(1971-11-27) November 27, 1971 (age 52) Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
St. Joseph (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
College
Trinity Valley CC (1989–1991)
Cincinnati (1991–1993)
NBA draft
1993: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career
1993–2006
Position
Point guard / shooting guard
Number
9, 31, 37, 19
Coaching career
2009–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1998
Los Angeles Lakers
1998–2002
Denver Nuggets
2002–2003
Dallas Mavericks
2003–2004
Golden State Warriors
2004–2005
Portland Trail Blazers
2005–2006
San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
2009–2010
Texas Southern (assistant)
2013–2014
Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2014–2015
Texas Legends (assistant)
2015–2016
Texas Legends
2016–2019
Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2021–2023
Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1998)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994)
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1993)
First-team All-Great Midwest (1993)
Career NBA statistics
Points
12,658 (14.4 ppg)
Rebounds
2,545 (2.9 rpg)
Assists
5,777 (6.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Nickey Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six NBA teams from 1993 through 2006. He was an NBA All-Star with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998.
Van Exel played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats, earning third-team All-American honors as a senior in 1993. He was selected by the Lakers in the second round of the 1993 NBA draft. In his first season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
Nickey Maxwell VanExel (born November 27, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for...
coach. On July 8, 2015, the Legends hired NickVanExel as the head coach. After one season, in June 2016, Exel left to be an assistant coach for the Memphis...
prevailing over the Lakers three games to two. Vlade Divac and draft pick NickVanExel led the team in scoring the next year, but it was rough going. After...
between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first two meetings. NickVanExel hits the game-tying 3 with 10.2 seconds left in regulation, then the...
Donnell Harvey to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Raef LaFrentz, NickVanExel, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and Avery Johnson. The Mavericks also made several...
draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers with Tony Battie in exchange for NickVanExel. His first three years with the Lakers were disappointing. His playing...
acquired the two-time All-Star Michael Finley and one-time All Star NickVanExel. Not surprisingly, the Spurs would come flying out of the gate, winning...
Harris around center Vlade Divac, forward Cedric Ceballos, and guard NickVanExel, which won 48 games, and went to the Western Conference semifinals....
second and first rounds respectively. The team was led by young guards NickVanExel and Eddie Jones. Johnson came out of retirement to return as a player...
Donnell Harvey to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Raef LaFrentz, NickVanExel, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Avery Johnson, the Mavericks also made several...
1996–97, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and NickVanExel. At the time, he was the second-youngest player ever to play in an NBA...
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