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My Take
Thirteen rings, two as a player and eleven as a coach, would be enough to define anyone, but what fascinates me about Phil Jackson is the method behind the math. He managed the two most demanding superstars in basketball history, Jordan and Bryant, not by out-shouting them but by handing out books, teaching meditation, and trusting the triangle offense to dissolve egos into structure. A 203-centimeter man from small-town Montana preaching Zen in the NBA could have been a gimmick; he made it a philosophy with a trophy case. To me he is less a coach than a study in how authority works best when it whispers.
Overview
Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and eleven as a head coach. His eleven championships as a head coach are the most in NBA history.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Phil Jackson
- Name (Japanese)
- フィル・ジャクソン
- Reading
- ふぃる・じゃくそん
- Born
- September 17, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Deer Lodge, Montana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 203 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach / coach / basketball
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Williston High School
- University
- University of North Dakota
Awards & achievements
- 1968 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 1996 NBA Coach of the Year Award
- 2002 Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award
- 2009 Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award
- 2010 Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.