Clem Haskins
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Clem Smith Haskins (born August 11, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. In the fall of 1963, he and fellow star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky University (WKU) basketball program.[1] This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the South.[2]
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Born | (1943-07-11) July 11, 1943 (age 80) Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Taylor County (Campbellsville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
College | Western Kentucky (1964–1967) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1967: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1967–1976 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 11, 14 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1977–1999 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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1967–1970 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
1970–1974 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
1974–1976 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
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1977–1980 | Western Kentucky (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1986 | Western Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
1986–1999 | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 8,743 (12.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,087 (3.1 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,382 (3.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Haskins served 13 years (1986–1999) as head coach of the University of Minnesota's men's basketball team, but was forced to resign due to his part in the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.[3] Due to his actions in the scandal, he was given a seven-year show-cause penalty which effectively ended his coaching career.[4]