Pete Carril
American basketball coach (1930–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American football coach, see Pete Carroll.
Peter Joseph Carril (/kəˈrɪl/; July 10, 1930 – August 15, 2022) was an American basketball coach. He is best known as head coach of Princeton University for 30 years and for his use of the "Princeton offense". He also coached at Lehigh University and as an assistant with the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Born | (1930-07-10)July 10, 1930 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | August 15, 2022(2022-08-15) (aged 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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College | Lafayette (1948–1952) |
Coaching career | 1954–2011 |
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1954–1958 | Easton HS (JV) |
1958–1966 | Reading HS |
1966–1967 | Lehigh |
1967–1996 | Princeton |
1996–2006 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
2008–2012 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
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