Walt Hazzard

Mahdi AbdulRahman born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr April 15 1942 November 18 2011 was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach A 62 point guard he won the 1964 NCAA championship with the UCLA Bruins and was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Player In the same year he won a gold medal for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics Hazzard played for five NBA franchises over a ten year career and was named an AllStar in 1968 After his playing career he became a college coach including a position as head coach for UCLA from 1984 1988