Phil Jackson By roblju1 Sep 17, 1945 was born in Deer Lodge, Montana, on September 17, 1945. He attended college at the University of North Dakota May 3, 1969 Phil Jackson was drafted by the New York Knicks on May 3, 1967 as the 17th pick (2nd round) in the 1967 NBA Draft. Jun 8, 1978 On June 8, 1978, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets where he played for two seasons before being retired in 1980. Period: Sep 6, 1980 to Mar 6, 2010 Phil Jackson Dec 6, 1984 During his five seasons with the Albany, he headed them to a league title and won CBA Coach of the Year award. Dec 6, 1987 Jackson left the Albany Patroons and was hired as an assistant coach to Doug Collins with the Chicago Bulls Dec 6, 1989 Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls Apr 6, 1991 NBA Championship with Chicago Bullls Apr 6, 1992 NBA Championship with Chicago Bulls Apr 6, 1993 NBA Championship with Chicago Bulls Apr 6, 1996 NBA Championship with Bulls, NBA Coach of the Year Apr 6, 1997 NBA Championship with Chicago Bulls Apr 6, 1998 NBA Championship with Chicago Bulls Apr 6, 2000 NBA Championship with Los Angeles Lakers Dec 6, 2001 NBA Championship with Los Angeles Lakers Apr 6, 2002 NBA Championship with Los Angeles Lakers Apr 6, 2009 NBA Championship with Los Angeles Lakers Dec 6, 2009 the Lakers won their 15th NBA Championship while Phil receives his tenth rings. Feb 3, 2010 Becomes the winningest Lakers coach
