. Cartwright was limited to only two appearances in the 1985–1986 season due to ongoing foot injuries. Cartwright and Ewing would often start and play together during the 1986–1988 season, but Cartwright was recalled to the bench during the 1987-1988 season.
Cartwright was traded to the Chicago Bulls for forward Charles Oakley on June 15, 1988. The Bulls were eager to play for Oakley, the league's second-leading rebounder in the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons, due to their lack of a center and Horace Grant's rapid growth. Cartwright was the Bulls' starting center during a string of three consecutive NBA championships (1991, 1992, and 1993. During the 1992-1993 season, Cartwright took an elbow to the throat during a regular-season game against the Indiana Pacers, fractured his larynx and left him with a booming voice.
The Bulls, who were without Michael Jordan after his release from the NBA, made the 1994 NBA playoffs, but the Knicks were ruled out of a tumultuous game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Cartwright left the team as an unrestricted free agent.
Cartwright was a free agent with the Bulls and signed with the Seattle SuperSonics. He appeared in 29 games for the Sonics, and he retired after the 1994–95 NBA season.
Coaching career
Cartwright joined the Bulls as an assistant coach under Phil Jackson in 1996-97 NBA season, a year after his retirement. In 1997 and 1998, he was a member of the championship-winning teams. Following the 1997-1998 season, the Bulls saw significant changes, not only Jordan and Pippen's departure, but also Tim Floyd, who took over as head coach from Jackson. The Bulls had a lengthy rebuilding process, and Cartwright took over the Bulls' 27 games into the 2001–02 season, finishing 16–38 after the team's 4–23 record under Floyd and interim head coach Bill Berry, who coached for two games before Cartwright was named interim head coach. On the year, the Bulls went from interim to permanent head coach, and the following season. The Bulls finished 30–52 in 2002-03, but Cartwright would play just 14 games into the 2003–04 season, going 4–10 before being suspended. Following Cartwright's time, Pete Myers and then Scott Skiles coached the Bulls immediately following his tenure.
Cartwright was hired as an assistant coach by Lawrence Frank in 2004. Cartwright was hired as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns under Terry Porter in 2008. Steve Kerr, the Suns' general manager, had recruited veteran big man Shaquille O'Neal, all-star Amar'e Stoudemire, and the forthcoming draft picks. Cartwright remained as assistant coach with the Suns after the Suns fired Porter and promoted assistant Alvin Gentry.
Cartwright was recruited in January 2013 to teach Osaka Evessa in Japan.
Cartwright was hired as the head coach of the Mexico National Basketball Team in September 2014.