Jeff Hornacek
NBA | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | May 3, 1963
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lyons Township (La Grange, Illinois) |
College | Iowa State (1982–1986) |
NBA draft | 1986: 2nd round, 46th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1986–2000 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Number | 14 |
Coaching career | 2011–Present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1986–1992 | Phoenix Suns |
1992–1994 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1994–2000 | Utah Jazz |
As coach: | |
2011–2013 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
2013–2016 | Phoenix Suns |
2016–2018 | New York Knicks |
2020–2022 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 15,659 (14.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,646 (3.4 rpg) |
Assists | 5,281 (4.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeffrey John Hornacek (/ˈhɔːrnəsɛk/; born May 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for both the Phoenix Suns (2013–2016) and the New York Knicks (2016–2018). He was also an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. He played shooting guard in the NBA from 1986 through 2000 and played collegiately at Iowa State University.
Elementary and high school
He attended Komarek Elementary School in North Riverside, Illinois, and Gurrie Middle School and Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Cook County, Illinois.
College
Hornacek
NBA career
Phoenix Suns
He was the 22nd pick in the second round (46th overall) of the
The Suns struggled in Hornacek's first two seasons, but after hiring
Philadelphia 76ers
In 1992, Hornacek was traded (along with Andrew Lang and Tim Perry) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Charles Barkley. With Hersey Hawkins, the Sixers' leading scorer, in the shooting guard position, Hornacek was assigned point guard responsibilities. Although he had a career high 6.9 assists per game in his only complete season with the Sixers (1992–93 season), his stint as a point guard was not a success (26 wins, 56 losses). Midway through the 1993–94 season (February 24) he was traded to the Utah Jazz (for Jeff Malone) where he could return to his natural shooting guard position alongside John Stockton.
Utah Jazz
Like in Phoenix, Hornacek was a complementary "third option" to
On November 23, 1994, he set a then-NBA record with eight consecutive three-pointers in a single game against the Seattle SuperSonics. That same season, he also tied an NBA record 11 consecutive three-pointers, from December 30, 1994, through January 11, 1995. One of the best free throw shooters in the league, once making 67 in a row (November 12, 1999 – January 6, 2000), one of his most well-known mannerisms was stroking the side of his face three times before every free-throw attempt. That was his way of saying hello to his three children, Tyler, Ryan and Abigaile, during the game.[4] He holds a career free throw percentage of 87.7, 16th highest in NBA history.[5]
Hornacek won the NBA three-point competition twice, and along with
After the 1999–2000 season, Hornacek retired from basketball to spend more time with his family.
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986–87 | Phoenix | 80 | 3 | 19.5 | .454 | .279 | .777 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .9 | .1 | 5.3 |
1987–88 | Phoenix | 82 | 49 | 27.4 | .506 | .293 | .822 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 9.5 |
1988–89 | Phoenix | 78 | 73 | 31.9 | .495 | .333 | .826 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .1 | 13.5 |
1989–90 | Phoenix | 67 | 60 | 34.0 | .536 | .408 | .856 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .2 | 17.6 |
1990–91 | Phoenix | 80 | 77 | 34.2 | .518 | .418 | .897 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 16.9 |
1991–92 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .512 | .439 | .886 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 20.1 |
1992–93 | Philadelphia | 79 | 78 | 36.2 | .470 | .390 | .865 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .3 | 19.1 |
1993–94 | Philadelphia | 53 | 53 | 37.6 | .455 | .313 | .873 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.8 | .2 | 16.6 |
1993–94 | Utah | 27 | 9 | 30.6 | .509 | .429 | .891 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.6 |
1994–95 | Utah | 81 | 81 | 33.3 | .514 | .406 | .882 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .2 | 16.5 |
1995–96 | Utah | 82 | 59 | 31.6 | .502 | .466 | .893 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .2 | 15.2 |
1996–97 | Utah | 82 | 82* | 31.6 | .482 | .369 | .899 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | .3 | 14.5 |
1997–98 | Utah | 80 | 80 | 30.8 | .482 | .441 | .885 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.2 |
1998–99 | Utah | 48 | 48 | 29.9 | .477 | .420 | .893 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.2 |
1999–00 | Utah | 77 | 77 | 27.7 | .492 | .478 | .950 | 2.4 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 12.4 |
Career | 1,077 | 910 | 31.5 | .496 | .403 | .877 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.5 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | .714 | .500 | – | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989
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Phoenix
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12 | 12 | 31.2 | .497 | .000 | .840 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.1 |
1990
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Phoenix
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16 | 16 | 36.4 | .511 | .250 | .932 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 1.5 | .0 | 18.6 |
1991
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Phoenix
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4 | 4 | 36.3 | .431 | .500 | .929 | 6.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | 18.3 |
1992
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Phoenix
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8 | 8 | 42.9 | .484 | .471 | .912 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 20.4 |
1994
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Utah
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16 | 16 | 34.9 | .475 | .441 | .912 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .4 | 15.4 |
1995
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Utah
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5 | 5 | 35.6 | .510 | .538 | .786 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | .2 | 14.0 |
1996
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Utah
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18 | 18 | 35.8 | .502 | .586 | .890 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 17.5 |
1997
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Utah
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20 | 20 | 35.2 | .433 | .358 | .876 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.6 |
1998
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Utah
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20 | 20 | 31.8 | .416 | .467 | .846 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.9 |
1999
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Utah
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11 | 11 | 27.6 | .462 | .389 | .879 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .0 | 12.2 |
2000
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Utah
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10 | 10 | 29.7 | .422 | .409 | .833 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.5 |
Career | 140 | 140 | 34.0 | .470 | .433 | .886 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 14.9 |
Coaching career
He was hired for the
During 2013, Hornacek was considered a head coach candidate for two of his former teams, the
Hornacek won the NBA Coach of the Month award in December 2013, his first coaching honor, after leading the Suns to a 10–3 record during the month. Hornacek also became the third former NBA player to win both Player of the Month and Coach of the Month awards (after Larry Bird and Larry Drew), and the first coach to receive both awards with the same team.[2] For the season, the Suns improved by 23 victories upon the previous season's record, which led to a 48–34 record in Hornacek's first season as a head coach. This accomplishment led to the Phoenix Suns becoming the most improved team during the 2013–14 NBA season. Despite this improvement, the Suns still missed the playoffs. Hornacek was the runner-up coach in the NBA Coach of the Year Award receiving 37 1st place votes. He lost to three-time winner Gregg Popovich.[12]
On February 1, 2016, Hornacek was fired as head coach of the Phoenix Suns after two-and-a-half seasons in the position.[13] On June 2, 2016, the New York Knicks officially announced Hornacek as their new head coach.[14] His first season in New York held a promising enough start, to the point where the team had a 16–13 record early on. However, malcontent surrounding the Knicks between the front office and some of their players resulted in Hornacek having a 31–51 record by the end of the season. On April 12, 2018, the Knicks fired Hornacek after a 29–53 season.[15] On November 30, 2020, Hornacek was hired by the Houston Rockets as an assistant coach.[16]
On September 15, 2022, Hornacek was hired by the Utah Jazz as a coaching consultant.[17]
Head coaching record
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Phoenix | 2013–14 | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3rd in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
Phoenix | 2014–15 | 82 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3rd in Pacific | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
Phoenix | 2015–16 | 49 | 14 | 35 | .286 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
New York | 2016–17 | 82 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 3rd in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
New York | 2017–18 | 82 | 29 | 53 | .354 | 4th in Atlantic | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
Career | 277 | 161 | 216 | .427 | — | — | — | — |
Stats
Iowa State University records:
- Career steals: 211
- Career complete games: 30
- Season assists: 219 (1985–1986; 2nd w/198 1983–1984)
- Season, assists per-game average: 6.83 (1984; 2nd w/6.63 – 1986)
NBA totals:
- Games: 1,077
- Minutes played: 33,959
- Points: 15,659 (14.5 per game)
- Assists: 5,281 (4.9 per game)
- Steals: 1,536 (1.43 per game)
Personal life
Hornacek is of Czech descent.[18] He is the brother-in-law of Phoenix Suns athletic trainer Aaron Nelson.[19] When Joe Proski was the Suns' head athletic trainer, Hornacek recommended Nelson as an assistant for him.[20] Nelson would be his assistant in 1993 before being the head athletic trainer in 2000 onward. Hornacek's father, John, was a high school coach for basketball and baseball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois.[21] Hornacek considers his father, alongside Cotton Fitzsimmons and Jerry Sloan, as an influence towards his coaching career.
Hornacek married his wife Stacy on June 7, 1986.[22] Jeff and Stacy have three children: Ryan (born 1989), Tyler (born 1990) and Abby (born 1994).[23] Abby became a digital host for the online 120 Sports network in 2016,[24] and joined Fox Nation in 2019.[25] Jeff has two brothers, one named John,[26] who played his senior season at Lyons Township High School in 1990.[27]
Hornacek was an active member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Salt Lake City in 2002.[28]
Hornacek is represented by Steve A. Kauffman and Spencer Breecker of Kauffman Sports Management Group.[29]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point field goal percentage leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders
References
- ^ "Jeff Hornacek bio". NBA. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Hornacek named Western Conference Coach of Month". brightsideofthesun.com. January 2, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Hornacek: Battle on Wounded Knee". Deseret News. April 21, 2000.
- ^ "Changing teams: Hornacek will trade NBA for family". – CNN/Sports Illustrated. – (CNNSI.com). – Wednesday, April 26, 2000.
- ^ "Career Leaders and Records for Free Throw %". – Basketball-Reference. – Retrieved on August 23, 2007
- ^ Robinson, Doug (May 18, 2000). "Gone, but never forgotten: Jeff Hornacek opens new chapter as full-time husband, dad". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Jeff Hornacek Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. – NBA.
- Deseret Morning News. – January 26, 2008. – Retrieved: June 16, 2008
- ^ a b Hanley, Brian. – "Hornacek was 'player-coach'" Archived August 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. – Chicago Sun-Times. – May 26, 2008. – Retrieved: June 16, 2008
- ^ Brian T. Smith "Jazz's Hornacek officially joins Corbin's staff," Salt Lake Tribune February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Suns Name Jeff Hornacek As Head Coach". NBA.com. May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Spurs' Gregg Popovich named 2013–14 Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Suns Relieve Jeff Hornacek of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Knicks Name Jeff Hornacek Head Coach". NBA.com. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Jeff Hornacek Relieved of Head Coaching Duties". NBA.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Rockets Announce Additions to Coaching Staff". NBA.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Finalize Coaching Staff". NBA.com. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Joan O'Brien. "Home court advantage". Salt Lake Tribune. May 25, 1997. J1.
- ^ Coro, Paul (May 17, 2013). "Hornacek agrees to terms, will be Suns new coach | Insiders". Azcentral.com. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Coach Jeff Hornacek brings history back to Phoenix Suns franchise after team loses touch".
- ^ "Jeff Hornacek talks about his journey from La Grange to the NBA". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013.
- ^ "Abby Hornacek on Instagram: "26 years and still crazy about each other! Happy Anniversary to the best parents ever!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ February 1, Caroline John-Published; August 16, 2019 at 11:58 am | Last Updated; Am, 2019 at 2:14 (February 1, 2019). "Abby Hornacek Wiki: 3 Facts about Jeff Hornacek's Daughter". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "120 Sports adding Abby Hornacek as digital host". Awful Announcing. August 10, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Abby Hornacek Introduced as Newest Addition to Fox Nation Roster". February 2019.
- ^ Berman, Marc (May 19, 2016). "Jeff Hornacek is motivated as hell after Suns firing: brother". New York Post. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ProQuest 1444419213. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Utah faiths unite in thanks-giving". Deseret News. November 25, 2002. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Hornacek – Booking Agent, Speaker, Agency, Representative". www.kauffmansports.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com