title: Rolland Todd
text: Rolland Douglas Todd (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).  He was the first coach of the then-expansion Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to a 29–53 record in its inaugural season (best of the three expansion clubs who entered the NBA that year); though was let go the next season when the team failed to improve. According to Sports Illustrated his nickname while coaching the Blazers was "Mod Todd".
  
  Early life
  Todd grew up in Strathmore, California, the oldest of four children.  He attended Fresno State College where he “was a star 6-4 guard at Fresno State in the mid-1950s, leading the Bulldogs to a 19-8 record and the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship as a senior in 1957-58.” His roommate and teammate for three years was Jerry Tarkanian.  He attended graduate school at the University of Washington.
  
  After graduating from Fresno State, Todd played for the Seattle, Washington based Buchan Bakers of the National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL) from 1958 to 1960. He briefly joined the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in 1960 during their unsuccessful attempt to qualify as the team to represent the United States during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
  
  Todd signed with the St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in June 1960, but was placed on waivers before the start of the regular season. Todd reportedly signed with the Washington Tapers of the American Basketball League (ABL) in October 1961, but never joined the team and took a teaching job in Seattle, Washington. In December 1961, Todd signed with the San Francisco Saints of the ABL. On October 26, 1962, Todd signed with the Oakland Oaks of the ABL.
  
  Career statistics
  
  |-
  | align="left" | 1960–61
  | align="left" | San Francisco Saints
  || 53 || — || 25.1 || .380 || .256 || .752 || 4.1 || 3.7 || — || — || 8.2 
  |-
  | align="left" | 1961–62
  | align="left" | Oakland Oaks
  || 24 || — || 30.5 || .409 || .292 || .837 || 5.6 || 3.1 || — || — || 14.4 
  |- class="sortbottom"
  | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
  | 77 || — || 26.8 || .392 || .270 || .787 || 4.5 || 3.5 || — || — || 10.1
  
  Source:
  
  References
  
  External links
   Todd Coaching, LLC website
  
  1934 births
  Living people
  Akron Goodyear Wingfoots players
  American men's basketball players
  Basketball coaches from California
  Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches
  College of the Sequoias alumni
  Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players
  Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
  Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
  Portland Trail Blazers head coaches
  San Francisco Saints players
  Sportspeople from Tulare County, California
  UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball coaches
  UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball coaches
  University of Washington alumni