Maurice Cheeks

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Maurice Cheeks, named the 21st head coach in team history on May 23, 2005, enters his second season in Philadelphia after posting a 38-44 mark in his 2005-06 debut.

Last season as head coach of the Sixers, Cheeks guided the team to a season-best six-game win streak from Nov. 11-16, 2005 - their longest such streak in three seasons - and the team shot 45.8 percent from the field, which ranked 10th in the NBA and was the Sixers best mark in 13 seasons.

He also reached a personal milestone in his coaching career when he earned his 200th career win on April 18, 2006, vs. New Jersey. Through his five years as a head coach in Philadelphia and Portland, Cheeks has posted a 200-183 (.522) record...More

Maurice Cheeks, the consummate point guard, played 15 seasons in the NBA, 11 in Philadelphia, after being selected in the second round (36th overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft. He is the Sixers all-time leader in both steals and assists. In each of his 11 seasons in Philadelphia, Cheeks led the Sixers in assists and each of his first 10 seasons he also led the team in steals. Four times as a member of the 76ers he played in the NBA All-Star Game and was instrumental in the Sixers 1983 NBA championship. Additionally, Cheeks shares single-game records for most steals in an NBA Finals game and an NBA playoff game. During his stellar NBA career, Cheeks tallied 12,195 points, 7,392 assists and 2,310 steals. He served as an assistant coach with the Sixers for seven seasons (1994-01) and returned to Philadelphia for his first season as a head coach with the 76ers in 2005-06.

Highlights: Member of the 1983 NBA Championship team...NBA All-Defensive first team (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)...NBA All-Defensive second team (1987)...NBA All-Star selection (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988).