Slick Leonard
William Robert Leonard , "Bob, Slick, Robert"
Born: July 17, 1932
Terre Haute, IN USA
Coaching Career: 1962-1979
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Slick Leonard compiled a record of 573 wins and 534 losses in his coaching career with the Baltimore Bullets, Chicago Zephyrs and Indiana Pacers. He began coaching during the 1962 season and last coached during the 1979 campaign. Leonard was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1962-63 | NBA | Chicago Zephyrs | 42 | 13 | 29 | .310 | ||||||
| 1963-64 | NBA | Baltimore Bullets | 80 | 31 | 49 | .388 | ||||||
| 1968-69 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 69 | 42 | 27 | .609 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | ||
| 1969-70 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 59 | 25 | .702 | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||
| 1970-71 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 58 | 26 | .690 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | ||
| 1971-72 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 47 | 37 | .560 | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | ||
| 1972-73 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 51 | 33 | .607 | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | ||
| 1973-74 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 46 | 38 | .548 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | ||
| 1974-75 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 45 | 39 | .536 | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | ||
| 1975-76 | ABA | Indiana Pacers | 84 | 39 | 45 | .464 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1976-77 | NBA | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 36 | 46 | .439 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | NBA | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | NBA | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 38 | 44 | .463 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | NBA | Indiana Pacers | 82 | 37 | 45 | .451 | ||||||
| Totals | 1107 | 573 | 534 | .518 | 116 | 69 | 47 | .595 | ||||
