- First recipient of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (which honors the active Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contributions to his sport during the preceding year) in 1997.
- Head coach for Western Kentucky University (1980-1986) and the University of Minnesota (1986-1999).
- Played for the Chicago Bulls (1967-1970), Phoenix Suns (1970-1974) and Washington Bullets (1974-1976) in the NBA.
- Played for Western Kentucky University (1964-1967). All-American (1967, 1966). The only player in Ohio Valley Conference history to be chosen Player of the Year three consecutive seasons (1965, 1966 and 1967).
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