For the screenwriter, see The Wave (TV special). For other people with a similar name, see John Dawkins (disambiguation).
Johnny Dawkins
Dawkins in 2010
UCF Knights
Position
Head coach
League
Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born
(1963-09-28) September 28, 1963 (age 60) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school
Mackin Catholic (Washington, D.C.)
College
Duke (1982–1986)
NBA draft
1986: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career
1986–1995
Position
Point guard
Number
24, 12
Coaching career
1998–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1989
San Antonio Spurs
1989–1994
Philadelphia 76ers
1994–1995
Detroit Pistons
As coach:
1998–1999
Duke (assistant)
1999–2008
Duke (associate HC)
2008–2016
Stanford
2016–present
UCF
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Naismith Player of the Year (1986)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1985, 1986)
2× First-team All-ACC (1985, 1986)
2× Second-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
No. 24 retired by Duke Blue Devils
McDonald's All-American (1982)
Third-team Parade All-American (1982)
As coach:
2× NIT champion (2012, 2015)
Career statistics
Points
5,984 (11.1 ppg)
Rebounds
1,336 (2.5 rpg)
Assists
2,997 (5.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 while at Duke from 1982 to 1986. Dawkins subsequently played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs (1986–1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1994), and Detroit Pistons (1994–1995). From 1998 to 2008, he served as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Duke.
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