Jerry West

**Jerome Alan West** (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player. He was thought to be one of the best guards who ever played in the NBA.  He played from 1960 to 1974, all with the Los Angeles Lakers.  He wore number 44, which was retired by the Lakers.

West had scored the most points in a Laker jersey before Kobe Bryant ended his record in 2010.  He is the model for the NBA logo.  After playing, he was a coach and general manager for the Lakers.  He was also the general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies and organized golf tournaments.  He was originally from West Virginia.

His most famous nicknames are "**The Logo**", "**Mr. Clutch**", "**Zeke from Cabin Creek**" and "**The Rover**".

West died in Los Angeles, California on June 12, 2024, at the age of 86.

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## Infobox (basketball biography)

- **name**: Jerry West
- **image**: Jerry West 1972.jpeg
- **caption**: West in 1972
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 4
- **weight lb**: 175
- **birth place**: Chelyan, West Virginia, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **high school**: East Bank
- **college**: West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball, West Virginia (1957–1960)
- **draft year**: 1960
- **draft round**: 1
- **draft pick**: 2
- **draft team**: Minneapolis Lakers
- **career number**: 44
- **career position**: Point guard
- **career start**: 1960
- **career end**: 1974
- **coach start**: 1976
- **coach end**: 1979
- **years1**: –
- **team1**: Los Angeles Lakers
- **cyears1**: –
- **cteam1**: Los Angeles Lakers
- **highlights**: **As player:**
* List of NBA champions, NBA champion ()
* Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA Finals MVP ()
* 14× List of NBA All-Stars, NBA All-Star (–)
* NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Star Game MVP ()
* 10× All-NBA First Team (–, –)
* 2× All-NBA Second Team (, )
* 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970–1973)
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969)
* NBA annual scoring champion, NBA scoring champion (1970)
* List of National Basketball Association annual assists leaders, NBA assists leader (1972)
* NBA anniversary team (NBA 35th Anniversary Team, 35th, 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, 50th, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, 75th)
* No. 44 Los Angeles Lakers#Retired numbers, retired by Los Angeles Lakers
* NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1959 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1959)
* 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American (1959 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1959, 1960 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1960)
* Third-team All-American – Associated Press, AP, United Press International, UPI (1958 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, 1958)
* 2× Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, SoCon Player of the Year (1959, 1960)
* No. 44 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball#Retired numbers, retired by West Virginia Mountaineers
* List of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019)
**As executive:**
* 8× NBA champion (, , , , , , , )
* 2× NBA Executive of the Year Award, NBA Executive of the Year (, )
- **stat1label**: Point (basketball), Points
- **stat1value**: 25,192 (27.0 ppg)
- **stat2label**: Rebound (basketball), Rebounds
- **stat2value**: 5,366 (5.8 rpg)
- **stat3label**: Assist (basketball), Assists
- **stat3value**: 6,238 (6.7 apg)
- **cstats league1**: NBA
- **cwin1**: 145
- **closs1**: 101
- **hof player**: jerry-west
- **cbbaskhof year**: 2006