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Willis Reed

PositionCenter/Forward
Height Ft6|height_in=9
Weight Lbs240
Number19
BirthdateJune 25, 1942(age 68)
Hico, Louisiana
Debutyear1964
Finalyear1974
Draftyear1964
Draftround2
Draftpick10
CollegeGrambling State
Teams * New York Knicks (1964 � 1974)
Stat1labelPPG
Stat1value18.7
Stat2labelRPG
Stat2value12.9
Stat3labelRebounds
Stat3value8,414
Bbrreedwi01
Letterr
Highlights * 2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973) * 7× NBA All-Star (1965 � 1971) * 1965 NBA Rookie of the Year * 1970 NBA MVP * 1970 NBA All-Star Game MVP * 2× NBA Finals MVP (1970, 1973) * NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team * New York Knicks #19 retired * Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
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Willis Reed, Jr. (born June 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player. He spent his entire professional playing career with the New York Knicks, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

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Preceded by
Jerry Lucas
NBA Rookie of the Year
1965
Succeeded by
Rick Barry
Preceded by
Wes Unseld
NBA Most Valuable Player
1969-70
Succeeded by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Preceded by
Oscar Robertson
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
1970
Succeeded by
Lenny Wilkens
Preceded by
Jerry West
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
1970
Succeeded by
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Preceded by
Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
1973
Succeeded by
John Havlicek
Preceded by
Red Holzman
New York Knicks head coach
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Succeeded by
Red Holzman
Preceded by
Bob MacKinnon (interim)
New Jersey Nets head coach
 - 
Succeeded by
Bill Fitch


1964 NBA Draft

Territorial pick
George Wilson * Walt Hazzard
First round
Jim Barnes * Joe Caldwell * Gary Bradds * Luke Jackson * Jeff Mullins * Barry Kramer * Mel Counts
Second round
Willis Reed * Les Hunter * Paul Silas * Ira Harge * Cotton Nash * Howard Komives * Bud Koper * Bill Chmielewski * Ron Bonham

New York Knicks 1969 �70 NBA Champions

5 May * 6 Riordan * 9 Stallworth * 10 Frazier * 12 Barnett * 16 Warren * 17 Bowman * 18 Jackson * 19 Reed (Finals MVP) * 20 Hosket * 22 DeBusschere * 24 Bradley * 33 Russell * Head coach Holzman

New York Knicks 1972 �73 NBA Champions

7 Meminger * 10 Frazier * 12 Barnett * 15 Monroe * 17 Bibby * 18 Jackson * 19 Reed (Finals MVP) * 22 DeBusschere * 24 Bradley * 32 Lucas * 40 Gianelli * 43 Wingo * Head coach Holzman

New Jersey Nets

FranchiseFranchise * History * All-time roster * Head coaches * Seasons * Current season
ArenasTeaneck Armory * Long Island Arena * Island Garden * Nassau Coliseum * Rutgers Athletic Center * Izod Center * Prudential Center * Barclays Center
CoachesZaslofsky * Larese * Carnesecca * Loughery * MacKinnon * Brown * Blair * Albeck * Wohl * MacKinnon * Reed * Fitch * Daly * Beard * Calipari * Casey * Scott * Frank * Barrise * Vandeweghe * Johnson
General ManagersZaslofsky * Carnesecca * Boe & Quinn * DeBusschere * Melchionni * Theokas * MacKinnon * Weltman * Reed * Nash * Thorn * Stefanski * Vandeweghe * Thorn
D-League AffiliateSpringfield Armor
AdministrationOwners: Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) * Bruce Ratner, Shawn Carter (minority owners) * President: Rod Thorn * General Manager: Rod Thorn * Head Coach:: Avery Johnson
Important FiguresKenny Anderson * Otis Birdsong * John Calipari * Vince Carter * Derrick Coleman * Chuck Daly * Julius Erving * Lawrence Frank * Devin Harris * Richard Jefferson * Jason Kidd * Albert King * Bernard King * Kerry Kittles * Wendell Ladner * Brook Lopez * Kevin Loughery * Stephon Marbury * Kenyon Martin * Bill Melchionni * Chris Morris * Dražen Petrović * Byron Scott * Rod Thorn * Keith Van Horn * Buck Williams * Jayson Williams * John Williamson
Retired Numbers3 * 4 * 23 * 25 * 32 * 52
ABA Championships (2)1974 * 1976
RivalsNew York Knicks * Philadelphia 76ers * Boston Celtics * Toronto Raptors
Culture and LoreDr. J * Erving for $6 million * Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? * J-Kidd * V.C. * Jay-Z * Brooklyn Nets? * Sly Fox
MediaTV: WWOR-TV * YES Network * Radio: WFAN * Announcers: Marv Albert * Ian Eagle * Mike Fratello * Jim Spanarkel * Chris Carrino * Tim Capstraw

NBA on ABC

Related programsNBA Countdown * NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad * NBA Inside Stuff * College Basketball on ABC * NBA on ESPN (radio)
Related articlesRatings
CommentatorsList of ABC broadcasters * All-Star Game * Eastern Conference Finals * Western Conference Finals * NBA Finals
Key figuresGreg Anthony * Jon Barry * Mike Breen * Hubie Brown * Doris Burke * Howard Cosell * Bob Cousy * Sean Elliott * Chet Forte * Jim Gordon * Chuck Howard * Keith Jackson * Mark Jackson * Magic Johnson * Al Michaels * Brad Nessler * Dan Patrick * Doc Rivers * Bill Russell * Lisa Salters * Chris Schenkel * Stuart Scott * Michele Tafoya * Mike Tirico * Tom Tolbert * Jack Twyman * Jeff Van Gundy * Bill Walton * Jerry West * Michael Wilbon
NBA Finals1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016
All-Star Game1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973
Music"Can't Get Enough" * "Let's Get It Started" * "ABC" * "Lose My Breath" * "This Is How a Heart Breaks" * "Runnin' Down a Dream" * "Right Now" * "It Ends Tonight" * "Nine Lives" * "Rip This Joint"
Lore"I think we see Willis coming out!" * Lakers �Pistons rivalry * Celtics �Lakers rivalry

National Basketball Association's 50 Greatest Players in NBA History

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Nate Archibald * Paul Arizin * Charles Barkley * Rick Barry * Elgin Baylor * Dave Bing * Larry Bird * Wilt Chamberlain * Bob Cousy * Dave Cowens * Billy Cunningham * Dave DeBusschere * Clyde Drexler * Julius Erving * Patrick Ewing * Walt Frazier * George Gervin * Hal Greer * John Havlicek * Elvin Hayes * Magic Johnson * Sam Jones * Michael Jordan * Jerry Lucas * Karl Malone * Moses Malone * Pete Maravich * Kevin McHale * George Mikan * Earl Monroe * Hakeem Olajuwon * Shaquille O'Neal * Robert Parish * Bob Pettit * Scottie Pippen * Willis Reed * Oscar Robertson * David Robinson * Bill Russell * Dolph Schayes * Bill Sharman * John Stockton * Isiah Thomas * Nate Thurmond * Wes Unseld * Bill Walton * Jerry West * Lenny Wilkens * James Worthy

Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

1969: West * 1970: Reed * 1971: Abdul-Jabbar * 1972: Chamberlain * 1973: Reed * 1974: Havlicek * 1975: Barry * 1976: White * 1977: Walton * 1978: Unseld * 1979: D. Johnson * 1980: E. Johnson * 1981: Maxwell * 1982: E. Johnson * 1983: Malone * 1984: Bird * 1985: Abdul-Jabbar * 1986: Bird * 1987: E. Johnson * 1988: Worthy * 1989: Dumars * 1990: Thomas * 1991: Jordan * 1992: Jordan * 1993: Jordan * 1994: Olajuwon * 1995: Olajuwon * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Jordan * 1998: Jordan * 1999: Duncan * 2000: O'Neal * 2001: O'Neal * 2002: O'Neal * 2003: Duncan * 2004: Billups * 2005: Duncan * 2006: Wade * 2007: Parker * 2008: Pierce * 2009: Bryant * 2010: Bryant

NBA Most Valuable Player Award

1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Russell * 1959: Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Russell * 1962: Russell * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Russell * 1966: Chamberlain * 1967: Chamberlain * 1968: Chamberlain * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Reed * 1971: Abdul-Jabbar * 1972: Abdul-Jabbar * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Abdul-Jabbar * 1975: McAdoo * 1976: Abdul-Jabbar * 1977: Abdul-Jabbar * 1978: Walton * 1979: M. Malone * 1980: Abdul-Jabbar * 1981: Erving * 1982: M. Malone * 1983: M. Malone * 1984: Bird * 1985: Bird * 1986: Bird * 1987: Johnson * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Johnson * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Jordan * 1992: Jordan * 1993: Barkley * 1994: Olajuwon * 1995: Robinson * 1996: Jordan * 1997: K. Malone * 1998: Jordan * 1999: K. Malone * 2000: O'Neal * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Duncan * 2003: Duncan * 2004: Garnett * 2005: Nash * 2006: Nash * 2007: Nowitzki * 2008: Bryant * 2009: James * 2010: James

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

1953: Meineke * 1954: Felix * 1955: Pettit * 1956: Stokes * 1957: Heinsohn * 1958: Sauldsberry * 1959: Baylor * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Bellamy * 1963: Dischinger * 1964: Lucas * 1965: Reed * 1966: Barry * 1967: Bing * 1968: Monroe * 1969: Unseld * 1970: Alcindor * 1971: Cowens & Petrie * 1972: Wicks * 1973: McAdoo * 1974: DiGregorio * 1975: Wilkes * 1976: Adams * 1977: Dantley * 1978: Davis * 1979: Ford * 1980: Bird * 1981: Griffith * 1982: Williams * 1983: Cummings * 1984: Sampson * 1985: Jordan * 1986: Ewing * 1987: Person * 1988: Jackson * 1989: Richmond * 1990: Robinson * 1991: Coleman * 1992: Johnson * 1993: O'Neal * 1994: Webber * 1995: Hill & Kidd * 1996: Stoudamire * 1997: Iverson * 1998: Duncan * 1999: Carter * 2000: Brand & Francis * 2001: Miller * 2002: Gasol * 2003: Stoudemire * 2004: James * 2005: Okafor * 2006: Paul * 2007: Roy * 2008: Durant * 2009: Rose * 2010: Evans

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

1951: Macauley * 1952: Arizin * 1953: Mikan * 1954: Cousy * 1955: Sharman * 1956: Pettit * 1957: Cousy * 1958: Pettit * 1959: Baylor & Pettit * 1960: Chamberlain * 1961: Robertson * 1962: Pettit * 1963: Russell * 1964: Robertson * 1965: Lucas * 1966: A. Smith * 1967: Barry * 1968: Greer * 1969: Robertson * 1970: Reed * 1971: Wilkens * 1972: West * 1973: Cowens * 1974: Lanier * 1975: Frazier * 1976: Bing * 1977: Erving * 1978: R. Smith * 1979: Thompson * 1980: Gervin * 1981: Archibald * 1982: Bird * 1983: Erving * 1984: Thomas * 1985: Sampson * 1986: Thomas * 1987: Chambers * 1988: Jordan * 1989: Malone * 1990: Johnson * 1991: Barkley * 1992: Johnson * 1993: Stockton & Malone * 1994: Pippen * 1995: Richmond * 1996: Jordan * 1997: Rice * 1998: Jordan * 1999: No Game Played * 2000: O'Neal & Duncan * 2001: Iverson * 2002: Bryant * 2003: Garnett * 2004: O'Neal * 2005: Iverson * 2006: James * 2007: Bryant * 2008: James * 2009: Bryant & O'Neal * 2010: Wade



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