Basketball Hall of Famer George Raveling, who influenced Michael Jordan’s Nike deal, dies at 88

Posted Sep 2, 2025
George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in Michael Jordan signing a landmark endorsement deal with Nike, has died. He was 88. Raveling, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, had a career record of 335-293 from 1972-94 at Washington State, Iowa and Southern California. (Associated Press)

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