On this day in 1988, Boston Celtics head coach and former player K.C. Jones resigned as coach unexpectedly on completion of the 1987-88 NBA season.
Jones, an eight-time NBA champion with the team as a point guard, would win two more rings as head coach (one in 1984, the other in 1986), and would be designated coach of the NBA All-Star game for Boston four times between 1984 and 1987.
The USF product coached the Celtics for five seasons beginning in 1983-84, and amassed a 308-102 regular season record and a 65-37 playoff record, good for .751 and .637 winning percentages, respectively.
Jones would linger with the organization a bit longer with Boston’s front office for the 1988-89 season before leaving to join the Seattle Supersonics as an assistant coach and consultant.