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Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and of the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams: the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers. In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
Buckner is one of only eight players to achieve a basketball Triple Crown: winning an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He is one of only three players to win a high school state championship (in Illinois), NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal.
After his playing career, Buckner was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for one year, from 1993 to 1994. He spent several years as the play-by-play announcer on 989 Sports for college basketball games. Currently, he is a color analyst for the Pacers television broadcast team on FanDuel Sports Network Indiana.
Born in 1954 in Phoenix, Illinois, Buckner played basketball at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois. His Falcons lost only one game during his junior and senior seasons and won back-to-back state titles. The 1972 team was undefeated, with no team coming within 14 points of it, and is often called the greatest team in the history of Illinois high school basketball. Buckner was also an excellent football player, making all-state in high school. He is the only person ever named Chicago-area Player of the Year for both football and basketball.
In 2006, Buckner was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches named during the 100th anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.
Buckner earned an undergraduate degree in business from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 1976. He was elected to play college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers under Coach Bob Knight. He ended his college career as a four-year starter and three-year captain at Indiana, and also played football for one year.
In Buckner's freshman season, 1972–73, Indiana reached the Final Four, losing to UCLA. He played for the United States men's national basketball team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. The following season, 1975–76, Buckner served as a co-captain and the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game. Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat.
Over his 10-year NBA career, Buckner was recognized for his defensive tenacity, playmaking ability, and role as a stabilizing presence in lineups. He served variously as a team leader and reliable reserve.
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Quinn Buckner
William Quinn Buckner (born August 20, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and of the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams: the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers. In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
Buckner is one of only eight players to achieve a basketball Triple Crown: winning an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He is one of only three players to win a high school state championship (in Illinois), NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal.
After his playing career, Buckner was the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks for one year, from 1993 to 1994. He spent several years as the play-by-play announcer on 989 Sports for college basketball games. Currently, he is a color analyst for the Pacers television broadcast team on FanDuel Sports Network Indiana.
Born in 1954 in Phoenix, Illinois, Buckner played basketball at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois. His Falcons lost only one game during his junior and senior seasons and won back-to-back state titles. The 1972 team was undefeated, with no team coming within 14 points of it, and is often called the greatest team in the history of Illinois high school basketball. Buckner was also an excellent football player, making all-state in high school. He is the only person ever named Chicago-area Player of the Year for both football and basketball.
In 2006, Buckner was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches named during the 100th anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.
Buckner earned an undergraduate degree in business from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 1976. He was elected to play college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers under Coach Bob Knight. He ended his college career as a four-year starter and three-year captain at Indiana, and also played football for one year.
In Buckner's freshman season, 1972–73, Indiana reached the Final Four, losing to UCLA. He played for the United States men's national basketball team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. The following season, 1975–76, Buckner served as a co-captain and the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game. Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat.
Over his 10-year NBA career, Buckner was recognized for his defensive tenacity, playmaking ability, and role as a stabilizing presence in lineups. He served variously as a team leader and reliable reserve.