Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)

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Jimmy Rodgers is a former basketball coach. He coached the Boston Celtics for two seasons, and the Minnesota Timberwolves for nearly a season and a half. While Rodgers had only modest success as an NBA head coach, he served as an assistant on staffs that won 6 NBA Championships (1981, 1984 and 1986 with the Celtics, and 1996, 1997, and 1998 with the Bulls). Jimmy graduated from the University of Iowa and joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

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• Basketball-Reference.com: Jimmy Rodgers

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