Gene Shue

Eugene William Shue (December 18, 1931 – April 3, 2022) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association. One of the top guards of the early days of the NBA, Shue was an influential figure in the development of the game, credited with inventing the "spin move" and serving as an early harbinger of other plays and strategies. He was an NBA All-Star five consecutive times from 1958 to 1962.

After his playing career, Shue became a long-serving coach for three franchises. In his first tenure with the Baltimore Bullets, he coached the team for seven seasons, winning four division championships with five playoff berths, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 1971. He resigned at the end of the 1972–73 season and soon became coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, where he helped the team rise to 50 wins and a return to the NBA Finals in 1977, losing a six-game series to Portland. After six games of the 1977–78 season, Shue was fired. He then became the first coach of the newly relocated San Diego Clippers in 1978, a debut season that resulted in 43 wins.