- He was selected to the 1980 Olympic team (though the US boycotted the games).
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990)
- Professional basketball player and coach.
- Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Coach of the NBA's Indiana Pacers, 2000 - 2003.
- Won the 1981 NCAA Basketball Championship while playing for the Indiana Hoosiers.
- NBA All-Rookie Team (1982). All NBA First-Team (1984, 1985, 1986). All NBA Second-Team (1983, 1987). NBA Finals MVP, 1990. 12-time NBA All-Star (1982-1993). All-Star Game MVP in 1984. All-time leading scorer in Detroit Pistons history (18,822, 19.2 ppg). All-time assist holder (9,061) in Detroit Pistons history. Holds the NBA Finals single-game records for most points in one quarter with 25 and most field goals in one quarter with 11, plus shares the NBA Finals single-game record for most field goals in one half with 14 (June 19 vs. Los Angeles Lakers). NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996).
- Played for Indiana University (1979-1980). All-American (1981). All-Big 10 Conference (1980, 1981).
- General Manager of the New York Knicks (November 2004)
- Played for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detroit Pistons, 1981-1982 thru 1993-1994.
- Inducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 1993.
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