| Position | Point guard/Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game The Shooting guard ( SG) also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a Basketball team A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Born | September 27, 1965 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Palisades |
| College | Arizona |
| Draft | 2nd round, 50th overall, 1988 Phoenix Suns |
| Pro career | 1988–2003 |
| Former teams | Phoenix Suns (1988–89) Cleveland Cavaliers (1989–92) Orlando Magic (1992–93) Chicago Bulls (1993–98) San Antonio Spurs (1998–2001; 2002–03) Portland Trail Blazers (2001–02) |
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| Gold | 1986 Spain | National team | |
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On June 2, 2007, the Phoenix Suns named Steve Kerr as the team's President of Basketball Operations and General Manager. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Kerr, an original partner in Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver's 2004 purchase of the franchise, helped facilitate Sarver's opportunity to buy the Suns, has been one of Sarver's trusted advisors in basketball decisions over the past three years.
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Early life
As the son of Malcolm Kerr, an American academic who specialized in the Middle East, Kerr spent much of his childhood in Lebanon and other Arab states, such as Egypt where he attended Cairo American College. This article refers to the late president of the American University of Beirut born in Lebanon to American missionary parents The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Cairo American College (CAC is an international, independent, Co-educational Day school, located in the Cairene suburb of Maadi in He attended Palisades High School (now Palisades Charter High School) in Pacific Palisades, California. Palisades Charter High School (usually abbreviated as "Pali High" "PaliHi" or uncommonly as "PCHS" / "PHS") is a secondary school in Pacific Palisades is a district within the US city of Los Angeles California, located between Brentwood to the east Malibu to the west On January 18, 1984, Kerr's father, who was then serving as president of the American University of Beirut, was assassinated by suspected militant nationalists in Beirut. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The American University of Beirut (AUB الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت is a private independent University in Beirut, Lebanon. [1]
Basketball-playing career
Kerr played college basketball for the University of Arizona from 1983 to 1988. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution In the summer of 1986, Kerr was named to the USA Basketball team that competed in the FIBA World Championship in Spain. USA Basketball is a Non-profit organization and the governing body for Basketball in the United States. The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The team became the last American Men's Senior Team composed strictly of amateur players to capture a gold medal. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay Kerr injured his knee during the tournament, forcing him to miss an entire season (1986-87) at Arizona. After returning to the team, Kerr helped the Wildcats reach the Final Four of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament in 1988, along with future NBA teammate Sean Elliott. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player
Kerr was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft, but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1989. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The 1988 NBA Draft took place on June 28 1988 in New York City, New York. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. He spent over three seasons (1989 to 1992) there, and then part of the 1992-93 season with the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic is a professional Basketball team based in Orlando Florida. In 1993, he signed with the Chicago Bulls. The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern During the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, the perennial Bulls continued to make the playoffs. The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. Without Michael Jordan's presence for all of 1994 and much of 1995, though, they could not advance to the Finals. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman However, with Jordan back full time for the 1995-96 season, the Bulls went 72-10 and defeated the Seattle Supersonics for the NBA championship, allowing Kerr to be a part of the team that currently holds the record for most wins in a season. The 1995–96 NBA season was the 50th season of the National Basketball Association, although the league didn't celebrate this anniversary until the following season The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1995-96 NBA season of the National Basketball Association.
Kerr played a major part of the Bulls' victory in the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. The 1997 NBA Finals was the concluding series of the 1997 NBA Playoffs that determined the champion of the 1996–97 NBA season. The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the final seconds of Game 6, with the score tied at 86, he took a pass from Michael Jordan and hit the game-clinching shot. The Bulls would eventually win the game and earn back-to-back championships for the first time in four seasons. Kerr also won the 3-Point Shootout at the 1997 All-Star Game. Kerr also had a significant role in the 1998 Finals series against Utah: in the last minute of Game 2, he missed a three-pointer, but grabbed his own rebound and laid it to Michael Jordan who scored an easy lay-up. The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1997-98 National Basketball Association season. The play helped Chicago win this game and even the series at 1-1. The Bulls would eventually win the series in six games.
During the 1998 off-season, Kerr was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, where he would spend the rest of his career, save for the 2001-2002 season with the Portland Trail Blazers. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.
The Spurs made it to the Finals for the first time in their history, and Kerr won his fourth ring in a row when the Spurs beat the New York Knicks for the 1999 NBA championship. The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998-99 NBA season. The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998-99 NBA season. He is the only non-Boston Celtic to win four straight NBA titles. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the
In the 2003 playoffs, Kerr made key contributions in Game Six of the Spurs' Western Conference Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks. The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2002-03 NBA season. The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams and organized in three divisions of five teams each The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas Among those were four clutch three-pointers that helped to eliminate the Mavericks. In US- Sports terminology " clutch " means performing well under extreme pressure The Spurs eventually won the NBA championship that year by beating the New Jersey Nets in a six-game Finals series, led by Kerr, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, among others. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2002-03 NBA season. David Maurice Robinson (born) is a retired American NBA Basketball player who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever WikipediaPersondata --> Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St William Anthony "Tony" Parker (born) is a French professional Basketball player for the NBA 's San Antonio Spurs and member of Emanuel David Ginóbili or Manu Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is an Argentine basketball player
Kerr ended his career as a dependable bench player who was capable of making jump shots and three-pointers during the game's most critical moments. Even when he was with the Chicago Bulls, and both he and Michael Jordan were on the floor at the same time, when a free throw had to be taken due to a technical foul, Kerr was the one usually to be found taking the shot. That was a true testament to Kerr's pinpoint accuracy, and an example of why he remained a key substitute even with the Spurs until 2003.
Kerr announced his retirement after the 2003 NBA Finals. He played 910 regular season games but started only 30, 20 of them in the 1991-92 season. His career totals are: 5,437 points (6 ppg), 1,060 rebounds (1. 2 rpg), and 1,658 assists (1. 8 apg). He also retired as the league's all-time leader in three-point shooting percentage for a season (. 524 in 1994-95) and career (. 454).
Post-playing career
Sports journalism
From 2003 to 2007, Kerr was a broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT), offering commentary alongside renowned analyst Marv Albert. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio Sportscaster, honored for his work During his tenure he performed a segment sponsored by Coors Light called Steve's Refreshing Thoughts in which he brought up interesting facts in NBA history. In the same time period, Kerr also contributed to Yahoo! as an NBA commentator. During his playing days Kerr was widely known as the nicest player in the league along with Grant Hill. Grant Henry Hill (born October 5 1972 is an American professional Basketball player currently playing for the NBA 's Phoenix Suns.
He has provided his voice for the in-game commentary of EA Sports video game NBA Live 06, NBA Live 07 and NBA Live 08. EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on Sports Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The NBA Live series of Basketball Video games, published by EA Sports, is currently one of the leading National Basketball Association
General manager position with the Suns
On April 15, 2004, Kerr was announced as a member of a potential group of buyers that would acquire his old team, the Suns, from Jerry Colangelo for US$300 million. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939 in Chicago Heights Illinois) is an American businessman and sports mogul. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been He became part of Suns management, acting as a consultant. [2][3]
On June 2, 2007, Kerr officially announced his departure from his broadcasting position at TNT and his commentating position at Yahoo! to assume duties as the general manager of the Phoenix Suns beginning with the 2007-2008 season. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. He will replace Mike D'Antoni, who wants to focus his attention on his coaching responsibilities [4]. Mike D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951 in Mullens West Virginia) is a former Basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA
On Feb 6, 2008, reports surfaced that Kerr was planning to trade multi-talented Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion to the Miami Heat in exchange for superstar Shaquille O'Neal, which he did. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Shawn Dwayne Marion or just called The Matrix (born May 7 1978 in Waukegan Illinois) is an American professional Basketball Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball This deal is such a massive gamble that it promises to ultimately define Kerr's front-office career.
Coinciding careers
Steve Kerr and Robert Horry, another famous reserve player and clutch shooter, alternated NBA Championships for a decade, and combined to win 12 championships over a 14-year period. Robert Keith Horry (born August 25 1970 in Harford County Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player Either Kerr or Horry was on the roster of every NBA Championship team from the 1993-94 season through the 2002-03 season. Kerr's teams were winners in the NBA Finals in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2003. The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June Horry's teams were victorious in the NBA Finals in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007. Each won 3 titles playing for Phil Jackson-coached teams (the Lakers and Bulls), and every other championship with a team from Texas (the Spurs and Rockets). Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a retired American Basketball player and current coach of the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Notes
External links
- Steve Kerr Info Page at NBA.com
- Steve Kerr Statistics at Basketball-Reference. com
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