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Jazz coach Jerry Sloan time line:

COLLEGE

1963-65: Played three seasons at Evansville after transferring from Illinois.

1964-65: Led Evansville to consecutive Division II national championships and was named the outstanding player of the tournament both years.

1965: Averaged 17.6 points and 14.7 rebounds as a senior. Was named a second-team All-America and set the NCAA championship game record for rebounds (25).

2006: Named to the All-Division II 50-year team.

AS AN NBA PLAYER

1965: Was the eighth overall pick in the draft by the NBA's Baltimore Bullets.

1966: Selected by Chicago in the NBA expansion draft.

1966-76: Played 10 seasons in Chicago and became known as the "Original Bull."

1967: Recorded the first of two career triple-doubles with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists in a game against Philadephia.

1969: Scored a career-high 43 points against Milwaukee and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds against the L.A. Lakers

1976: Retired because of injury as a two-time NBA All-Star and four-time member of the All-Defensive first team.

1978: Became the first player in Chicago Bull history to have his jersey (No. 4) retired.

AS A COACH:

1977: Named the head coach at Evansville but then resigned for personal reasons. Later that year, a plane crash claimed the life of all the Purple Ace players and their new coach.

1979: Named the head coach of the Chicago Bulls.

1984: Replaced Phil Johnson as an assistant coach on Jazz coach Frank Layden's staff.

1988: Replaced Layden as Utah's head coach.

1997: Guided the Jazz to their first-ever NBA Finals, where they lost to Chicago in six games.

1998: Coached the Jazz back to the NBA Finals, where they again lost to the Bulls in six games

2004: Selected as the Sporting News' Coach of the Year but finished second to Memphis' Hubie Brown in the vote of NBA media members.

2005: Suffered his only losing season with th Jazz, who went 26-56.

2006: Became the fifth NBA coach in history to win 1,000 games.

2008: Became the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with the same franchise.

2009: Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

2010: Passed Pat Riley for third place on the list of all-time winningest coaches.

2011: Announced his resignation after a 91-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.