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Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (November 7, 1936 – August 20, 2024) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive who spent his entire career with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died.
Al Attles was the head coach from 1970 to 1983 and guided the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship. Don Nelson was the Golden State Warriors head coach from 1988 to 1995 and from 2006 to 2010 .
Coach Al Attles implemented a team-oriented system that drew on the contributions of as many as ten players during a game. Barry scored 30.6 points per game, led the NBA in free throw percentage and steals per game, and was sixth in the league in assists per game. The Warriors captured the Pacific Division title with a 48–34 record. [1]
Attles remained with the Warriors when they moved to the Bay Area in 1962 and through his retirement as a player in 1971. He averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for his career.
Al Attles, one of NBA's first Black head coaches who led Warriors to 1975 title, dies at 87; Al Attles, the Hall of Famer who coached Warriors to 1975 title and one of NBA's 1st Black head coaches, has died at 87; NBA schedule released. Among highlights: Celtics-Knicks on ring night, Durant going back to school
Attles’ 64-year stint with the Warriors is the longest with a single franchise for one person in league history. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA ...
Al Attles, the basketball Hall of Famer who coached the Golden State Warriors to the 1975 NBA title, died Tuesday surrounded by his family at his East Bay home in California, the team announced ...