Maurice Cheeks
American basketball coach and player (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Detroit Pistons. Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018.[1]
American basketball coach and player (born 1956)
Chicago Bulls | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1956-09-08) September 8, 1956 (age 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | DuSable (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | West Texas A&M (1974–1978) |
NBA draft | 1978: 2nd round, 36th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 1978–1993 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 10, 1 |
Coaching career | 1993–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1978–1989 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1989–1990 | San Antonio Spurs |
1990–1991 | New York Knicks |
1991–1992 | Atlanta Hawks |
1993 | New Jersey Nets |
As coach: | |
1993–1994 | Quad City Thunder (assistant) |
1994–2001 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
2001–2005 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2005–2008 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2009–2013 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Detroit Pistons |
2015–2020 | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
2020–present | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Career statistics | |
Points | 12,195 (11.1 ppg) |
Assists | 7,392 (6.7 apg) |
Steals | 2,310 (2.1 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |