Bucky Buckwalter

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Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter is a former National Basketball Association coach and executive, as well as a former coach in the American Basketball Association.

He served briefly as head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics in 1972 (on an interim basis), and later served as the head coach of the Utah Stars of the ABA, replacing Joe Mullaney.

He served as Vice-President of Basketball Operations for the Portland Trail Blazers. In 1991 he won the NBA Executive of the Year Award, as the Blazers posted a league-best 63-19 record.

Preceded by
Tom Nissalke		 Seattle SuperSonics Head Coach
1973		 Succeeded by
Bill Russell
Preceded by
Joe Mullaney		 Utah Stars Head Coach
1974–1975		 Succeeded by
Tom Nissalke
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NBA Executive of the Year Award
1973: Axelson | 1974: Donovan | 1975: Vertlieb | 1976: J. Colangelo | 1977: Patterson | 1978: Drossos | 1979: Ferry | 1980: Auerbach | 1981: J. Colangelo | 1982: Ferry | 1983: Volchok | 1984: Layden | 1985: Boryla | 1986: Kasten | 1987: Kasten | 1988: Krause | 1989: J. Colangelo | 1990: Bass | 1991: Buckwalter | 1992: Embry | 1993: J. Colangelo | 1994: Whitsitt | 1995: West | 1996: Krause | 1997: Bass | 1998: Embry | 1999: Petrie | 2000: Gabriel | 2001: Petrie | 2002: Thorn | 2003: Dumars | 2004: West | 2005: B. Colangelo | 2006: Baylor | 2007: B. Colangelo | 2008: Ainge
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Seattle SuperSonics Head Coaches
Bianchi • Wilkens • Nissalke • Buckwalter • Russell • Hopkins • Wilkens • Bickerstaff • Jones • Karl • Westphal • McMillan • Weiss • Hill • Carlesimo

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