Johnny Dawkins

Johnny Dawkins
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title The Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball
Team Stanford
Conference Pac-10
Biographical details
Born September 28, 1963 (1963-09-28) (age 48)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., USA
Playing career
1983–1986
1986–1989
1989–1994
1994–1995
Duke
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2008
2008–present
Duke (asst.)
Stanford
Head coaching record
Overall 49-48 (.505)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Naismith College Player of the Year (1986)

Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 at Duke and subsequently played nine seasons in the NBA. He was born and raised in Washington, D.C..

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Biography

Playing career

College

He played basketball at Mackin High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when J. J. Redick surpassed it.[1] In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985-1986 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win-loss record of 37–3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season at the time. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville 72–69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game[2] and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top Collegiate Basketball Player. He also served as alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team. He graduated with a degree in political science.[3]

His jersey number 24 was later retired. Dawkins was also given a number of honors, including being named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history and being named the 78th greatest player in college basketball history by The Sporting News's Legends of College Basketball book in 2002.[3]

NBA career

In the 1986 NBA Draft, Dawkins was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the 10th pick overall. He appeared in the 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished 6th out of 8. He ended up playing in the NBA for nine seasons, also appearing for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. In his NBA career, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.[2]

Coaching career

Following his NBA career, Dawkins went back to Duke University in 1996, where he worked as an administrative intern in the athletic department and was on the air as an analyst for Duke's home basketball games. He joined the Duke coaching staff in 1998, working alongside head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was promoted to associate head coach in charge of player development in 1999.[3]

In April 2008, he was named head coach at Stanford University, succeeding Trent Johnson.[4]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stanford (Pac-10) (2008–present)
2008–09 Stanford 20–14 6–12 9th CBI Semifinals
2009–10 Stanford 14–18 7–11 8th
2010–11 Stanford 15-16 7–11 T-7th
2011-12 Stanford 5-1 0-0
Total: 54–49

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

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