John Kundla

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John Kundla
Title	Head coach
Sport	Basketball
Born	July 3, 1916 (1916-07-03) (age 91)
Place of birth	Star Junction, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Overall	423-302 (.584)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)

John Albert Kundla (born July 3, 1916) is a former professional and college basketball coach. The highly successful coach of the old Minneapolis Lakers, the first dynasty in NBA history, Kundla guided the George Mikan-led Lakers to five NBA titles in six years. All told, he coached 11 years in Minneapolis, with an NBA record of 423-302. He later coached for nine more years at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.

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v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 BAA Champions

Carlson \| Dwan \| Ferrin \| Forman \| Gardner \| Jaros \| Jorgensen \| Kachan \| Mikan \| Mikkelsen \| Pollard \| Schaefer \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1949-50 NBA Champions

Carlson \| Ferrin \| Grant \| Harrison \| Hassett \| Jaros \| Martin \| Mikan \| Mikkelsen \| Pollard \| Schaefer \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1951-52 NBA Champions

Harrison \| Hitch \| Hutton \| Martin \| Mikan \| Mikkelsen \| Pollard \| Saul \| Schultz \| Skoog \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1952-53 NBA Champions

Harrison \| Hitch \| Holstein \| Martin \| Mikan \| Mikkelsen \| Pollard \| Saul \| Schultz \| Skoog \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1953-54 NBA Champions

Holstein \| Lovellette \| Martin \| Mikan \| Mikkelsen \| Pollard \| Saul \| Schnittker \| Skoog \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles, California

The Franchise	Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Records • Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Great Western Forum • Staples Center

Coaches	Kundla • Mikan • Kundla • Castellani • Pollard • Schaus • van Breda Kolff • Mullaney • Sharman • West • McKinney • Westhead • Riley • Dunleavy • Pfund • Johnson • Harris • Rambis • Jackson • Tomjanovich • Hamblen • Jackson

D-League Affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner)

Notable Figures	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Elgin Baylor • Kobe Bryant • Wilt Chamberlain • Michael Cooper • Derek Fisher • Gail Goodrich • Chick Hearn • Magic Johnson • Clyde Lovellette • Slater Martin • George Mikan • Vern Mikkelsen • Lamar Odom • Shaquille O'Neal • Jim Pollard • Kurt Rambis • Byron Scott • Nick Van Exel • Jerry West • Jamaal Wilkes • James Worthy

Retired Numbers	13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla)

NBA Championships (14)	1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002

Rivals	Boston Celtics • Detroit Pistons • Philadelphia 76ers • Phoenix Suns • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz

v • d • e Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Basketball Coaches

Cooke • Taylor • McMillan • Nordly • Mitchell • McMillan • Cowles • Kundla • Fitch • Hanson • Musselman • Dutcher • Williams • Haskins • Monson • Molinari • Smith

v • d • e Top Ten Coaches in NBA History

Red Auerbach • Chuck Daly • Bill Fitch • Red Holzman • Phil Jackson • John Kundla • Don Nelson • Jack Ramsay • Pat Riley • Lenny Wilkens

Preceded by First Coach	Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach 1948–1958	Succeeded by George Mikan
Preceded by George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach 1958–1959	Succeeded by John Castellani
Preceded by O. B. Cowles	University of Minnesota Head Basketball Coaches 1959–1968	Succeeded by Bill Fitch

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John Kundla

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