(1955-02-06) February 6, 1955 (age 69) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
Benedictine (Richmond, Virginia)
College
North Carolina (1973–1977)
NBA draft
1977: 3rd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career
1977–1980
Position
Point guard
Number
5, 10
Coaching career
1980–2012
Career history
As player:
1977–1978
Kansas City Kings
1978–1979
Denver Nuggets
1979–1980
Indiana Pacers
As coach:
1980–1981
Richmond (assistant)
1981–1983
Boston University (assistant)
1983–1985
Boston University
1985–1990
George Washington
1995–1997
Boston Celtics (assistant)
1997–2003
Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2003–2004
Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2004–2005
New Jersey Nets (assistant)
2005–2006
Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
2006–2007
Orlando Magic (assistant)
2007–2009
Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant)
2009–2011
Detroit Pistons
2011–2012
Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
ACC tournament MVP (1977)
Third-team Parade All-American (1973)
As assistant coach:
NBA champion (2004)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
John Dewitt Kuester Jr.[1] (/ˈkjuːstər/; born February 6, 1955) is an American basketball coach and scout. As a player he spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1980 and then coached in the college ranks before moving on to the NBA sidelines as an assistant. Kuester was named head coach of the Detroit Pistons in July 2009 and coached the team for two seasons.
A 6'2" (1.88 m) and 180 lb (82 kg) guard, Kuester played collegiately with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from 1973 to 1977.[2][3]
^Nets Name John Kuester Assistant Coach, July 23, 2004
^"Orlando Magic Basketball Operations" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. @ nba.com(2.63 MiB); retrieved August 14, 2007
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basketball operations of the Detroit Pistons, replacing interim head coach John Loyer. On February 9, 2015, Van Gundy became the 43rd coach in NBA history...
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Spurs for Brad Lohaus, J.R. Reid and a future first round pick that became John Wallace. He played there from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, Williams signed with...
history. After graduation, he served as a graduate assistant under coach JohnKuester. Brown also took a sales job with AT&T, saving enough money to take a...
being Kidd's head-coaching mentor. Kidd placed another assistant coach, John Welch, in charge of the team's offense. On December 3, 2013, Frank was demoted—relegated...
becoming the 76ers assistant head coach in 1994. He coached under head coaches John Lucas (1994–96), Johnny Davis (1996–97), and Larry Brown, and he was an instrumental...
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has coached at Boston University, George Washington University and St. John's University. He also has worked as a commentator for college basketball games...
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