Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Cheeks
	Cheeks in 2011
New York Knicks
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	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)
2020–2024	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2024–present	New York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA champion (1983); 4× NBA All-Star (1983, 1986–1988); 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987); No. 10 retired by Philadelphia 76ers; 2× First-team All-MVC (1976, 1978); Second-team All-MVC (1977);
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

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]