Jack Sikma

Jack Sikma is my kind of player: a center from small-town Illinois and a tiny college who quietly built one of the most respected careers of his era. What I admire most is how undramatic his greatness was. Seven All-Star nods, a 1979 title in Seattle, and that famous reverse pivot built on craft rather than flash. His move into coaching after retirement feels entirely in character for such a workmanlike figure, and his 2019 Hall of Fame induction reads less like a coronation than the overdue verdict on decades of steady excellence. I find that kind of consistency genuinely moving.

Name (English)

Jack Sikma

Name (Japanese)

ジャック・シクマ

Reading

じゃっく・しくま

Born

November 14, 1955 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Height

211 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

High school

St. Anne Community High School

University

Illinois Wesleyan University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Sikma
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543107

Tags

• Illinois
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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