Jerry West
President Trump Presents the Medal of Freedom to Jerry West (48688558152) (cropped).jpg
West at the White House in 2019
Los Angeles Clippers
PositionExecutive board member
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born(1938-05-28)May 28, 1938(age 84)
Chelyan, West Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Bank
(East Bank, West Virginia)
CollegeWest Virginia (1957–1960)
NBA draft1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career1960–1974
PositionPoint guard
Number44
Coaching career1976–1979
Career history
As player:
1960–1974Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1976–1979Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • NBA champion (1972)
  • NBA Finals MVP (1969)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1961–1974)
  • NBA All-Star Game MVP (1972)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1962–1967, 1970–1973)
  • 2× All-NBA Second Team (1968, 1969)
  • 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970–1973)
  • NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969)
  • NBA scoring champion (1970)
  • NBA assists leader (1972)
  • NBA anniversary team (35th, 50th, 75th)
  • No. 44 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
  • NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1959)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1959, 1960)
  • Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1958)
  • 2× SoCon Player of the Year (1959, 1960)
  • No. 44 retired by West Virginia Mountaineers
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019)

As executive:

  • 8× NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2015, 2017)
  • 2× NBA Executive of the Year (1995, 2004)
Career playing statistics
Points25,192 (27.0 ppg)
Rebounds5,366 (5.8 rpg)
Assists6,238 (6.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA145–101 (.589)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006
Medals
Men's basketball
RepresentingtheUnited States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 RomeTeam competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1959 ChicagoTeam competition