- Tom Nissalke
Tom Nissalke is an American former professional basketball coach in the
NBA andAmerican Basketball Association . He has coached several teams in both leagues, and has an overall coaching record of 371-508. He coached the Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs (back when they were part of theAmerican Basketball Association ), theSeattle SuperSonics , theUtah Stars , theHouston Rockets , theUtah Jazz , and theCleveland Cavaliers .He holds the rare distinction of being named Coach of the Year in both the NBA and the ABA.
He was the commissioner of the short lived National Basketball League in Canada in 1993-94.
Nissalke is a radio analyst and talk-show host for the Jazz. In January 2006, his wife of 46 years, Nancy, died due to
cancer .When asked one time in an interview how his name was pronounced, Nissalke famously replied, "Tom".
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/nissato99c.html BasketballReference.com: Tom Nissalke]
* [http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Tom-Nissalke/1/ World of Quotes: Tom Nissalke]
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635175228,00.html Article on Nissalke's wife]
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