Jeff Hornacek
Hornacek in March 2013
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| New York Knicks | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 3, 1963 Elmhurst, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Lyons Township (La Grange, Illinois) |
| College | Iowa State (1982–1986) |
| NBA draft | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1986–2000 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 14 |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1986–1992 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1992–1994 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1994–2000 | Utah Jazz |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2013 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2016–present | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 15,659 (14.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,646 (3.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 5,281 (4.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeffrey John Hornacek (/ˈhɔːrnəsɛk/; born May 3, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the New York Knicks. He played shooting guard in the NBA from 1986 through 2000.
He attended Komarek Elementary School in North Riverside, Illinois, and Gurrie Middle School and Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Cook County, Illinois.
Hornacek redshirted at Iowa State University (ISU) in 1981; he was a team who played from 1982 to 1986. The son of a high school basketball coach, he became an all-conference player in the Big Eight Conference, playing for coach Johnny Orr. As a point guard he guided the Cyclones to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1986 NCAA tournament. His shining moment came at the Metrodome in Minneapolis when, after first hitting a shot to tie the game and send it to overtime, Hornacek hit the game winning shot in overtime, a 26 foot jumper at the buzzer, to give ISU its first NCAA tournament victory since 1944, beating Miami University, March 14, 1986, 81–79. Two days later, he led the Cyclones to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, in a 72–69 upset of second seed Michigan. Orr, who had previously left Michigan to coach at Iowa State, called it the greatest victory of his career. Hornacek left ISU with a Big-8 record of 665 career assists and 1,313 career points. He was the fourth player in Cyclone basketball history to have his number retired when his No. 14 jersey was hung from the rafters of Hilton Coliseum in 1991.
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