Jeff Mullins (basketball)

Jeff Mullins
	Mullins (right) guarding Jerry West in 1971
Personal information
Born	March 18, 1942 (age 82); Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Lafayette (Lexington, Kentucky)
College	Duke (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964: 1st round, 5th overall pick
	Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1964–1976
Position	Shooting guard
Number	44, 23
Coaching career	1985–1996
Career history
As player:
1964–1966	St. Louis Hawks
1966–1976	San Francisco / Golden State Warriors
As coach:
1985–1996	Charlotte 49ers
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA champion (1975); 3× NBA All-Star (1969–1971); Consensus second-team All-American (1964); ACC Player of the Year (1964); ACC Athlete of the Year (1964); 3× First-team All-ACC (1962–1964); No. 44 retired by Duke Blue Devils ; First-team Parade All-American (1960); Kentucky Mr. Basketball (1960); As coach: Sun Belt regular season champion (1988); Sun Belt tournament champion (1988); Metro Conference regular season champion (1995); Metro Conference tournament champion (1992); Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1988);
Career statistics
Points	13,017 (16.2 ppg)
Rebounds	3,427 (4.3 rpg)
Assists	3,023 (3.8 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Last updated December 14, 2024

Jeffrey Vincent Mullins (born March 18, 1942) is an American retired basketball player and coach. He played college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the St. Louis Hawks and Golden State Warriors. Mullins served as the head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1985 to 1996.

Playing career

Mullins, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, was a very talented 6'4" (1.93 m) forward in high school. After graduation, he attended Duke University from 1960 through 1964, where he averaged 21.9 points per game for his career. His no. 44 Duke jersey was retired in 1994. In 2002, Mullins was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Mullins was a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

St. Louis Hawks took Mullins in the first round (5th pick overall) of the 1964 NBA draft. After two lackluster seasons with the Hawks he moved to the Golden State Warriors where he enjoyed the best seasons of his career and was selected as an NBA All-Star three times – in 1969, 1970, and 1971. He helped the Warriors to the 1967 Western Conference title and the 1975 NBA championship. Upon his retirement in 1976, he had amassed a total of 13,017 points for a twelve-year career average of 16.2 points per game.

Coaching career

In 1985, Mullins was hired as the head men's basketball coach and athletic director at UNC Charlotte. The program had struggled since making the NCAA Final Four in 1977, and in three years Mullins took the 49ers back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since their 1977 run. His 182 victories over eleven seasons stood as a school record until Bobby Lutz, Mullins' former assistant coach, surpassed that total in 2008.

During Mullins' tenure, the 49ers played in three conferences: the Sun Belt (1985–1991), the Metro Conference (1991–1995), and Conference USA (1995–1996).

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1964–65	St. Louis	44		11.2	.416	.672	2.3	1.0			4.9
1965–66	St. Louis	44		13.3	.382	.806	1.6	1.5			5.8
1966–67	San Francisco	77		23.8	.458	.701	5.0	2.9			12.9
1967–68	San Francisco	79		35.5	.439	.794	5.7	4.4			18.9
1968–69	San Francisco	78		37.4	.459	.843	5.9	4.3			22.8
1969–70	San Francisco	74		38.7	.460	.847	5.2	4.9			22.1
1970–71	San Francisco	75		38.8	.482	.844	4.5	4.4			20.8
1971–72	Golden State	80		40.2	.467	.794	5.6	5.9			21.5
1972–73	Golden State	81		37.1	.493	.831	4.5	4.2			17.8
1973–74	Golden State	77		32.4	.473	.875	3.6	4.0	.9	.3	16.2
1974–75†	Golden State	66		17.3	.455	.816	1.9	2.3	.9	.2	8.2
1975–76	Golden State	29		10.7	.483	.793	1.1	1.3	.5	.0	4.8
Career		804		30.6	.463	.814	4.3	3.8	.8	.2	16.2
All-Star		3	0	14.0	.550	–	1.7	2.0			7.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1965	St. Louis	2	5.5	.500	–	3.0	.5			4.0
1966	St. Louis	4	3.3	.111	.500	1.0	.0			.8
1967	San Francisco	15*	33.2	.450	.797	6.1	3.9			17.7
1968	San Francisco	10	39.0	.521	.721	4.4	4.9			25.1
1969	San Francisco	6	30.0	.406	.727	3.0	3.8			14.3
1971	San Francisco	5	41.0	.353	.880	6.4	4.8			16.4
1972	Golden State	5	40.6	.431	.923	4.8	5.8			14.8
1973	Golden State	11	37.2	.429	.724	4.2	3.9			15.0
1975†	Golden State	17*	18.4	.488	.581	2.1	1.7	.6	.1	8.1
1976	Golden State	8	4.1	.375	–	.5	.4	.3	.1	1.5
Career		83	27.2	.449	.751	3.7	3.1	.5	.1	13.1

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Charlotte 49ers (Sun Belt Conference)(1985–1991)
1985–86	Charlotte	8–20	1–13	8th
1986–87	Charlotte	18–14	6–8	T–6th
1987–88	Charlotte	22–9	11–3	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89	Charlotte	17–12	10–4	2nd	NIT First Round
1989–90	Charlotte	16–14	6–8	5th
1990–91	Charlotte	14–14	6–8	6th
Charlotte 49ers (Metro Conference)(1991–1995)
1991–92	Charlotte	23–9	7–5	2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
1992–93	Charlotte	15–13	6–6	T–4th
1993–94	Charlotte	16–13	7–5	T–2nd	NIT First Round
1994–95	Charlotte	19–9	8–4	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA)(1995–1996)
1995–96	Charlotte	14–15	6–8	3rd (White)
Charlotte:		182–142	74–72
Total:		182–142
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Mullins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
↑ "Jeff Mullins NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Jeff Mullins' statistics at Duke
NBA Statistics for Jeff Mullins

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Mullins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

[bbr-2] "Jeff Mullins NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

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