What's Hot

    Elina Gollert

    June 14, 2022

    Corinne Gobert

    June 13, 2022

    Cheryl Johnson-LaVine

    June 12, 2022
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    SportscoveringSportscovering
    • Home
    • Football
      1. NFL
      2. View All

      Rashaan Salaam

      May 18, 2022

      Channing Crowder

      May 13, 2022

      Jay Novacek

      May 12, 2022

      Jerome Ford

      May 7, 2022

      Desmond Ridder

      May 19, 2022

      Rashaan Salaam

      May 18, 2022

      Channing Crowder

      May 13, 2022

      Jay Novacek

      May 12, 2022
    • Soccer

      Agustín Marchesín

      May 16, 2022

      Héctor Moreno

      May 14, 2022

      Sarah Huffman

      May 5, 2022

      Florian Niederlechner

      May 5, 2022

      Nuno Sequeira

      May 5, 2022
    • Basketball
      1. NBA
      2. View All

      Dyson Daniels

      May 7, 2022

      Eric Williams

      May 5, 2022

      Nolan Smith

      May 1, 2022

      Rayford Trae Young

      April 26, 2022

      Ayahna Cornish-Lowry

      May 12, 2022

      Dyson Daniels

      May 7, 2022

      Eric Williams

      May 5, 2022

      Nolan Smith

      May 1, 2022
    • Sports
      1. Cricketer
      2. Golfer
      3. Jockey
      4. Skier
      5. Race Car Driver
      6. Tennis
      7. View All

      Roston Chase

      January 24, 2022

      Oshane Thomas

      January 20, 2022

      Saad Bin Zafar

      January 17, 2022

      Safyaan Sharif

      January 14, 2022

      Belen Mozo

      May 16, 2022

      Brian Hollins

      May 11, 2022

      Bailey Davis

      November 24, 2021

      Wade Ormsby

      November 18, 2021

      Stewart Elliott

      September 1, 2021

      Flavien Prat

      April 19, 2021

      Robby Albarado

      March 11, 2021

      Mikaela Shiffrin

      January 18, 2021

      Alexis Dejoria

      April 25, 2022

      Ross Chastain

      September 17, 2021

      Robert Hight

      September 15, 2021

      Jessica Friesen

      August 20, 2021

      Alexa Guarachi

      May 9, 2022

      Alize Cornet

      April 29, 2022

      Mayar Sherif

      April 21, 2022

      Jason Kubler

      April 19, 2022

      Samantha Bricio

      May 18, 2022
    • Fighters
      1. MMA
      2. UFC
      3. Boxer
      4. Wrestler
      5. WWE
      6. Bodybuilder
      7. View All

      Bob Sapp

      April 22, 2022

      Vanessa Demopoulos

      April 20, 2022

      Jasmine Jasudavicius

      April 20, 2022

      Said Nurmagomedov

      March 13, 2022

      Jasmine Jasudavicius

      April 20, 2022

      Said Nurmagomedov

      March 13, 2022

      Michael Morales

      February 12, 2022

      Philipe Lins

      February 8, 2022

      Prichard Colón

      April 21, 2022

      Kiko Martinez

      January 26, 2022

      Ronny Rios

      January 23, 2022

      Julio Cesar Martinez

      January 23, 2022

      Grayson Waller

      May 31, 2022

      Cael Sanderson

      April 27, 2022

      Nick khan

      March 7, 2022

      Eddie Kingston

      January 25, 2022

      Grayson Waller

      May 31, 2022

      Nick khan

      March 7, 2022

      Meiko Satomura

      December 21, 2021

      Nikola Bogojevic

      December 20, 2021

      Frida Chavez

      May 31, 2022

      Sara Sigmundsdóttir

      September 9, 2021

      Oksana Grishina

      September 3, 2021

      Lori Slayer

      August 6, 2021
    • Coach
    • Baseball
      1. MLB
      2. View All

      Jim Deshaies

      April 5, 2022

      MacKenzie Gore

      February 10, 2022

      Liam Hendriks

      February 8, 2022

      Wander Franco

      February 7, 2022

      Rachel Balkovec

      May 12, 2022

      Richard Giannotti

      May 6, 2022

      Jim Deshaies

      April 5, 2022

      Druw Jones

      February 12, 2022
    • Hockey
      1. NHL
      Featured
      Ice Hockey

      Pierre-Luc Dubois

      By Shammi RaghubanshiApril 4, 2022
      Recent

      Pierre-Luc Dubois

      April 4, 2022

      Patrik Laine

      March 13, 2022

      Rasmus Dahlin

      February 19, 2022
    • News
    Subscribe
    SportscoveringSportscovering
    Home»Biography»Lenny Wilkens
    Biography

    Lenny Wilkens

    manishBy manishOctober 19, 2020Updated:October 19, 2020No Comments4 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Lenny Wilkens
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Table of Contents

    • Early Life
    • Career
      • As a Player
      • As a Coach
    • Awards
    • Personal Life
      • Height and Weight
      • Social Media
    • Net Worth

    Lenny Wilkens is a former basketball player and coach from America. As a player, he was inducted in NBA All-Star for nine times and was established in NBA All-Star four times as a coach. He was also a part of the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team.

    In his playing career of fifteen years as a point guard, he had scored 17,772 points and had assisted 7,211 times.

    Quick Info 
    Full NameLeonard Randolph Wilkens
    Date Of BirthOctober 28, 1937
    Birth PlaceBrooklyn, New York, USA
    Parent(s)Leonard Wilkens Sr.
    Henrietta Wilkens
    ProfessionAmerican Basketball Player, Coach
    SpouseMarilyn J. Reed
    Age82 years
    Height6 ft 1 in
    Children1
    Net WorthUS $10-15 million

    Early Life

    Leonard Randolph Wilkens was born to Leonard Wilkens Sr. and Henrietta Wilkens on 28th October 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. His father worked as a chauffeur while his mother worked in a candy factory, but unfortunately, his father died when he was just five. After his father’s death, Lenny Wilkens started working at age seven to support his mother. He had started playing basketball with his friends during his spare time and later found out that he had a game talent.

    Lenny Wilkens

    Lenny Wilkens completed his high school studies from Boys High School, where he played basketball for the high school team and then attended the Providence College after getting a sports scholarship.

     

    Career

    As a Player

    During his college years, he led the college team to their first appearance in National Invitational Tournament in 1959. He did the best of him to drove the team to the NIT finals in 1960. Lenny Wilkens had also received the Most Valuable Player award in the National Invitational Tournament and had also been named All-American two times during his college basketball career. He had scored 1,193 points for his college team until his graduation.

    In the 1960 NBA draft, he was picked up by St. Louis Hawks in the draft and remained with the Hawks for eight seasons until 1968. During his rookie year in the Hawks, the team failed to win the finals against Boston Celtics. Wilkens had not wasted time to leave a positive mark on the group.

    He was then traded for Walt Hazzard with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968, where he played for four seasons. Lenny had an average of 22.4 points with the Sonics in the first season with the team. He was inducted in NBA All-Star for three seasons while he was with Sonics. Lenny Wilkens had already started coaching the Sonics from the second season with the team. He began as a point guard and even coached the team. He led the team to forty-seven victories in the 1971/72 season under his coaching and as a player.

    Lenny Wilkens was traded to Cleveland Cavaliers in 1972 and spent a season with them and again got traded to Portland Trail Blazers in 1974, where he spent a season. He retired as a player in 1975 and shifted to being a full-time coach.

    Lenny Wilkens

    As a Coach

    He started his coaching career as a player-coach for the Seattle SuperSonics in 1969. Lenny Wilkens coached the team until 1972 and coached the Portland Trail Blazers from 1974 to 1976. He returned to SuperSonics as a coach in 1977 and coached the team for about eight years until 1985. Lenny Wilkens led the team to back-to-back playoffs and led the team to the 1978 NBA Finals, where they lost to Washington Bullets. He had also led the team to the NBA Finals victory in 1979 against the Washington bullets. It was the first NBA title of the group.

    He then coached Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, and New York Knicks. He also worked as an assistant coach for the United States National Team in 1992 and head coach in the 1996 Olympic games. The US team had won gold medals in both the Olympics. He had also reached 1000 wins as a coach in NBA history and resigned from coaching in 2005.

     

    Awards

    Apart from tournament wins, he has also won MVPs in several games. He has also got inducted in NBA All-Star for thirteen times (combined as a coach and player). Lenny Wilkens was drafted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for triple of times in the I.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009, FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017, and College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

    Lenny Wilkens

    Personal Life

    He is married to Marilyn J. Reed since 1962 and has a son Randy Wilkens. He belongs to African/Irish and American ancestry. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He also runs the charitable organization Lenny Wilkens Foundation for Children.

     

    Height and Weight

    He is 1.85 meters or six feet and an inch in height and weighs eighty-two kilograms.

     

    Social Media

    Unknown

     

    Net Worth

    According to several sources, his net worth ranges from $10-15 million.

    Lenny Wilkens Awards and Titles Lenny Wilkens Career and Struggles Lenny Wilkens Family Background Lenny Wilkens Net Worth and Lifestyle Lenny Wilkens Relationships
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    manish
    • Facebook

    Related Posts

    Elina Gollert

    June 14, 2022

    Corinne Gobert

    June 13, 2022

    Cheryl Johnson-LaVine

    June 12, 2022

    Colleen Orgeron

    June 11, 2022
    Add A Comment

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Recent Posts
    • Elina Gollert
    • Corinne Gobert
    • Cheryl Johnson-LaVine
    • Colleen Orgeron
    • Who is Toriah Lachell? Details about Toriah Lachell socials and net worth
    Editors Picks

    Elina Gollert

    June 14, 2022

    Sara Walsh

    May 17, 2022

    Alize Cornet

    April 29, 2022

    Barbora Krejcikova

    March 11, 2022
    Latest Posts
    Advertisement
    Sportscovering
    Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Vimeo YouTube
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Submit an Article
    © 2022 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.