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American basketball player and coach (born )

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Born	() November 8, (age&#;86) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6&#;ft 6&#;in (&#;m)
Listed weight	&#;lb (95&#;kg)
High school	Seward Park (New York City, New York)
College	NYU (–)
NBA draft	1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	–
Position	Power forward
Number	16
Coaching career	–
–	Boston Celtics
–	Harvard
–	Boston Celtics (assistant)
	Boston Celtics
Points	8, ( ppg)
Rebounds	5, ( rpg)
Assists	1, ( apg)
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NBA	23–39 ()
College	40–60 ()
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Basketball Hall of Fame

Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders (born November 8, ) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

He played his entire professional career as a power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sanders won eight NBA championships and is tied for third for the most NBA championships. He is also one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series.^[1] After his playing retirement, he served as a head coach for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team and the Boston Celtics.

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Sanders was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in

Career

After playing at New York University as a stand out collegian, he spent all of his 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Boston Celtics. He scored a career-high 30 points to go along with 26 rebounds in a – win over the Syracuse Nationals on March 13, ^[2] He was part of the eight championship teams in –66, and In NBA history, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more championship rings during their playing careers (three other teammates, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn and K.

C. Jones, also won eight championship rings).

Sanders underwent knee surgery in after he injured his left knee during the last Celtics game for the regular season.^[3] This immensely affected his ability to play afterwards. He announced he was ending his playing career in On March 20, , a housing development group formed by Sanders (called the Sanders Associates) received a $, FHA commitment through the Boston Rehabilitation Program (BURP) for the rehabilitation of 83 units in Roxbury, Massachusetts after local community activists (including Mel King) criticized BURP for a lack of sufficient community control and racial equity.^[4]

Following his playing career Sanders became the basketball coach at Harvard University, a position he held until Sanders became the first African-American to serve as a head coach of any sport in the Ivy League.^[5] In , Sanders became the head coach of the Boston Celtics, taking over for former teammate Tommy Heinsohn.

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Sanders returned the following season; however after a 2–12 record he was replaced by Dave Cowens, who took on the role as a player-coach. In , Sanders founded the Rookie Transition Program - the first such program in any major American sport.^[6]

NBA career statistics

&#;&#;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

Regular season

Playoffs

Gallery

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