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Maurice Cheeks
 Cheeks in 2011 | |
| New York Knicks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 8, 1956 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| 2024–present | New York Knicks (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 | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the New York Knicks 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] He was the first player with 2,000 steals solely in the NBA.[2]
- ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Maurice Cheeks". www.hoophall.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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