Gene Littles
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Eugene Scapes (Gene) Littles (born June 29, 1943 in Washington, D.C.) is an American basketball player and coach. He played professional basketball for six years. He playe collegiately at High Point University, and was selected in the 5th round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He opted to play in the ABA instead, and spent five years with the Carolina Cougars and one year--the final year of the ABA's existence--with the Kentucky Colonels.
After his playing career, Littles got into coaching, and became an assistant with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He got his first taste of head coaching when George Karl was dismissed at the end of the 1986 season. The Cavaliers next year hired Lenny Wilkens, however.
In 1990, Littles got a second NBA head coaching job, with the Charlotte Hornets--replacing Dick Harter. He lasted as season and a half with the recent-expansion Hornets, until he was replaced with Allan Bristow at the end of the 1990-1991 season. Littles would later become an assistant with the Denver Nuggets, and served as an interim coach during the 1994-1995 season, in between Dan Issel and Bernie Bickerstaff.
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| Preceded by George Karl |
Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1986 (interim) |
Succeeded by Lenny Wilkens |
| Preceded by Dick Harter |
Charlotte Hornets Head Coach 1990–1991 |
Succeeded by Allan Bristow |
| Preceded by Dan Issel |
Denver Nuggets Head Coach 1995 (interim) |
Succeeded by Bernie Bickerstaff |
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