PLAYER DETAILS
Maurice Cheeks profile
- Club
- New York Knicks
- Position
- Assistant Coach
- Nationality
- United States
- Date of birth
- 1956-09-08
- Birthplace
- Chicago, United States
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 82 kg (180 lb)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Maurice Cheeks
Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an 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. He was the first player with 2,000 steals solely in the NBA.