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John Kundla
Title	Head coach
Sport	Basketball
Born	July 3, 1916 (1916-07-03) (age 93)
Place of birth	Star Junction, Pennsylvania
Career highlights
Overall	423-302 (.584)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)

John Albert Kundla (born July 3, 1916) is a former professional and college basketball coach. The highly successful coach of the old Minneapolis Lakers, the first dynasty in NBA history, Kundla guided the George Mikan-led Lakers to five NBA titles in six years. All told, he coached 11 years in Minneapolis, with an NBA record of 423-302. He later coached for nine more years at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.

Personal

Kundla is the grandfather of current Michigan State Spartans basketball player Isaiah Dahlman.

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost
Post season	PG	Games coached	PW	Games won	PL	Games lost

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	Result
Minneapolis	1948–49	60	44	16	.733	2nd in Western	10	8	2	Won BAA Championship
Minneapolis	1949–50	68	51	17	.750	1st in Central	10	10	2	Won NBA Championship
Minneapolis	1950–51	68	44	24	.647	1st in Western	7	3	4	Lost Division Finals
Minneapolis	1951–52	66	40	26	.606	2nd in Western	13	9	4	Won NBA Championship
Minneapolis	1952–53	70	48	22	.686	1st in Western	12	9	3	Won NBA Championship
Minneapolis	1953–54	72	46	26	.639	1st in Western	13	9	4	Won NBA Championship
Minneapolis	1954–55	72	40	32	.556	2nd in Western	7	3	4	Lost Division Finals
Minneapolis	1955–56	72	33	39	.458	2nd in Western	3	1	2	Lost Division Semifinals
Minneapolis	1956–57	72	34	38	.472	1st in Western	5	2	3	Lost Division Finals
Minneapolis	1957–58	33	10	23	.303	4th in Western	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Minneapolis	1958–59	72	33	39	.458	2nd in Western	13	6	7	Lost NBA Finals
Career		725	423	302	.583		95	60	35

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Preceded by First Coach	Minneapolis Lakers head coach 1948–1958	Succeeded by George Mikan
Preceded by George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers Head Coach 1958–1959	Succeeded by John Castellani
Preceded by O. B. Cowles	University of Minnesota Head Basketball Coach 1959–1968	Succeeded by Bill Fitch

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1948-49 BAA Champions

10 Schaefer \| 13 Jaros \| 14 Gardner \| 15 Carlson \| 16 Jorgensen \| 17 Pollard \| 18 Ferrin \| 19 Dwan \| 20 Kachan \| 22 Forman \| 99 Mikan \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1949–50 NBA Champions

10 Schaefer \| 11 Hassett \| 13 Jaros \| 15 Carlson \| 16 Harrison \| 17 Pollard \| 18 Ferrin \| 19 Mikkelsen \| 20 Grant \| 22 Martin \| 99 Mikan \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1951–52 NBA Champions

11 Hitch \| 12 Schultz \| 15 Hutton \| 16 Harrison \| 17 Pollard \| 18 Saul \| 19 Mikkelsen \| 20 Skoog \| 22 Martin \| 99 Mikan \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1952–53 NBA Champions

11 Hitch \| 12 Holstein \| 15 Schultz \| 16 Harrison \| 17 Pollard \| 18 Saul \| 19 Mikkelsen \| 20 Skoog \| 22 Martin \| 99 Mikan \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Minneapolis Lakers 1953–54 NBA Champions

12 Holstein \| 15 Schnittker \| 17 Pollard \| 18 Saul \| 19 Mikkelsen \| 20 Skoog \| 22 Martin \| 34 Lovellette \| 99 Mikan \| Coach Kundla

v • d • e Los Angeles Lakers

Formerly the Detroit Gems and the Minneapolis Lakers • Founded in 1946 • Based in Los Angeles, California

The Franchise	Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Records • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium • Minneapolis Armory • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • The Forum • Staples Center

Coaches	Kundla • Mikan • Castellani • Pollard • Schaus • van Breda Kolff • Mullaney • Sharman • West • McKinney • Westhead • Riley • Dunleavy • Pfund • Johnson • Harris • Rambis • Jackson • Tomjanovich • Hamblen • Jackson

D-League Affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) • Magic Johnson (Minority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach)

Important Figures	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Elgin Baylor • Kobe Bryant • Dr. Jerry Buss • Wilt Chamberlain • Michael Cooper • Vlade Divac • Derek Fisher • Pau Gasol • Gail Goodrich • Chick Hearn • Robert Horry • Phil Jackson • Eddie Jones • Magic Johnson • John Kundla • Mitch Kupchak • Clyde Lovellette • Slater Martin • George Mikan • Vern Mikkelsen • Shaquille O'Neal • Lamar Odom • Jim Pollard • Kurt Rambis • Pat Riley • Byron Scott • Nick Van Exel • Jerry West • Jamaal Wilkes • James Worthy

Retired Numbers	13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla)

NBA Championships (15)	1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2009

Rivals	Boston Celtics • Philadelphia 76ers • Detroit Pistons • Houston Rockets • Portland Trail Blazers • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs

Culture and Lore	"Showtime" • Wilt the Stilt • Mr. Clutch • Magic • Jack Nicholson • Lakers vs. Celtics • Chick Hearn • Jack Kent Cooke • The Fabulous Forum • Staples Center • The Punch • Big Game James • Celebrity fans • Shaq–Kobe feud • 81 • Black Mamba • The Diesel • Lawrence Tanter • I Love L.A.

Media	TV: KCAL • Fox Sports West • Radio: KSPN-AM • KWKW • Announcers: Joel Meyers • Stu Lantz • Spero Dedes • Mychal Thompson

v • d • e Minnesota Golden Gophers head basketball coaches

Cooke • Taylor • McMillan • Nordly • Mitchell • McMillan • Cowles • Kundla • Fitch • Hanson • Musselman • Dutcher • Williams • Haskins • Monson • Molinari • Smith

v • d • e Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1995

Players	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Anne Donovan • Vern Mikkelsen • Cheryl Miller

Coaches	Alexander Gomelsky • John Kundla

Referees	Earl Strom

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Based in Springfield, Massachusetts

Members

Coaches (82)

Allen • Anderson • Auerbach • Auriemma • Barmore • Barry • Blood • Boeheim • Brown • Calhoun • Cann • Carlson • Carnesecca • Carnevale • Carril • Case • Chancellor • Chaney • Conradt • Crum • Daly • Dean • Díaz-Miguel • Diddle • Drake • Ferrándiz • Gaines • Gamba • Gardner • Gill • Gomelsky • Gunter • Hannum • Harshman • Haskins • Hickey • Hobson • Holzman • Iba • Jackson • Julian • Keaney • Keogan • Knight • Krzyzewski • Kundla • Lambert • Litwack • Loeffler • Lonborg • McCutchan • A. McGuire • F. McGuire • Meanwell • Meyer • Miller • Moore • Nikolić • Novosel • Olson • Ramsay • Riley • Rubini • Rupp • Rush • Sachs • Sharman • Shelton • Sloan • Smith • Stringer • Summitt • Taylor • Thompson • Wade • Watts • Wilkens • Williams • Wooden • Woolpert • Wootten • Yow

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as players

Contributors (56)

Abbott • Bee • Biasone • H. Brown • W. Brown • Bunn • Colangelo • Davidson • Douglas • Duer • Embry • Fagan • Fisher • Fleisher • Gavitt • Gottlieb • Gulick • Harrison • Hearn • Hepp • Hickox • Hinkle • Irish • Jones • Kennedy • Lemon • Liston • Lloyd • McLendon • Mokray • Morgan • Morgenweck • Naismith • Newell • Newton • J. O'Brien • L. O'Brien • Olsen • Podoloff • Porter • Reid • Ripley • Saperstein • Schabinger • St. John • Stagg • Stanković • Steitz • Taylor • Teague • Tower • Trester • Vitale • Wells • Wilke • Zollner

Players (139)

Guards	Archibald • Beckman • Belov • Bing • Blazejowski • Borgmann • Brennan • Cervi • Cousy • Davies • Drexler • Dumars • Frazier • Friedman • Gervin • Goodrich • Greer • Hanson • Haynes • Holman • Hyatt • Jeannette • Johnson • K. Jones • S. Jones • Jordan • Lieberman • Maravich • Marcari • Martin • McDermott • McGuire • Meyers • Monroe • Murphy • Page • Petrović • Robertson • Roosma • Russell • Schommer • Sedran • Sharman • Steinmetz • Stockton • Thomas • Thompson • Vandivier • Wanzer • West • Wilkens • Woodard • Wooden

Forwards	Arizin • Barkley • Barry • Baylor • Bird • Bradley • Cunningham • Curry • Dalipagić • Dantley • DeBusschere • Dehnert • Endacott • English • Erving • Foster • Fulks • Gale • Gates • Gola • Hagan • Havlicek • Hawkins • Hayes • Heinsohn • Howell • Lucas • Luisetti • McAdoo • B. McCracken • J. McCracken • McHale • Mikkelsen • Miller • Pettit • Phillip • Pollard • Ramsey • Schayes • Schmidt • Thompson • Twyman • White • Wilkins • Worthy • Yardley

Centers	Abdul-Jabbar • Barlow • Bellamy • Chamberlain • Cooper • Ćosić • Cowens • Crawford • DeBernardi • Donovan • Ewing • Gallatin • Gruenig • Harris-Stewart • Houbregs • Issel • Johnson • Johntson • Krause • Kurland • Lanier • Lovellette • Lapchick • Macauley • Malone • Meneghin • Mikan • Murphy • Olajuwon • Parish • Reed • Risen • Robinson • Russell • Semjonova • Thurmond • Unseld • Wachter • Walton

Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as coaches

Referees (13)

Enright • Hepbron • Hoyt • Kennedy • Leith • Mihalik • Nucatola • Quigley • Rudolph • Shirley • Strom • Tobey • Walsh

Teams (6)

Buffalo Germans • The First Team • Harlem Globetrotters • New York Rens • Original Celtics • 1966 Texas Western

Awards

Bob Cousy Award • Curt Gowdy Media Award • John Bunn Award • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Website: http://www.hoophall.com/

v • d • e National Basketball Association's Top Ten Coaches in NBA History

Red Auerbach • Chuck Daly • Bill Fitch • Red Holzman • Phil Jackson • John Kundla • Don Nelson • Jack Ramsay • Pat Riley • Lenny Wilkens

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