PC Degrees:    
BA/Economics
Honorary Doctorate of Humanitarian Service, 1980

PC Activities: Varsity Basketball:
19th on All-Time Scoring List (1,193 points)
All-American (1959-1960)
Most Valuable Player-1960 NIT Tournament
New England Player of the Year (1960)
Most Valuable Player- East-West College All-Star Game (1960)
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in U.S. Army/ROTC (1960)

Career Path: The first Providence College student-athlete ever to be drafted by the NBA, Wilkens played professional basketball for St. Louis, Seattle, Cleveland, and Portland.  He was a nine-time All-Star, the MVP of the 1970 All-Star game-playing in 1,077 games and scoring 17,772 points.  Wilkens was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989 and named to the NBA's 50 Greatest Players List in 1996.

In addition to his exceptional career as a player, Wilkens went on to coach NBA teams in Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Atlanta, and most recently, as the coach of the Toronto Raptors.  Wilkens has more wins than any other coach in NBA history, has coached four All-Star games, and has garnered two Olympic gold medals, a Coach of the Year Award, and an NBA Championship ring.  Most recently the coach of the New York Knicks, Wilkens was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame again in 1998-this time as a coach-the only person on NBA's Top Player and Top Coaches List.  

Family: Wife Marilyn; three children, Leesha, Randy, and Jaime; two grandchildren, Ashley and Nicole.

Staying Involved: Lenny was inducted into the Providence College Hall of Fame in 1972 and received an honorary Doctor of Humanitarian Service in 1980.  Lenny stayed closely involved with PC as a member of the Board of Trustees in 1996.  That year, he also was the featured speaker at PC's Midnight Madness and was on hand as Providence College tipped off the Friar Foundation on athletic fundraising.  The Lenny Wilkens basketball scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to student athletes who are members of the PC men's varsity basketball team.

Memorable Quote:  "An important part of my job is to create situations where each individual has a taste of success.  This builds confidence and once people grasp success, they're motivated to do more.  To be a great coach you have to be consistent and open-minded, and you have to direct your energies to help your people get better."