Phillip Douglas Jackson, commonly known as Phil Jackson, is a famous American professional basketball coach, as well as former professional basketball player. Jackson spent most of his professional basketball career playing for various high school and college teams. When he entered a 1967 NBA Draft, Phil Jackson was chosen as a 17th overall pick by New York “Knicks”. Jackson’s career came to a halt in 1969, when he suffered a spinal injury and underwent a difficult surgery. Jackson officially retired from playing basketball almost a decade later in 1980. Soon after he retired from playing, Phil Jackson decided to venture into coaching.
Phil Jackson Net Worth $45 Million
As a coach, Phil Jackson became widely recognized for coaching the Los Angeles “Lakers” basketball team, with which he worked for 10 years, since 2000 until 2010. Together with “Lakers” Phil Jackson has won five championships and secured himself a title of one of the best coaches in the history of National Basketball Association. An inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Phil Jackson had an opportunity to work with other popular teams in NBA, such as Albany “Patroons” and Chicago “Bulls”. Phil Jackson’s contributions to basketball have been acknowledged with “NBA Coach of the Year” award, 11 NBA Championship titles, as well as being included in the list of the “Top 10 Coaches in NBA History”. A famous professional basketball coach, how rich is Phil Jackson? According to sources, Jackson’s annual salary as a coach in 2007 amounted to $10 million, while in 2014 his contract with New York “Knicks” amounted to an impressive $60 million. In regards to his wealth, Phil Jackson’s net worth is estimated to be $45 million.
Phil Jackson was born in 1945, in Montana, US, to parents who were both ministers at the Assemblies of God USA Christian denomination. As a teenager, Phil Jackson studied at the high school in North Dakota, where he started playing both football and basketball. However, Jackson was more successful on the basketball court, and therefore he started to attract the attention of various basketball scouts, including Bill Fitch, who helped Jackson enroll in the University of North Dakota. In university, Jackson established himself as a talented player, and even had an opportunity to showcase his talents in the NBA league. Yet after suffering from an injury, Jackson was forced to step back from the basketball court and chose a career in coaching instead. Jackson started his coaching career with Albany “Patroons”, and eventually moved on to train such clubs as Chicago “Bulls” and Los Angeles “Lakers”. It was with “Lakers” that Jackson finally made a name for himself. Not only did he manage to win five championships, but he also created the legendary duo consisting of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, which was supported by such talented players as Derek Fisher, Brian Shaw, Glen Rice and Robert Horry. When Jackson left the Los Angeles “Lakers”, he went on to become a president of the New York “Knicks” team. A famous former basketball player and a coach, Phil Jackson has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
Considered among the all-time greatest NBA head-coaches with his 11 Championships, his first six were as a coach of Chicago Bulls, in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998, with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen his two top players. His five as head-coaching the Los Angales Lakers were in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010. And his first two were as an athlete of the New York Knicks (original team name, Knickerbockers), were in 1970 and 1973. During one series, he was unable to play while recovering from an injury to his spine and spinal surgery.
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Played for the New York Knicks 1967-1978, and the New Jersey Nets 1978-1980. His 2 NBA Championship rings as an athlete were in 1970 and 1973. Was a player/assistant coach combo for the Nets.
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Divorced his second wife June when she refused to moved to Los Angeles, California after he was named head coach of the L.A. Lakers on June 16, 1999.
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Won a CBA (Continental Basketball Association) Championship as coach of the Albany (NY) Patroons in 1984.
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An All-American at the University of North Dakota.
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His parents were Pentecostal missionaries.
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Year
Status
Character
The Garden's Defining Moments
2015-2016
TV Mini-Series
Unconquered
1989
TV Movie
Dobbins
Thanks
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Year
Status
Character
Where God Likes to Be
2014
Documentary special thanks
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Four Square Miles to Glory
Documentary post-production
Himself
When the Garden Was Eden
2014
Documentary
Himself
Mike & Mike
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself - New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations / Himself - Former NBA Coach
Tavis Smiley
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Charlie Rose
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Daily Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001-2013
TV Series
Himself
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
2012
TV Series
Himself - Former NBA Coach (segment "Philling Time")
BarFly
2011
TV Series
Himself
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2005-2009
TV Series
Himself
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2009
TV Series
Himself - Lakers Head Coach
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
TV Series
Himself
Kobe Doin' Work
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
17th Annual Trumpet Awards
2009
TV Special
Himself
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
2008
TV Series
Himself
Class C: The Only Game in Town
2008
Documentary
Himself - NBA Hall of Fame Coach
E:60
2007
TV Series
Himself - NBA Coach (segment "The Laker Girl")
In Search of Puppy Love
2007
Documentary
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Apprentice
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
In the Cutz
2006
TV Series
CMI: The Chris Myers Interview
2005
TV Series
Himself
Be Cool
2005
Himself (scenes deleted)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 2004 NBA Finals
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself (Coach - LA Lakers)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2004
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
NBA Hardwood Classics
2004
TV Series
Himself
Independent Lens
2004
TV Series documentary
After the Sunset
2004
Himself (uncredited)
Beyond the Glory
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Season Pass
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
1 Love
2003
Himself
Ultimate Jordan
2001
Video documentary
Himself
The 2000 NBA Finals
2000
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Head Caoch
Michael Jordan to the Max
2000
Documentary
Himself
2000 NBA All-Star Game
2000
TV Movie
Himself - Western Conference Head Coach
2000 Essence Awards
2000
TV Special
Himself
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN Friday Night Fights
1999
TV Series
Himself
The 1997 NBA Finals
1997
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Chicago Bulls Head Coach
The 1996 NBA Finals
1996
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Chicago Bulls Head Coach
Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond
1996
Video documentary
Himself
1996 NBA All-Star Game
1996
TV Special
Himself - Eastern Conference Head Coach
1992 NBA All-Star Game
1992
TV Special
Himself - Eastern Conference Head Coach
Archive Footage
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Year
Status
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Mike & Mike
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations / Himself - Retired Basketball Coach / Himself - Former NBA Player and Coach
Kobe Bryant's Muse
2015
TV Special documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Rome Is Burning
2007-2009
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Michael Jordan to the Max (2000) as Himself
Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond (1996) as Himself
Be Cool (2005) as Himself
Class C: The Only Game in Town (2008) as Himself - NBA Hall of Fame Coach