Wes Unseld
Wes Unseld was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on March 14th, 1946 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 74, Wes Unseld 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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Westley Sissel Unseld (born March 14, 1946) is an American former basketball player.
He spent his entire NBA career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Personal life
In 1979, Connie Unseld's wife opened Unseld's School. A coed private school in southwest Baltimore, it has a daycare center, nursery school, and a kindergarten-to-eighth grade curriculum. Connie and her daughter Kimberly teach at the kindergarten. Unseld served as both an office manager and head basketball coach. Kevin Love, the Cleveland Cavaliers' godfather, as Kevin Love, Jr., was a teammate of Unseld's on the Baltimore Bullets. Wes Unseld Jr., his uncle, is a mentor who helped the Wizards become their head coach in 2021.
Early life and high school career
Unseld was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Charles and Cornelia Unseld, as one of nine children. His father, a prizefighter, oilman, and baseball player for the Indianapolis Clowns, was a prizefighter, construction worker, oilman, and baseball player.
In 1963 and 1964, Unseld competed for the Seneca High School team, winning Kentucky state championships. He was accepted by over 100 colleges and became the first African-American student to be given an athletic scholarship to the University of Kentucky in Lexington. In Louisville, integration leaders tried to persuade Unseld that "it would be great for Kentucky and the Southeastern Conference," but Unseld stayed in town and attended the University of Louisville, which was racially integrated.
College career
Unseld was the center for the school's freshman team and averaged 35.8 points and 23.6 rebounds in 14 games. He played for Louisville as a sophomore (1965–67), senior (1967–68), and senior (1968–68), and averaged 1,686 points (20.6 average) over 82 games. For three years, he was president of the Missouri Valley Conference in rebounding.
Unseld earned National All-American awards in 1967 and 1968, as well as coaching Louisville to a 60-22 record during his undergraduate career, including trips to the National Invitation Tournament in 1966 and 1968, respectively. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Professional career
In the 1968 NBA draft, Unseld was drafted as the second overall pick by the Baltimore Bullets. In the 1968 ABA draft, he was also chosen by his hometown Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association (ABA). Both squads were offered contracts, but the unseld was reportedly signed with the Bullets of the more lucrative NBA, despite them allegedly receiving less money. "This deal represents the most attractive and lucrative deal that has or will be signed by any player in the NBA this year," Bullets owner Earl Foreman said after signing Unseld.
Unseld won 124–116 Baltimore over the Detroit Pistons in his first regular season game. Unseld's first double-double of his career came after losing 124-121 to the Philadelphia 76ers, with 13 points and 20 rebounds. In a 121-110 loss to the 76ers, Unseld scored 20 points and a career-high 29 rebounds on November 22, a 121-110 loss.
Unseld, a rookie, helped the Bullets (who had finished in last place in the Eastern division the previous year) to a 57–25 (.695) record and a division crown. Unseld averaged 18.2 rebounds per game this year, and Wilt Chamberlain, a future Hall of Famer, became the second individual to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same year. Unseld was also selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and later named Sporting News MVP for the year.
Unseld was one of the best defensive players of his time, and he was one of the NBA's best defensive players of his time, from 1974 to 1975. With a.561 percent field goal percentage, he led the NBA in field goal percentage for the first time this season.
Earl Monroe and renowned two-way player Gus Johnson, followed by strong center-turned-power forward Elvin Hayes and first-time wing Bob Dandridge, who was named the Finals MVP in 1978. He began playing in March 1981 and was ranked No. 8 in the world. The Bullets almost sacked 41 jerseys immediately after.
Executive and coaching career
Following Unseld's retirement in 1981, he joined the Bullets in a front office role, where he served as vice president for six years before being named head coach in 1988. He resigned after a 202-345 record in 1994 (.369). In 1996, Unseld became the Bullets' general manager (they were renamed to the Wizards in 1997) and spent seven years in the position. During his time as general manager, he led the team to the playoffs once more.