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| Shooting guard / Small forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | February 25, 1944 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Saint Joseph's |
| NBA Draft | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Pro career | 1966–1976 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1966–1970 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1970–1971 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1971–1973 | Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
| 1973–1974 | Houston Rockets |
| 1974 | Buffalo Braves |
| 1974–1975 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1975–1976 | Kansas City Kings |
| As coach: | |
| 1985–1988 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1989–1993 | Orlando Magic |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 4,285 (5.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,446 (2.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,174 (3.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Matthew George "Matt" Guokas, Jr. (born February 25, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; last name pronounced /ˈɡuːkəs/) is a former American professional basketball player and coach.
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Guokas played on the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers team, featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, that ended the eight-year championship streak of the Boston Celtics. He also played with the Buffalo Braves, Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City Kings, all of the NBA. In the 1972-73 season, Guokas finished second (to Chamberlain) in the NBA in field goal percentage with a .570 clip during that season.
Guokas later coached the Sixers and was the first coach of the Orlando Magic, compiling a combined 230-305 career record. He currently works as a TV color commentator and sports analyst for the Magic on FS Florida and Sun Sports cable channels, teaming with veteran NBA and college sportscaster David Steele. He has also served as a color commentator for NBA on NBC broadcasts during the 1990s and was a color commentator for the Cleveland Cavaliers for Fox Sports Ohio cable channel for a number of years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Matt and his father, the late Matt Guokas, Sr., were the first father-son duo to both win NBA championships as players; this feat has since been repeated by Rick Barry (with the 1975 NBA champion Golden State Warriors) and Brent Barry (with the 2005 and 2007 NBA champions San Antonio Spurs) and by Bill Walton (with the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers and 1986 NBA champion Boston Celtics) and Luke Walton (with the 2009 NBA champion and 2010 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers).
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| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L% | Win-loss % | |
| Post season | PG | Games coached | PW | Games won | PL | Games lost | PW–L% | Win-loss % | |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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| PHI | 1985–86 | 82 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2nd in Atlantic | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals |
| PHI | 1986–87 | 82 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 2nd in Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost in First Round |
| PHI | 1987–88 | 43 | 20 | 23 | .465 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| ORL | 1989–90 | 82 | 18 | 64 | .220 | 7th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| ORL | 1990–91 | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 4th in Midwest | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| ORL | 1991–92 | 82 | 21 | 61 | .256 | 7th in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| ORL | 1992–93 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 4th in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 535 | 230 | 305 | .430 | 17 | 8 | 9 | .471 |