He was the first head coach for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its predecessors, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL), serving 12 seasons, from 1947 to 1959.
Ia merupakan pelatih kepala pertama untuk Minneapolis Lakers dari National Basketball Association (NBA) dan pendahulunya, Basketball Association of America (BAA) dan National Basketball League (NBL), menjalani tugas kepelatihan selama 12 musim, dari tahun 1947 hingga 1959.