Matt Guokas

Matt Guokas
Matt Guokas
No. 14, 24, 11, 4, 10
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth February 25, 1944 (1944-02-25) (age 67)
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:
19661970 Philadelphia 76ers
1970–1971 Chicago Bulls
19711973 Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1973–1974 Houston Rockets
1974 Buffalo Braves
19741975 Chicago Bulls
1975–1976 Kansas City Kings
As coach:
19851988 Philadelphia 76ers
19891993 Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
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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Biography

Playing career

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.

Coaching and Broadcasting

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).

Coaching record

Legend
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 %

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