Matt Guokas

Matt Guokas

No. 14, 24, 11, 4, 10
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	February 25, 1944 (1944-02-25) (age 67)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Saint Joseph's
NBA Draft	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	1966–1976
Career history
As player:
1966–1970	Philadelphia 76ers
1970–1971	Chicago Bulls
1971–1973	Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings
1973–1974	Houston Rockets
1974	Buffalo Braves
1974–1975	Chicago Bulls
1975–1976	Kansas City Kings
As coach:
1985–1988	Philadelphia 76ers
1989–1993	Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1967) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1966)
Career statistics
Points	4,285 (5.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,446 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	2,174 (3.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Matthew George "Matt" Guokas, Jr. (born February 25, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; last name pronounced /ˈɡuːkəs/) is a former American professional basketball player and coach.

Biography

Playing career

Guokas played on the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers team, featuring Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, that ended the eight-year championship streak of the Boston Celtics. He also played with the Buffalo Braves, Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City Kings, all of the NBA. In the 1972-73 season, Guokas finished second (to Chamberlain) in the NBA in field goal percentage with a .570 clip during that season.

Coaching and Broadcasting

Guokas later coached the Sixers and was the first coach of the Orlando Magic, compiling a combined 230-305 career record. He currently works as a TV color commentator and sports analyst for the Magic on FS Florida and Sun Sports cable channels, teaming with veteran NBA and college sportscaster David Steele. He has also served as a color commentator for NBA on NBC broadcasts during the 1990s and was a color commentator for the Cleveland Cavaliers for Fox Sports Ohio cable channel for a number of years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Matt and his father, the late Matt Guokas, Sr., were the first father-son duo to both win NBA championships as players; this feat has since been repeated by Rick Barry (with the 1975 NBA champion Golden State Warriors) and Brent Barry (with the 2005 and 2007 NBA champions San Antonio Spurs) and by Bill Walton (with the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers and 1986 NBA champion Boston Celtics) and Luke Walton (with the 2009 NBA champion and 2010 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers).

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L%	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Games coached	PW	Games won	PL	Games lost	PW–L%	Win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
PHI	1985–86	82	54	28	.659	2nd in Atlantic	12	6	6	.500	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
PHI	1986–87	82	45	37	.549	2nd in Atlantic	5	2	3	.400	Lost in First Round
PHI	1987–88	43	20	23	.465	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
ORL	1989–90	82	18	64	.220	7th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
ORL	1990–91	82	31	51	.378	4th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
ORL	1991–92	82	21	61	.256	7th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
ORL	1992–93	82	41	41	.500	4th in Atlantic	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		535	230	305	.430		17	8	9	.471

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Matt Guokas (as player)

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Name	Guokas, Matt
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Date of birth	February 25, 1944
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death
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