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- Full name: George Matthew KarlBasketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- Born: May 12, 1951Basketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- Birth place: Penn Hills, PennsylvaniaBasketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- Height: 6' 2"Basketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- Weight: 185 lbsBasketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- Position: GuardBasketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- High School: Penn Hills High SchoolBasketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats
- College: University of North CarolinaNBA.com: George Karl
- Draft year: 1973NBA.com: George Karl
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George Karl is the head coach of the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He coached for four other NBA teams before joining the Nuggets. Prior to coaching, Karl played professional basketball for five seasons.The Official Site of the Denver Nuggets: George Karl - Head Coach
On December 31, 2008 George Karl achieved his 900th career coaching victory with a win over the Toronto Raptors by the score of 114-107. Karl stated, "I never thought I’d get this far. I thought I’d probably coach a few years of pro ball and wear out my welcome, and go coach in college and wear out my welcome, and go coach in high school and wear out my welcome, and end up in junior college or junior high somewhere."Yahoo! Sports: Nene, Anthony lead Nuggets over Raptors (December 31, 2008)
NBA Career
George Karl was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1973, but elected to play for the San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association.NBA.com: George Karl He spent five seasons with the Spurs, who became part of the NBA in 1976. Karl's best season was in 1974-75, where he played in all 82 games, scoring 663 points.Basketball-Reference.com: George Karl Stats He retired in 1978 after playing 264 games, averaging 6.5 points and 3.0 assists per game.NBA.com: George KarlCoaching Career
George Karl became head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984, at the age of 33. He led the Cavaliers to the playoffs in 1985, winning 36 games that season. From 1986 to 1988, Karl was the coach of the Golden State Warriors, winning 58 games. He went on to coach the Seattle SuperSonics from 1991 to 1998, making the playoffs seven times and the NBA Finals in 1996, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls. Karl coached the Milwaukee Bucks from 1998 to 2003.Basketball-Reference.com: Coaching Record On January 27, 2005, George Karl was named head coach of the Denver Nuggets.The Official Site of the Denver Nuggets: George Karl - Head Coach-
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George Karl Questions
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Unfortunately Karl Malden died, let's do a good original career timeline. 2 AnswersMarch 22, 1912: Born as Mladen George Sekulovich 1931: Graduated from high school 1937: Graduated from Arkansas State Teacher's College October, 1937: First ... read more -
Is Karl Urban actually in the film Outlander or am I just imagining things? 2 AnswersYou're right. Urban was in talks to star in the film back during the pre-production period in 2005 (see article below). However, James Caviezel is the star... read more -
can a girl dress up as boy george 5 AnswersAbsolutely. I don't see why not...You can dress up as whomever..it's part of dressing up! Boy George would be a fun one to dress up as too! read more -
How did Nuggets coach George Karl get that scar on his upper lip? 1 AnswerGeorge Karl 's upperlip scar is due to a dog bite http://www.5280.com/issues/2009/0903/feature.php?pageID=1605 read more
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George Karl Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Denver Nuggets
- Basketball-Reference.com: Career Stats
- NBA.com: Coaching Record
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 185 lbs.
- Rookie Year: 1973-74




