Paul Westphal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Westphal
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1950(1950-11-30)
Age	74
Date Of Death	2021-01-02
Birthplace	Torrance
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Paul Westphal Biography

Paul Westphal is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 30, 1950 in Torrance, California, United States. Five-time NBA All-Star guard from 1977 until 1981 with between 1977 and 1981 for the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics. After his retirement the guard went on to coach both the Suns and the SuperSonics.

He guided He coached Charles Barkley and the rest of the Phoenix Suns to a Finals appearance in his first season as head coach. and the remainder members of his team, the Phoenix Suns to a Finals performance in his debut season as the head coach.

Westphal was born in Torrance, California. He went to Aviation High School and then USC. He was the 10th overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. After three seasons in Boston, including a championship in 1974, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. In 1976, Westphal helped the Suns reach their first-ever NBA Finals appearance, where they played against the Celtics. Game 5 of that series is often called “the greatest game ever played” in NBA history.

Westphal was 6th in the NBA in scoring average for the 1977–78 season at 25.2 ppg. In that season, he became the first NBA All-Star Weekend H-O-R-S-E Competition champion. The following 1978–79 season, he was 7th in scoring average with 24.0 points per game.

The wife of his Cindy was diagnosed with an unknown illness in the year 2010.

Paul Westphal Net Worth

Paul Westphal is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Westphal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at his time at the University of Southern California before being selected 10th overall with Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics.

He was a star player in the game 5 , of the Finals of 1976, when he was an athlete of the Boston Celtics, a game that is considered by many to be the best basketball game ever played.

Paul Douglas Westphal (born November 30, 1950) is an American former basketball player and a former head coach with several National Basketball Association (NBA) and college teams. Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a coach. As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1974 NBA Finals. In addition to being a five- time All-Star selection, from 1977 to 1981, Westphal earned three All-NBA First Team selections and one Second Team honor. Later, he returned to the Finals in 1993 as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. He was also head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics and the Sacramento Kings. He returned to his home state of California when he was the men’s basketball head coach at Pepperdine University from 2001 to 2006. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paul Westphal height 6 ft 4 in Paul weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paul Westphal Dating?

According to our records, Paul Westphal married to Cindy Westphal. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Westphal’s is not dating anyone.

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On June 28, 2007, the Dallas Mavericks announced they had signed Westphal as an assistant coach under head coach Avery Johnson. When Johnson was replaced by Rick Carlisle, Westphal left coaching to become executive vice-president of basketball operations (under Donnie Nelson) for the Mavericks on October 2, 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Paul Westphal celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.

On June 10, 2009, Westphal was named head coach of the Sacramento Kings. Westphal was fired from the Kings on January 5, 2012.

What happened to Paul Westphal?

Westphal, whose death was confirmed by the Suns, was found to have brain cancer in the summer of 2020. The team did not say where he died. Westphal was an outstanding shooter with both hands and a fine playmaker and defensive player.

How did Paul Westphal get the Lakers job?

Paul Westhead’s journey to the Lakers head coaching job is a wild one. Jack McKinney hired him as an assistant before the ’79/’80 season , and then a terrible bicycle accident changed everything. The Lakers were 10-4 when McKinney and Westhead agreed to play a game of tennis.

How old is Paul Westphal?

70 years (1950–2021)

Where did Paul Westphal go to college?

University of Southern California

What happened to Jack McKinney?

Jack McKinney died on September 25th, 2018 in Florida, with his daughter Susan confirming the cause was due to complications of the brain injury he had suffered in 1979.