Gene Shue

Eugene William "Gene" Shue (born December 18 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his playing days he was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) guard.

Shue spent ten years as a player, a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks, and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons of the NBA during his career. He would go on to serve 23 years as a head coach in the league. Shue was an All-Star five consecutive times (1958-62) and was named All-NBA First Team once (1960). As a coach, he guided the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals in 1977, but eventually lost to the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers. Gene Shue was twice named NBA Coach of the Year.

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/shuege01c.html BasketballReference.com: Gene Shue (as coach)]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shuege01.html BasketballReference.com: Gene Shue (as player)]

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NAME = Shue, Gene
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = former basketball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH = December 18, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH = Baltimore, Maryland
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