Last Updated on February 25, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here’s the detailed profile of Maurice Cheeks:
- Full Name: Maurice Edward Cheeks
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: September 8, 1956
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- Height: 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm)
- Weight: 180 pounds (82 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 feet 4 inches (193cm)
- Shoe Size: Size 10 (US)
- Position: Point Guard
- Jersey Number: 10
- High School: DuSable High School, Chicago, Illinois
- College: West Texas A&M University
- Cheeks was a four-year starter on the men’s basketball team at West Texas State (now West Texas A&M), earning All-MVC honors three times and being selected as his team’s MVP each of those seasons.
- NBA Draft: Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft.
- Professional Teams:
- Philadelphia 76ers (1978–1989)
- San Antonio Spurs (1989–1990)
- New York Knicks (1990–1991)
- Atlanta Hawks (1991–1992)
- New Jersey Nets (1992–1993)
- Career Highlights:
- NBA Champion (1983)
- 4-time NBA All-Star (1983, 1986–1988)
- 4-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987)
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2018)
- Championship Rings: One (1983)
- Children: Information not publicly available.
- Siblings: Information not publicly available.
Maurice Cheeks is widely regarded as one of the premier point guards in NBA history, known for his leadership, defensive prowess, and playmaking abilities. His contributions to the game have left a lasting legacy, both as a player and as a coach.