NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Maurice Cheeks

Maurice "Mo" Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the 21st and current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005. He was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001-02 season until March 2, 2005, when he was fired from the position. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... DuSable High School is a Bronzeville high school opened in 1934. ... West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo, Texas. ... First Round 1. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... â€¹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... â€œNBAâ€ redirects here. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... The 2001-02 NBA season is the 56th season of the National Basketball Association. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Cheeks attended West Texas State University from 1975 to 1978. After college, he was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Cheeks played 15 years as a point guard in the NBA (11 with the 76ers), earning four trips to the All-Star Game. He helped the 76ers earn three trips to the NBA Finals in a four-year span in the early 1980s (1980, 1982, and 1983), including one NBA championship in 1983. West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo, Texas. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... First Round 1. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... Logo of the NBA Finals. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

In NBA history he ranks third all-time in steals and eighth all-time in assists. In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally deflects and controls, catches, or bats to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player. ... In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was assisting in the basket. ...

On April 25, 2003, during a playoff game between the Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks, Cheeks aided Natalie Gilbert in singing the National anthem. After Gilbert forgot the words at "At the twilight's last gleaming", Cheeks rushed over to help her. Cheeks received a standing ovation after the song was over. Portland would go on to lose to the Mavericks that night. is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current NBA Playoff logo. ... } The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are an NBA basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ...

There is a photo of Cheeks on the last page of the NBA Live 2004 instruction manual for Hardwood Classics jerseys. His jersey is also in the EA Sports Hall Of Fame feature. NBA Live redirects here; it may also refer to a TV program on NBA TV. The NBA Live series of basketball games, published by EA Sports, is currently one of the leading National Basketball Association simulations on the market. ... Hardwood Classics is a television series that airs on NBA TV, and it features many of the greatest classic games recorded on videotape and/or film in National Basketball Association history. ...

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Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83 NBA Champions

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Portland Trail Blazers Head Coaches

Todd • Inman • McCloskey • Wilkens (player-coach) • Ramsay • Schuler • Adelman • Carlesimo • Dunleavy • Cheeks • Pritchard • McMillan The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... Rolland Todd is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball Association, who also coached basketball at UNLV and the University of Louisiana. ... Stu Inman is a former executive and interim coach in the National Basketball Association. ... John William Jack McCloskey (born October 19, 1925) is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. ... Lenny Wilkens with the Portland Trail Blazers Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a former National Basketball Association player, as well as the NBAs career leader in coaching wins and losses. ... A player-coach, in sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. ... Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. ... Mike Schuler is a former head coach in the National Basketball Association. ... Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is the incoming head coach of the Houston Rockets. ... Peter J. (P. J.) Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is a college and professional basketball coach, and son of Peter A. Carlesimo who was the longtime coach and athletic director at the University of Scranton and Fordham University. ... Mike Dunleavy Sr. ... Kevin Lee Pritchard (born July 17, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana) is a former pro basketball player and current director of player-personnel with the Portland Trail Blazers. ... Nathaniel Nate McMillan (born August 3, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. ...

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Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers Head Coaches

Cervi • Seymour • Hannum • Schayes • Hannum • Ramsay • Rubin • Loughery • Shue • Cunningham • Guokas • Lynam • Moe • Carter • Lucas • Davis • Brown • Ayers • Ford • O'Brien • Cheeks This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Alfred Nicholas Cervi (February 12, 1917 in Buffalo, New York) is a former pro basketball player. ... Paul Norman Seymour (born January 30, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio â€“ died May 5, 1988) is a former basketball player and coach. ... Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 - January 18, 2002) was a pro basketball coach. ... Adolph Schayes (known as Dolph Schayes) (born May 19, 1928 in New York, New York) was a professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. He played his college basketball at New York University 1944-48. ... Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 - January 18, 2002) was a pro basketball coach. ... Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. ... Roy Rubin is a former professional basketball coach. ... Kevin Michael Loughery (born March 28, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player and coach. ... Eugene William Gene Shue (born December 18, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... William John Billy Cunningham (born June 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pro basketball player, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid, and coach. ... Matthew George Matt Guokas (born February 25, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former pro basketball player and coach. ... Jim Lynam (born September 15, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former college and professional basketball coach. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Frederick James Carter (born February 14, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. ... John Lucas (born John Harding Lucas II on October 31, 1953 in Durham, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and coach. ... Johnny Reginald Davis (born October 21, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former basketball player and coach in the NBA. He played in the league with four teams in ten years, winning an NBA championship in his rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers. ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... Randy Ayers (born April 16, 1956 )is a former college basketball player and college basketball and NBA coach. ... Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. ... Jim OBrien (born February 11, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA) is best known as a professional basketball coach. ...

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