if you like basketball, it’s hard to find someone more fun to speak with. With Bertka’s insight driving us along, we continue to highlight L.A.'s coaching history with a look at Bill Sharman ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard Bill Sharman was dealt to the Celtics in 1951 from the (then) Fort ...

Under Bill Sharman, the team adopted a fast-paced offense ... Thompson—dubbed the “Splash Brothers”—revolutionized basketball ...

All through the long professional basketball season ... work the double pickoff play that was meant to give Sharpshooter Bill Sharman (TIME, Dec. 31) time and space in which to sink his shots.

Tom Heinsohn (24), Bill Sharman (23), Frank Ramsey (22) and Bob Cousy (20) each score 20-or-more points to win the series opener. 1971 — UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 for its fifth NCAA basketball title.

Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill ... of basketball experience and a history of unparalleled success, Sharman ...