Johnny Dawkins
 Dawkins in 2010. | |
| UCF Knights | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 28, 1963 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1986–1995 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting 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 | |
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As coach: | |
| 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 Central Florida men's basketball team. From 2008–2016, 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 at Duke from 1982–1986. 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.
Playing career
College
Dawkins was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He played basketball at Mackin Catholic High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when J. J. Redick surpassed it.[1] In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985–86 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win-loss record of 37–3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville, 72–69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game[2] and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top Collegiate Basketball Player. He also served as alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team. He graduated with a degree in political science.[3]
His jersey number 24 was later retired. Dawkins was also given a number of honors, including being named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history and being named the 78th greatest player in college basketball history by The Sporting News's book, Legends of College Basketball, in 2002.[3]
NBA
In the 1986 NBA Draft, Dawkins was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the 10th pick overall. He appeared in the 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished sixth out of eight. He ended up playing in the NBA for nine seasons, also appearing for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. In his NBA career, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.[2]
Coaching career
Following his NBA career, Dawkins went back to Duke University in 1996, where he worked as an administrative intern in the athletic department and was on the air as an analyst for Duke's home basketball games. He joined the Duke coaching staff in 1998, working alongside head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was promoted to associate head coach in charge of player development in 1999.[3]
In April 2008, he was named head coach at Stanford University, succeeding Trent Johnson.[4] During his time with the Cardinal, he led them to NIT crowns in 2012 and 2015 and the Sweet 16 of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
On March 14, 2016, at the conclusion of his eighth season, Dawkins was relieved of his duties as head coach.[5]
On March 22, 2016, Dawkins was hired as head coach by the University of Central Florida.[6] Shortly thereafter, his son, Aubrey Dawkins, transferred from Michigan to play for his father.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2008–2016) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Stanford | 20–14 | 6–12 | 9th | CBI Semifinals | ||||
| 2009–10 | Stanford | 14–18 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Stanford | 15–16 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Stanford | 26–11 | 10–8 | 7th | NIT Champions | ||||
| 2012–13 | Stanford | 19–15 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Stanford | 23–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2014–15 | Stanford | 24–13 | 9–9 | T–5th | NIT Champions | ||||
| 2015–16 | Stanford | 15–15 | 8–10 | 9th | |||||
| Stanford: | 156–115 (.576) | 66–78 (.458) | |||||||
| UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | UCF | 6–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UCF: | 6–1 (.857) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 162–116 (.583) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Redick Breaks Duke's Career Scoring Mark In Victory". GoDuke.com. 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- 1 2 "Johnny Dawkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- 1 2 3 "Johnny Dawkins Named Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ↑ Curtis, Jake (2008-04-27). "Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ↑ Parrish, Gary (2016-03-14). "Stanford fires Johnny Dawkins after eight years as coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ Glenn, Shannon (2016-03-24). "Johnny Dawkins aims to make meaningful change at UCF". orlandosentinal.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.