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Retired#10Guard1978–1992#284 all-time in points

Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Cheeks scored 12,195 points in 1,101 games, 284th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1986-87 at 15.6 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 1″ / 180 lb
Age70
PositionGuard
BornSep 8, 1956
HometownChicago, Illinois
Experience1978–1992
CollegeWest Texas A&M University
Draft1978 · round 2, pick 36
High schoolDuSable High School Chicago, Illinois
TeamsPHL 1978–1988SAN 1989–1989New York Knicks 1989–1990Atlanta Hawks 1991–1991New Jersey Nets 1992–1992
Career points
12,195
1,101 games · 11.1 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#284
Also 16th in assists, 611th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1978–1992. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1992-93.

1992-93 season

NJN · 35 games
Points1263.6 per game
Rebounds1.242 total
Assists3.1107 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • Rare AirCareer5,000 assists7,392 assists
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1982-83, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,195 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1982-83

Maurice Cheeks career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1986-87 · 15.6 points per game

Maurice Cheeks milestones

Career · regular season
12,195 career points
Retired 284th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,195Past 10,000 · 284th all-time
Rebounds3,088Past 2,500 · 611th all-time
Assists7,392Past 5,000 · 16th all-time
Steals2,310Past 2,000 · 7th all-time

Maurice Cheeks career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Maurice Cheeks stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1992-93NJN351263.61.23.1.548.000.8890———
1991-92ATL562594.61.73.3.462.500.6053———
1990-91NYK765927.82.35.7.499.250.8145———
1989-90SAN/NYK817899.73.05.6.504.250.8474———
1988-89PHL7182411.62.67.8.483.077.7741———
1987-88PHL791,08613.73.28.0.495.136.8253———
1986-87PHL681,06115.63.27.9.527.235.7774———
1985-86PHL821,26615.42.99.2.537.235.8424———
1984-85PHL781,02513.12.86.4.570.231.8796———
1983-84PHL7595012.72.76.4.550.400.7338———
1982-83PHL7999012.52.66.9.542.167.7541———
1981-82PHL7988111.23.18.4.521.273.7776———
1980-81PHL817639.43.06.9.534.375.7873———
1979-80PHL7989811.43.57.0.540.444.7794———
1978-79PHL826858.43.15.3.510—.721————
Career15 seasons1,10112,19511.12.86.7.523.255.79352——0

Maurice Cheeks splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
80%
Threes
1%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Maurice Cheeks facts
How many career points did Maurice Cheeks score?

Maurice Cheeks scored 12,195 career regular-season points in 1,101 games, 11.1 per game, which ranks 284th all-time.

What was Maurice Cheeks’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1986-87 with PHL: 15.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.

Where is Maurice Cheeks from?

Maurice Cheeks is from Chicago, Illinois. He played high school ball at DuSable High School in Chicago, Illinois. He played college ball at West Texas A&M University.

What teams did Maurice Cheeks play for?

PHL (1978–1988); SAN (1989–1989); New York Knicks (1989–1990); Atlanta Hawks (1991–1991); New Jersey Nets (1992–1992).