Bill Cartwright

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Bill Cartwright

Cartwright in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1957-07-30)July 30, 1957 Lodi, California,U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Elk Grove(Elk Grove, California)
College	San Francisco(1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979:1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by theNew York Knicks
Playing career	1979–1995
Position	Center
Number	25, 24
Coaching career	1996–2013
Career history
As player:
1979–1988	New York Knicks
1988–1994	Chicago Bulls
1994–1995	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1996–2001	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2001–2003	Chicago Bulls
2004–2008	New Jersey Nets(assistant)
2008–2012	Phoenix Suns(assistant)
2013	Osaka Evessa
Career highlights and awards
As player: 3×NBA champion(1991–1993) NBA All-Star(1980) NBA All-Rookie First Team(1980) 2× Consensus second-teamAll-American(1977,1979) 3×WCAC Player of the Year(1977–1979) 3× First-team All-WCAC(1977–1979) Second-team All-WCAC (1976) No. 24retired by San Francisco Dons Mr. Basketball USA(1975) First-teamParadeAll-American(1975) Third-teamParadeAll-American (1974) 2×California Mr. Basketball(1974, 1975) As assistant coach: 2×NBA champion(1997,1998)
Career statistics
Points	12,713 (13.2 ppg)
Rebounds	6,106 (6.3 rpg)
Assists	1,390 (1.4 apg)
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James William Cartwright(born July 30, 1957) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer and a former head coach of theChicago Bullsof theNational Basketball Association( NBA ). A 7'1 "(2.16 m)center,he played 16 seasons for theNew York Knicks,Chicago BullsandSeattle SuperSonics,helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in the1991,1992and1993seasons. He attended Elk Grove High School inElk Grove, California,and playedcollege basketballat theUniversity of San Francisco.

Early life

James William Cartwright was born to James and Marie Cartwright on July 30, 1957, inLodi, California.

In high school, Cartwright played basketball for the Elk Grove Thundering Herd under coach Dan Risley. With Cartwright on the squad, the team went undefeated in the 1973–1974 season and was named the best high school basketball team in California in both 1974 and 1975. In 1975, Elk Grove won the NorCal Tournament of Champions.In 1974 and 1975, Cartwright was named California High School State Basketball Player of the Year. In 1975, he was named California High School Sports Athlete of the Year.

As a prep star, Cartwright was just as highly regarded as fellow prepsDarryl DawkinsandBill Willoughby.

Cartwright graduated fromElk Grove High Schoolin 1975.

College basketball career

Cartwright played college basketball at the University of San Francisco and was a consensus second-team all-American in1977and1979.During his time at USF, Cartwright played on one of the tallest starting lineups in collegiate history. He graduated as the all-time leading scorer for the Dons, averaging 19.1pointsand 10.2reboundsper game. Cartwright led San Francisco to three trips to the NCAA tournament, to the first round in the1977and to the Sweet Sixteen in both1978and1979.

Year	Team W-L	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	RBs	Avg	Pts	Avg
1976	22–8	30	151	282	53.0	72	98	73.5	207	6.9	374	12.5
1977	29–2	31	241	426	56.6	118	161	73.3	262	8.5	600	19.4
1978	23–6	21	168	252	66.7	96	131	73.3	213	10.2	432	20.6
1979	22–7	29	268	443	60.6	174	237	73.4	455	15.7	710	24.5
Total	96–23	111	828	1406	58.9	460	627	73.4	1137	10.2	2116	19.1

Professional career

New York Knicks (1979–1988)

Cartwright was the third overall pick in the1979 NBA draftselected by theNew York Knicks,making his only careerAll-Star Gameappearance in his first season.He averaged more than 20 points per game in his first two seasons for the Knicks, but after playing no fewer than 77 games in his first five seasons, a series of foot injuries caused him to miss the entire 1984–1985 season.Following that season, the Knicks drafted centerPatrick Ewingwith the number-one overall pick in the1985 NBA draft.However, ongoing foot problems limited Cartwright to only two appearances during the1985–1986 season.When Cartwright returned for the1986–1987 season,he and Ewing would often start and play together but during the1987–1988 seasonCartwright was relegated to the bench.

Chicago Bulls (1988–1994)

Cartwright playing for the Chicago Bulls in 1991

On June 15, 1988, Cartwright was traded, along with two draft picks, to theChicago Bullsfor forwardCharles Oakleyand two draft picks.The Bulls were willing to part with Oakley, the league's second-leading rebounder in the1986–87and1987–88seasons, because of their need for a center and the rapid development of power forwardHorace Grant.Cartwright was the Bulls' starting center during their string of three consecutive NBA championships in1991,1992and1993.During the1992–93season, Cartwright took an elbow to the throat during a regular-season game against theIndiana Pacersthat fractured hislarynxand left him with a hoarse voice.

The Bulls, who were withoutMichael Jordanthefollowing seasonfollowing his retirement, made the1994 NBA playoffsbut were eliminated in a controversial game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Knicks. Cartwright departed the team thereafter as an unrestricted free agent.

Seattle SuperSonics (1994–1995)

Cartwright left the Bulls as a free agent and signed with theSeattle SuperSonics.He only played in 29 games for the Sonics, and retired after the1994–95 NBA season.

Coaching career

A year after his retirement, Cartwright joined the Bulls once again as an assistant coach under Phil Jackson ahead of the1996–97 NBA season.He was a member of the championship-winning teams in1997and1998.The Bulls went through significant changes following the1997–98 season,with not only Jordan and Pippen leaving, butTim Floydtaking over as head coach from Jackson. The Bulls had a lengthy rebuilding effort, and Cartwright took over the Bulls 27 games into the2001–02 season,going 17–38 after the team's 4–23 start under Floyd and interim head coachBill Berry,the latter whom coached for two games before Cartwright was named interim head coach. The Bulls finished 21–61 on the year and the following season Cartwright was promoted from interim to permanent head coach. In the2002–03 seasonthe Bulls finished 30–52, but Cartwright would last only 14 games into the2003–04 season— going 4–10 — before being fired.Pete Myersand finallyScott Skilescoached the Bulls immediately following Cartwright's tenure.

In 2004, theNew Jersey Netshired Cartwright as an assistant coach underLawrence Frank.In 2008, Cartwright was named as an assistant coach for thePhoenix SunsunderTerry Porter.Sunsgeneral managerSteve Kerrhired the former big man to help coach veteran big manShaquille O'Neal,all-starAmar'e Stoudemire,and upcoming draft picks.After the Suns dismissed Porter and promoted assistantAlvin Gentry,Cartwright stayed on as assistant coach with the team.

In January 2013, Cartwright was hired to coachOsaka Evessain Japan.

In September 2014, Cartwright was hired as the head coach of theMexico National Basketball Team.

Personal life

Cartwright married his junior high school sweetheart, Sheri, and together they have four children (Justin, Jason, James and Kristin). He also has two grandkids. 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 ofdoo-wopmusic from the 1950s and 1960s,and plays guitar and collects transistor radios as hobbies.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won anNBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	New York	82		38.4	.547	–	.797	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	21.7
1980–81	New York	82		35.7	.554	.000	.788	7.5	1.4	0.6	1.0	20.1
1981–82	New York	72	50	28.6	.562	–	.763	5.8	1.2	0.7	0.9	14.4
1982–83	New York	82	82	30.1	.566	–	.744	7.2	1.7	0.5	1.5	15.7
1983–84	New York	77	77	32.3	.561	.000	.805	8.4	1.4	0.6	1.3	17.0
1985–86	New York	2	0	18.0	.429	–	.600	5.0	2.5	0.5	0.5	6.0
1986–87	New York	58	50	34.3	.531	–	.790	7.7	1.7	0.7	0.4	17.5
1987–88	New York	82	4	20.4	.544	–	.798	4.7	1.0	0.5	0.5	11.1
1988–89	Chicago	78	76	29.9	.475	–	.766	6.7	1.2	0.3	0.5	12.4
1989–90	Chicago	71	71	30.4	.488	–	.811	6.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	11.4
1990–91†	Chicago	79	79	28.8	.490	–	.697	6.2	1.6	0.4	0.2	9.6
1991–92†	Chicago	64	64	23.0	.467	–	.604	5.1	1.4	0.3	0.2	8.0
1992–93†	Chicago	63	63	19.9	.411	–	.735	3.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	5.6
1993–94	Chicago	42	41	18.6	.513	–	.684	3.6	1.4	0.2	0.2	5.6
1994–95	Seattle	29	19	14.8	.391	–	.625	3.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.4
Career		963	676	28.5	.525	.000	.771	6.3	1.4	0.5	0.7	13.2
All-Star		1	0	14.0	.500	–	–	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1981	New York	2		24.5	.353	–	.667	6.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	10.0
1983	New York	6		28.7	.581	–	.773	5.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	11.2
1984	New York	12		33.2	.556	–	.863	8.3	0.4	0.2	1.2	17.4
1988	New York	4	0	19.0	.500	–	.733	4.8	1.5	0.0	0.8	7.3
1989	Chicago	17	17	34.3	.486	–	.700	7.1	1.2	0.5	0.7	11.8
1990	Chicago	16	16	28.9	.413	–	.674	4.7	1.0	0.3	0.3	8.1
1991†	Chicago	17	17	30.1	.519	–	.688	4.7	1.9	0.5	0.4	9.5
1992†	Chicago	22	22	37.8	.474	–	.419	4.5	1.7	0.5	0.2	5.6
1993†	Chicago	19	19	23.4	.465	–	.778	4.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	6.3
1994	Chicago	9	8	21.0	.326	–	.813	4.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	4.6
Career		124	99	28.2	.482	–	.725	5.4	1.3	0.4	0.5	8.9

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

NBA

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Chicago	2001–02	55	17	38	.309	8th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Chicago	2002–03	82	30	52	.366	6th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Chicago	2003–04	14	4	10	.286	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		151	51	100	.338		—	—	—	—

Japan

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Osaka Evessa	2013	21	15	6	.714	7th in Western	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

External links

• Official website
• Official NBA bio
• Career statistics