18 Facts About Gene Littles

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Eugene Scape Littles was an American basketball player and coach.

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Gene Littles played six seasons in the American Basketball Association for the Carolina Cougars and Kentucky Colonels between 1969 and 1975.

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Gene Littles later coached in the National Basketball Association with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets, and Denver Nuggets.

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Gene Littles was born in Washington, DC on June 29,1943.

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Gene Littles attended McKinley Technology High School in his hometown.

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Gene Littles went on to play college basketball at High Point University, where he is the all-time leading scorer in High Point school history, and a three-time NAIA All-American.

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Gene Littles was selected in the 5th round of the 1969 NBA draft by the New York Knicks and in the 1969 ABA draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.

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Gene Littles's playing rights were later acquired by the Carolina Cougars.

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Gene Littles made his ABA debut on October 18,1969, scoring ten points against the Chaparrals.

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Gene Littles played for five seasons with the Cougars from 1969 to 1974.

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Gene Littles was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1970.

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Gene Littles later played for one season with the Kentucky Colonels.

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Gene Littles was a member of the Colonels team that won the 1975 ABA Championship.

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Gene Littles was honored as the conference's coach of the year in 1979.

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Gene Littles got his first taste of NBA coaching when he was hired by the then-New Orleans Jazz in 1979 and moved with the team to Utah.

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Gene Littles was one of the candidates interviewed at the end of the season to be head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers; however, the position ultimately went to Bob Weiss.

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Gene Littles was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the High Point University Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Gene Littles died on September 10,2021, at the age of 78.