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Johnny Dawkins
Point Guard ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#12

Johnny Dawkins

Age62 BornSep 28, 1963 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight75 kg CollegeDuke Draft1986 · #10
Career averages
11.1PPG
2.5RPG
5.5APG
541 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
9Seasons
541Games
5,980Career points
15.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 313 games · 1989-90 to 1993-94
Draft1986
1Round
10Overall pick
Selected by San Antonio Spurs · from Duke
Career highsSingle season
15.8PPG · 1987-88 · SAS
3.2RPG · 1988-89 · SAS
7.4APG · 1987-88 · SAS
17.0PER · 1987-88 · SAS
6.4Win shares · 1989-90 · PHI
Position rank1994-95
#22PPG rank
#18PER rank
#22Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 35 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1994-95 - 1994-95 · 1 seasons
6.5 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.1 APG
50 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1989-90 - 1993-94 · 5 seasons
10.7 PPG 2.4 RPG 5.8 APG
313 games
San Antonio Spurs
1986-87 - 1988-89 · 3 seasons
13.0 PPG 2.7 RPG 5.6 APG
178 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1986-87 SAS 81 14 20.8 10.3 2.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 43.7 29.8 80.1 14.6 2.0
1987-88 SAS 65 61 33.5 15.8 3.1 7.4 1.4 0.0 48.5 31.1 89.6 17.0 4.3
1988-89 SAS 32 30 33.8 14.2 3.2 7.0 1.7 0.0 44.3 0.0 89.3 13.4 1.0
1989-90 PHI 81 81 35.4 14.3 3.0 7.4 1.5 0.1 48.9 33.3 86.1 16.0 6.4
1990-91 PHI 4 4 31.0 15.8 4.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 63.4 25.0 90.9 22.8 0.6
1991-92 PHI 82 82 34.3 12.0 2.8 6.9 1.1 0.1 43.7 35.6 88.2 13.3 3.6
1992-93 PHI 74 10 21.6 8.9 1.8 4.6 1.1 0.1 43.7 31.0 79.6 14.6 1.7
1993-94 PHI 72 12 18.7 6.6 1.7 3.7 0.9 0.1 41.8 35.2 84.0 13.5 1.1
1994-95 DET 50 9 23.4 6.5 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.0 46.3 34.2 90.9 12.2 1.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1994 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons
Jul 1989 San Antonio Spurs Philadelphia 76ers

All entries are season change.

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Born on September 28

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About Johnny Dawkins

Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 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 while at Duke from 1982 to 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.