ESPN reports “Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA Finals appearances and coached Bill Bradley at Princeton, has died after a long illness. Van Breda Kolff, 84, died Wednesday afternoon at a nursing home in Spokane, his daughter, Kristina van Breda Kolff, said. His son, Jan, also played professionally and coached at Cornell, Vanderbilt, Pepperdine and St. Bonaventure.”

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