Former K-State coach Tex Winter was in spotlight in ‘The Last Dance’ documentary
For a country starved for sports, ESPN’s documentary on Michael Jordan has been a godsend.
Fans have been sharing their favorite clips from “The Last Dance,” especially on Twitter, which has been a beehive of activity when episodes have aired on Sundays.
Kansas State fans loved seeing former Wildcats coach Tex Winter and his Triangle Offense get mention during Episode Four on Sunday night. Winter, who died in 2018, was K-State’s coach from 1953-68. They won eight conference championships in that time.
After head-coaching jobs at Washington, the Houston Rockets, Northwestern and Long Beach State, Winter was hired in 1985 as an assistant coach and helped the Bulls win their six NBA championships.
When Phil Jackson took over as head coach of the Lakers, Winter joined him and won three more titles.
On Sunday, Winter’s time as Wildcats coach was shown in the documentary:
The Triangle Offense was explained:
Wildcats assistant basketball coach Chris Lowery was happy to see Winter featured in the documentary:
Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins had high praise for Winter:
On Sunday night, K-State basketball shared this clip of Winter explaining what the Wildcats practiced when he was coach:
In the documentary, Jordan shared a classic story about his thoughts of playing in the triangle offense:
This story was originally published April 27, 2020 at 9:09 AM.
