Former Cleveland Cavalier head coach and Hall of Fame basketball icon Lenny Wilkens has died at the age of 88.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Wilkens went on to play collegiate basketball at Providence College, where he was a two-time All-America in 1959 and 1960.

He was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1960 NBA Draft and went on to play for the Seattle SuperSonics, the Portland Trail Blazers, and, for two seasons, for the Cavs.

As a player, Wilkens was a nine-time NBA All-Star and, at the time of his retirement in 1975, was second on the NBA's list of all-time assists. With the Cavs, he was an All-Star and became the first Cavalier to be the head coach in an All-Star game in 1989.

Wilkens began his coaching career as a player-coach with the SuperSonics from 1969 to 1972 and was also

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