1. Jerry Lee Sichting was born on November 29,1956 and is an American basketball coach and retired player of the National Basketball Association.
16 Facts About Jerry Sichting
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Jerry Sichting earned a total of 10 letters in basketball, football and baseball.
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On February 14,2012, Sichting volunteered to be the interim coach for the Martinsville High School varsity boys' basketball team after head coach Timothy Wolf retired.
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Jerry Sichting left Purdue with the school record for consecutive free throws made with 34, which was broken three decades later by Robbie Hummel's 36.
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Jerry Sichting was selected in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, although he did not play a game for the Warriors; after being waived, he spent time as a member of the CBA's Maine Lumberjacks.
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Jerry Sichting became a role player off the bench for the Celtics' 1986 NBA championship team.
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Jerry Sichting is known for being involved in a fight with Houston Rockets center Ralph Sampson during Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals, resulting in Sampson's ejection.
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Jerry Sichting retired in 1990 after playing one game with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Jerry Sichting did broadcasts for pregame shows for his alma mater, Purdue University, and various Indiana high school games as well as a fill-in for Bobby Leonard on the Pacers' television broadcasts alongside Jerry Baker.
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In 1995, Jerry Sichting became the Minnesota Timberwolves' director of scouting and development.
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Jerry Sichting served as an assistant coach at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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On September 27,2010, Jerry Sichting was hired by the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach to Keith Smart.
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On February 14,2012, Jerry Sichting was hired by the Martinsville High School Artesians as head coach of the boys' varsity team, after their coach abruptly resigned.
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Jerry Sichting was joined under the job by Mike Longabardi, Kenny Gattison, and Mark West during their first two seasons.
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Jerry Sichting is a member of the Beta Mu chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Purdue University.
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Jerry Sichting's son Jared was a walk-on on the Marquette University basketball team that reached the Final Four in 2003.