Billy Buie Blakeley was an American basketball coach.
12 Facts About Bill Blakeley
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Bill Blakeley coached at the high school, college, and professional levels.
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Bill Blakeley worked as an assistant basketball coach at St Mark's of Texas from 1957 to 1958.
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Bill Blakeley became the head coach at St Mark's next season and served there until 1966.
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Bill Blakeley talked Hamilton out of joining the Kentucky Wildcats and "put his name in lights" [at CCSW].
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In November 1970, Williams resigned as coach and Bill Blakeley was named Head Coach as his replacement.
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Bill Blakeley hired Jim Moffitt in March 1976 to replace Tubbs.
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Bill Blakeley holds the all-time North Texas record for reaching 100 wins the fastest, reaching it in his 6th season.
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Bill Blakeley accomplished his first-year feat with only one player added to the previous year's squad.
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In 1984 Bill Blakeley stepped out of coaching after 31 years and was named President of Talent Sports International Inc, a sports agency founded in 1984 by his son, Robin Buie Bill Blakeley.
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Bill Blakeley first identified himself as a Player Agent when, in 1970, he helped Joe Hamilton negotiate a contract with the Dallas Chaparrals.
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Bill Blakeley represented NBA first round draft picks and stars that included Karl Malone, Joe Dumars, Will Perdue, Spud Webb, Mookie Blaylock, Oliver Miller, Akeem Olajuwon, Michael Young, Randy White, Greg Anderson, Lorenzo Charles, Kenneth Lyons, Andrea Patterson and Tom Sewell.