alfred a. bianchi (march 26, 1932 – october 28, 2019) was an american professional basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant and scout. he was born in new york city. he played for the syracuse nationals/philadelphia 76ers from 1956 through 1966. he coached the seattle supersonics from 1967 through 1969. bianchi was also the general manager for the new york knicks.