Lenny Wilkens Bio Leonard R. Wilkens, Jr. was born in 1937. He grew up with three other siblings; his mother raised all of them due to the death of his father when he was only five. As a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. Wilkens graduated from providence with a degree in economics, and in 1988 received an honorary doctorate in humanities from his alma mater. In 1995, he was awarded a similar degree from Seattle University. Wilkens Professional …showed first 75 words of 649 total…

…showed last 75 words of 649 total…in 1996-97, Wilkens was named to the list of the NBA's Top 10 Coaches in league history, and was among the group selected as the 50 greatest players in NBA history. He was the only person on both lists. Works Cited Books:Unguarded:My Forty Years Surviving in the NBA Lenny Wilkens, Terry Pluto Web Sites:www.NBA.com www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Wilkens.htm www.leeleja.net/fanzone/pagelennylinks.html www.leeleja.net/fanzone/fanzonehome.html