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FILE – Oregon coach Paul Westhead argues a call during the first half against Stanford in an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo\/Tony Avelar, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Paul Westhead had a coaching career like none other.<\/p>\n

He won an NBA championship as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980. He won a WNBA championship as coach of the Phoenix Mercury in 2007. And at the college level, his 1989-90 Loyola Marymount team that was led by Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble remains the highest-scoring squad in NCAA Division I history.<\/p>

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Add it up, and that\u2019s achievement. And the National Basketball Coaches Association celebrated his work on Friday, when it announced the 87-year-old Westhead as this year\u2019s recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe challenged conventional thinking, introduced ideas that were ahead of their time, and influenced generations of coaches across every level of men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball,\u201d Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff, the NBCA\u2019s president, said in a statement. \u201cHis commitment to innovation, teaching, and the growth of our game has left a lasting mark on our profession, making him truly deserving of this recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The award will be formally presented at Game 2 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio on Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award would not be possible if not for the players,\u201d Westhead said. \u201cAs a coach, you are only as good as your players. Thank you team, you made me look good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Westhead was an offensive mastermind, someone whose run-and-gun philosophy changed the game. It didn\u2019t always work during Westhead\u2019s career, but at Loyola Marymount it worked like a charm \u2014 his teams led Division I in scoring for three consecutive seasons, with some records that still stand today.<\/p>

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Westhead was an NBA head coach for parts of six seasons \u2014 two-plus years with the Lakers, then a one-year stint in Chicago and two-year run in Denver. But that was just one part of many layers of Westhead\u2019s coaching life.<\/p>\n

His coaching career spanned parts of six decades, starting with a high school job in the late 1960s in his hometown of Philadelphia. He was head coach for three different men\u2019s college programs (La Salle, Loyola Marymount and George Mason), a women\u2019s college program (Oregon), the three NBA teams, the WNBA\u2019s Mercury, two ABA teams and even a pro team in Japan for one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul Westhead is widely revered for his ability to innovate and shape modern elements of today\u2019s up-tempo basketball that were way ahead of their time,\u201d said David Fogel, the NBCA\u2019s executive director and general counsel. \u201cHis dedication to coaching for over five decades and his unique success across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s game of basketball is a testament to his leadership, offensive creativity, and commitment to winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daly award honors the memory of the Hall of Famer who the NBCA said \u201cset a standard for integrity, competitive excellence, and tireless promotion of NBA basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Past recipients are Don Nelson (2025), Rudy Tomjanovich (2024), Rick Adelman (2023), Mike Fratello (2022), Larry Brown (2021), Del Harris (2020), Frank Layden (2019), Doug Moe (2018), Al Attles and Hubie Brown (2017), K.C. Jones and Jerry Sloan (2016), Dick Motta (2015), Bernie Bickerstaff (2014), Bill Fitch (2013), Pat Riley (2012), Lenny Wilkens (2011), Jack Ramsay and Tex Winter (2010) and Tommy Heinsohn (2009).<\/p>

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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