| No. 10, 11, 20, 4, 6, 33, 18 | |
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| Power forward/Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 19, 1923 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Date of death | January 18, 2002 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | San Diego, California |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | USC (1942–1943; 1946–1948) |
| NBA Draft | 1948 / Round: -- / Pick: -- |
| Selected by the Indianapolis Jets | |
| Pro career | 1948–1957 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1948-1949 | Oshkosh All-Stars (NBL) |
| 1949–1951 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1951–1952 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1952–1954 | Rochester Royals |
| 1954–1956 | Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks |
| 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons |
| 1956–1957 | St. Louis Hawks |
| As coach: | |
| 1957–1958 | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1960–1963 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1963–1966 | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1966–1968 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1968–1969 | Oakland Oaks (ABA) |
| 1969–1971 | San Diego Rockets |
| 1971–1974 | Denver Rockets (ABA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,078 (6.0 ppg) |
| Rebound | 2,013 (4.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 857 (1.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | |
Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 — January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.
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Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the Bob Pettit-led St. Louis Hawks team to the 1958 NBA Championship over the Celtics in the NBA Finals, thus making him the first of only three head coaches in NBA history to win championships with two different teams (the other two are Phil Jackson and Pat Riley). The aforementioned seasons were the only two in Bill Russell's 13-year career in which the Celtics' center did not win an NBA championship. In 1964, Hannum was named NBA Coach of the Year while with the San Francisco Warriors.
In 1968 Hannum was named head coach and executive vice president of the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association. In Hannum coached the Rick Barry-led Oaks to the 1969 ABA Championship, becoming the first of two coaches to win championships in both the NBA and ABA. Hannum won the ABA Coach of the Year honors the same season.
Hannum on April 8, 1971 left his position as head coach coach of the San Diego Rockets of the NBA to become President, General Manager and head coach of the ABA's Denver Rockets. In his first season the Rockets lost their opening playoff match to the Texas Chaparrals. On June 13, 1972 Hannum bought control of the Rockets with A.G. "Bud" Fischer and Frank M. Goldberg. In the 1972-73 season Hannum coached the Rockets to the 1973 ABA Playoffs but they lost in the first round of the Western Division playoffs to the Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1. Hannum returned the Rockets to the 1974 ABA Playoffs where they lost in their opening match to the San Diego Conquistadors. On April 30, 1974 Hannum was dismissed as president, general manager and head coach of the Rockets.
Hannum was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. Twelve Hall-of-Famers played for Hannum — in addition to Pettit, Chamberlain and Barry, he had also coached Cliff Hagan, Ed Macauley, Slater Martin, Dolph Schayes, Nate Thurmond, Billy Cunningham, Hal Greer, Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy. Hannum, a native of Los Angeles, California, and graduate of the University of Southern California, died at the age of 78 in San Diego, California.
Hannum played in the NBA between 1949 and 1957.
Hannum played at USC.
Hannum prepped at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
| Preceded by Slater Martin (interim) |
St. Louis Hawks head coach 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Andy Phillip |
| Preceded by Paul Seymour |
Syracuse Nationals head coach 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by Dolph Schayes |
| Preceded by Bob Feerick |
San Francisco Warriors head coach 1963–1966 |
Succeeded by Bill Sharman |
| Preceded by Dolph Schayes |
Philadelphia 76ers head coach 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Jack Ramsay |
| Preceded by Bruce Hale |
Oakland Oaks head coach 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Al Bianchi |
| Preceded by Jack McMahon |
San Diego Rockets head coach 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by Tex Winter |
| Preceded by Stan Albeck |
Denver Rockets head coach 1971–1974 |
Succeeded by Larry Brown |
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