Longtime Bullets coach, former All-Star Gene Shue dies at 90

Former NBA All-Star and two-time Coach of the Year Gene Shue died on Monday.

He was 90.

Shue played in the league from 1954-64 for the Philadelphia Warriors, New York Knicks, Fort Wayne and Detroit Pistons and the Baltimore Bullets. The five-time All-Star averaged 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists throughout his playing career in 699 games.

Shue then took over as head coach of the Bullets the year after he retired from playing, and spent seven seasons there while winning an Eastern Conference title and a Coach of the Year nod. Shue then jumped to both the Philadelphia 76ers, reaching the Finals with them in 1977, and then the San Diego Clippers before returning to the Bullets — who had since moved to Washington — in 1980. He won his second Coach of the Year award in his second year there, and stayed until 1986. Shue finished out his career with a pair of seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers and retired in 1989.

In total, Shue compiled a 784-861 overall coaching record. He’s still the winningest coach in Wizards franchise history.