Everything about Bill Cartwright totally explained
James William "Bill" Cartwright (born
July 30,
1957 in
Lodi,
California) is a retired American
NBA basketball player, a 7'1" (2.16 m)
center who played 16 seasons for the
New York Knicks,
Chicago Bulls and
Seattle SuperSonics, helping the Bulls capture consecutive championships in
1991,
1992 and
1993. He attended Elk Grove High School in
Elk Grove, California, and played
college basketball at the
University of San Francisco.
College career
Cartwright played his college ball at the
University of San Francisco, and
was a consensus second team all-American in 1977 and 1979. He graduated as the all-time leading scorer for the USF Dons, averaging 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Cartwright led San Francisco to three trips to the NCAA tournament, including a first round in the
1977 Tournament, and to the Sweet Sixteen in the
1978 and
1979 Tournaments. http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketballs_finest/2005/m_basketball_finest.pdf]
| Year |
Team W-L |
G |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
RBs |
Avg |
Pts |
Avg |
| 1976 |
22-8 |
30 |
151 |
282 |
53.0 |
72 |
98 |
73.5 |
207 |
6.9 |
374 |
12.5 |
| 1977 |
29-2 |
31 |
241 |
426 |
56.6 |
118 |
161 |
73.3 |
262 |
8.5 |
600 |
19.4 |
| 1978 |
23-6 |
21 |
168 |
252 |
66.7 |
96 |
131 |
73.3 |
213 |
10.2 |
432 |
20.6 |
| 1979 |
22-7 |
29 |
268 |
443 |
60.6 |
174 |
237 |
73.4 |
455 |
15.7 |
710 |
24.5 |
| Total |
96-23 |
111 |
828 |
1406 |
58.9 |
460 |
627 |
73.4 |
1137 |
10.2 |
2116 |
19.1 |
NBA career
Player
Cartwright was the third overall pick in the
1979 NBA Draft selected by the
New York Knicks. As a member of the Knicks, he made his only
NBA All-Star Game appearance in his rookie year of
1979-80. Cartwright averaged more than twenty points per game in his first two seasons for the Knicks. His playing time decreased during his time in New York, initially due to injury (he suffered four separate fractures to his left foot) and then due to the arrival of
Patrick Ewing which changed Cartwright's role to that of a backup center.
On
June 27,
1988 Cartwright was traded from the Knicks to the
Chicago Bulls in return for
Charles Oakley. The Bulls needed a tall center to counter the size in the NBA Eastern Conference, and complement the scoring of
Michael Jordan and defense of
Scottie Pippen. The Bulls were willing to part with Oakley, the leading rebounder in the NBA in the 1987 and 1988 seasons.
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) Three years later, the Bulls won their first NBA Title under the coaching of former Knick player
Phil Jackson, defeating the
Los Angeles Lakers in the
1991 NBA Finals. The Bulls went on to win the NBA titles again in
1992 and
1993 with the same core team.
Michael Jordan retired after the 1993 season, and the Bulls were defeated by the Ewing led Knicks in the
1994 NBA Playoffs. Cartwright left the team as a free agent, and signed on with the
Seattle SuperSonics, coached by
George Karl. He only played in 29 games for the Sonics, and retired after the
1994-95 NBA season
As a member of the Bulls, he took an elbow to the throat during a game against the
Indiana Pacers. As a result of a damaged
larynx, he now has a very hoarse voice. Cartwright claims to know who did it, but he's declined to say who is responsible.
Coach
A few years after his retirement, Cartwright was added to the Bulls once again as an assistant coach to Jackson where he once again made it deep through the playoffs, winning the title in
1997 and
1998. The Bulls went through significant changes following the
1998 season, with not only Jordan and Pippen leaving, but
Tim Floyd taking over as head coach from Phil Jackson. The Bulls had a lengthy rebuilding effort, and Cartwright took over the Bulls' 37 games into the
2001-02 season, going 17-38 after the team's 4-23 start under Floyd and
Bill Berry. The Bulls finished 21-61 on the year, and the following season Cartwright was promoted from interim head coach to permanent head coach. In
2002-03 the Bulls finished 30-52, but Cartwright lasted only 14 games into the
2003-04 season — going 4-10 — before being fired.
Pete Myers and finally
Scott Skiles coached the Bulls immediately following Cartwright's tenure.
In 2004, the
New Jersey Nets hired Cartwright as an assistant coach where he currently works under
Lawrence Frank.
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