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Updated: Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 9:01 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 8:41 PM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jerry Sloan, the only NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one
franchise, has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of
Fame.
Sloan was enshrined shortly after John Stockton, his
longtime point guard. Together they helped the Jazz reach
consecutive NBA finals in 1997-98.
Not surprisingly, Sloan thanked his former coaches, from
high school through the NBA. He also thanked late Jazz owner Larry
Miller for sticking with him through the years, saying, "loyalty is
the No. 1 reason I'm still coaching the Jazz."
Sloan, fourth on the career coaching wins list, was part of
a class that also included Michael Jordan, David Robinson, and
Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights
Reserved.)
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