266-253 and a .513 winning percentage. That also marked the year van Breda Kolff's son Jan entered the NBA, with the New York Nets; he coached one game against his son's team. While in New Orleans, van Breda Kolff also coached the New Orleans Pride in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) from 1979 to 1981. In 1996, van Breda Kolff coached the Tampa Bay Windjammers for the first six games of the 1996 United States Basketball League (USBL) season. Coaching style Van Breda Kolff often clashed with other strong egos. After leaving the Jazz, he remained in New Orleans and returned to the college coaching ranks with the University of New Orleans, where he spent two years. In 1985, Lafayette, the team he had coached 30 years earlier, asked him to return. Van Breda Kolff stayed four seasons at Lafayette before leaving to coach Hofstra once again. His second stint with the Flying Dutchmen lasted five seasons and ended after the 1993–94 season. In 28 years as a college coach, he compiled a 482–272 record. Death and legacy Van Breda Kolff died August 22, 2007 at a nursing home in Spokane, Washington after a long illness. "All I know is life isn't much different than that game on the court", he said in an article in the New York Daily News in the early 1980s. "If it's run right — with precision, with good, honest effort — it's a thing of beauty. I know what it looks like and that's what keeps me going." His son Jan van Breda Kolff was also a basketball player and coach. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs Head coaching record College basketball NBA/ABA |- | align="left"|Los Angeles | align="left"| | 82 || 52 || 30 || || align="center"|2nd in Western|| 15 || 10 || 5 || | align="center"|Lost in NBA Finals |- | align="left"|Los Angeles | align="left"| | 82 || 55 || 27 || || align="center"|1st in Western|| 18 || 11 || 7 || | align="center"|Lost in NBA Finals |- | align="left"|Detroit | align="left"| | 82 || 31 || 51 || || align="center"|7th in Eastern || – || – || – || | align="center"|Missed Playoffs |- | align="left"|Detroit | align="left"| | 82 || 45 || 37 || || align="center"|4th in Midwest || – || – || – || | align="center"|Missed Playoffs |- | align="left"|Detroit | align="left"| | 10 || 6 || 4 ||