I want to say, but I’m not certain about this one, Jerry Colangelo. There were a number of coaches that fought it and finally the NBA adopted it (for the 1979-80 season), and it just grew and grew…" References External links Career stats at basketball-reference.com Player profile at Remember the ABA 1947 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from San Francisco City College of San Francisco Rams men's basketball players Denver Nuggets players Drake Bulldogs men's basketball players Los Angeles Stars players San Francisco Warriors draft picks Seattle SuperSonics players Small forwards Utah Stars players Virginia Squires players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople