Jan van Breda Kolff
Jan van Breda Kolff (born December 16, 1951) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball head coach. The son of coach Butch van Breda Kolff and grandson of Dutch soccer player Jan van Breda Kolff, he played from 1974 to 1976 for the Denver Nuggets, Kentucky Colonels, and Virginia Squires in the American Basketball Association, and the New York/New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association. From 1970 to 1974 he played for Vanderbilt University, and in 1974 he led the Commodores to a Southeastern Conference championship as SEC Player of the Year.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1951 Palos Verdes, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes, California) |
| College | Vanderbilt (1971–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974: 2nd round, 20th overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1974–1985 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 32, 5, 20, 22 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1974–1975 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1975–1976 | Virginia Squires |
| 1976 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1976–1983 | New York / New Jersey Nets |
| 1983–1985 | Granarolo Bologna |
| As coach: | |
| 1983–1985 | Granarolo Bologna (player coach) |
| 1985–1991 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Cornell |
| 1993–1999 | Vanderbilt |
| 1999–2001 | Pepperdine |
| 2001–2003 | St. Bonaventure |
| 2003–2004 | New Orleans Hornets (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Nashville Broncos / Music City Stars |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,696 (6.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,572 (4.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,178 (2.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
He also spent two years in Italy, from 1983 to 1985, helping Italian team Virtus Bologna win a championship.
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