Jacque Vaughn

Jacque Vaughn

Vaughn in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1975-02-11) February 11, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	John Muir (Pasadena, California)
College	Kansas (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	11
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2001	Utah Jazz
2001–2002	Atlanta Hawks
2002–2003	Orlando Magic
2003–2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2006	New Jersey Nets
2006–2009	San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
2010–2012	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
2012–2015	Orlando Magic
2016–2022	Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2020	Brooklyn Nets (interim)
2022–2024	Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2007) 2× Consensus second-team All-American (1996, 1997) Big Eight Player of the Year (1996) No. 11 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks McDonald's All-American MVP (1993) First-team Parade All-American (1993) Second-team Parade All-American (1992)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,463 (4.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,028 (1.3 rpg)
Assists	1,919 (2.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jacque T. Vaughn ^[1] (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He most recently was the head coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Vaughn played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Nets, and San Antonio Spurs from 1997 to 2009.

Playing career

High school

A native of Altadena, California, Vaughn attended John Muir High School in nearby Pasadena, where he maintained a 3.94 GPA, ^[2] and became the best high school player in that area since former Muir and NBA standout Stacey Augmon. Vaughn excelled both on and off the court, and by his senior year was ranked as high as the no. 7 high school recruit in the country and the no. 2 point guard in the class of 1993 behind arguably the nation's top player that year, Randy Livingston. Over the course of the season, Vaughn averaged over 21 points and 19 assists per game, while also compiling six triple-doubles. Named a First-Team All-American by nearly every publication on the market, Vaughn rounded off his special season with a selection to participate in the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game where he put on a show, scoring only 6 points but amassing 13 assists (still a McDonald's record), while also thoroughly outplaying the higher-ranked Livingston once again—this time on a national stage (they had both matched up against each other in the All-Star Game of the 1992 Nike Camp), and was named co-MVP with North Carolina's Jerry Stackhouse in the process. After considering Georgetown, Indiana, UNLV, Arizona and UCLA, Vaughn decided to play for coach Roy Williams at Kansas, continuing, along with fellow recruit and college roommate Scot Pollard, the California pipeline of high school hoopsters to Lawrence, Kansas, started by former standouts Adonis Jordan and Rex Walters, and continuing in later years with Paul Pierce and Eric Chenowith.

As a senior in high school in 1992, Vaughn was awarded the Dial Award as the nation's top male high school scholar-athlete, becoming the first basketball player ever to win that award. ^[3]

College

In his college career Vaughn became the starting point guard as a freshman after being chosen to replace incumbent starter Calvin Rayford. Among his first-year highlights were earning the MVP award at the 1993 Pre-Season NIT at Madison Square Garden in New York City and hitting a game-winning three pointer at the overtime buzzer to beat Indiana in an early season game at Allen Fieldhouse. ^[4] Throughout his four years at Kansas, Vaughn was known as a good distributor of the basketball and effective defender with great speed and court awareness. By the end of his college career, he was the all-time leader in assists in Kansas basketball history with 804 total (since surpassed by Aaron Miles), as well as the Big Eight Conference's all-time record holder. In 1995, Vaugn was named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. ^[5] Additionally in 1997, the award given annually to the school's assist leader was renamed to include Vaughn, Miles and original assists leader, Cedric Hunter, as the Hunter/Vaughn/Miles Assists Award.

Vaughn earned a 3.72 GPA as a business administration major. ^[6] He was a two-time Academic All-American at Kansas and the 1997 GTE Academic All-American of the Year. He was also a two-time all-conference pick and was named the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1996. His college jersey was retired on December 31, 2002, and hangs in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse. ^[7]

Professional

In 1997, Vaughn was selected 27th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA draft. In addition to playing four seasons in Utah, Vaughn also played with the Orlando Magic, the Atlanta Hawks (in two separate stints), New Jersey Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. He appeared in 64 games for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs during the 2006–07 season and finished his career there, retiring after the 2008–09 season. Over his career, he averaged 4.5 points per game and 2.5 assists per game. He also set an NBA record for consecutive missed field goal attempts to open a season, missing his first 22 to start the 2001 season with the Atlanta Hawks. After those 22 straight misses he shot a career best 47 percent that season.

NBA career statistics

Legend

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Utah	45	0	9.3	.361	.375	.706	.8	1.9	.2	.0	3.1
1998–99	Utah	19	0	4.6	.367	.250	.833	.6	.6	.3	.0	2.3
1999–00	Utah	78	0	11.3	.416	.412	.750	.8	1.6	.4	.0	3.7
2000–01	Utah	82	0	19.8	.433	.385	.780	1.8	3.9	.6	.0	6.1
2001–02	Atlanta	82	16	22.6	.470	.444	.825	2.0	4.3	.8	.0	6.6
2002–03	Orlando	80	48	21.1	.448	.235	.776	1.5	2.9	.8	.0	5.9
2003–04	Atlanta	71	6	17.9	.386	.150	.779	1.6	2.7	.6	.0	3.8
2004–05	New Jersey	71	34	19.9	.449	.333	.835	1.5	1.9	.6	.0	5.3
2005–06	New Jersey	80	6	15.4	.437	.167	.728	1.1	1.5	.5	.0	3.4
2006–07†	San Antonio	64	4	11.9	.425	.500	.754	1.1	2.0	.4	.0	3.0
2007–08	San Antonio	74	9	15.4	.428	.300	.763	1.0	2.1	.3	.0	4.1
2008–09	San Antonio	30	0	9.7	.320	1.000	.889	.7	1.8	.2	.0	2.2
Career		776	123	16.3	.429	.352	.779	1.3	2.5	.5	.0	4.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998	Utah	7	0	3.4	.200	.500	1.000	.4	.6	.0	.0	1.0
1999	Utah	2	0	3.0	.500	1.000	—	.0	1.0	.0	.0	1.5
2000	Utah	7	0	9.6	.357	.500	.875	1.7	1.6	.6	.1	4.0
2001	Utah	5	0	11.4	.100	.500	—	.4	1.6	.0	.2	.6
2003	Orlando	7	6	18.7	.364	.000	.769	.9	3.6	.6	.1	4.9
2006	New Jersey	11	0	14.5	.364	.000	.571	1.0	1.1	.2	.0	2.5
2007†	San Antonio	20	0	10.4	.400	—	.500	.5	1.4	.2	.0	2.2
2008	San Antonio	14	0	6.5	.273	.000	—	.6	.6	.1	.0	.9
2009	San Antonio	2	0	10.5	.400	—	.500	.0	2.0	.5	.0	3.5
Career		75	6	10.2	.342	.400	.690	.7	1.4	.2	.0	2.2

Coaching career

Vaughn was an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs from 2010 to 2012. On July 28, 2012, Vaughn was named the new head coach of the Orlando Magic. ^[8] On February 5, 2015, he was fired by the Magic. ^[9] Vaughn then spent the 2015–16 season working as a professional scout for the Spurs. ^[10] He was hired as Kenny Atkinson's top assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets prior to the 2016–17 season, ^{[11] [12]} and was promoted to interim head coach position in March 2020 following Atkinson's mid-season departure. ^[13] On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired Steve Nash as head coach, while Vaughn returned to his position as assistant coach. ^{[14] [15]}

On November 1, 2022, Vaughn was named interim head coach after the Nets and Steve Nash parted ways, ^{[16] [17]} and on November 9, he was announced as permanent Nets head coach. ^[18] On February 21, 2023, the Nets signed Vaughn to a contract extension. ^[19] On February 19, 2024, the Nets fired Vaughn after the team started the season with a 21–33 record and were out of playoff contention at the time of this firing. ^{[20] [21]}

Head coaching record

Legend

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
Orlando	2012–13	82	20	62	.244	5th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Orlando	2013–14	82	23	59	.280	5th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Orlando	2014–15	52	15	37	.288	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Brooklyn	2019–20	10	7	3	.700	4th in Atlantic	4	0	4	.000	Lost in First Round
Brooklyn	2022–23	75	43	32	.573	4th in Atlantic	4	0	4	.000	Lost in First Round
Brooklyn	2023–24	54	21	33	.389	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		355	129	226	.363		8	0	8	.000

Personal life

Vaughn and his wife were married in 2003. The couple have two sons. He enjoys reading and writing poetry. ^{[22] [23]}

References

1. "Jacque T Vaughn was born on February 11, 1975 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index . Retrieved May 7, 2020.
2. Johnson, Kenneth N. (September 9, 2014). More University of Kansas Basketball Legends. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-62585-223-6.
3. Scherr, Rich (December 19, 1992). "Dulaney's White wins national Dial Award Runner-swimmer Athlete of Year". baltimoresun.com.
4. "College Basketball Roundup: Vaughn's Shoy Lifts No. 6 Kansas Over Indiana". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1993. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
5. "Jacque Vaughn". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Cox, Matthews, and Associates. March 8, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
6. "BHSN: Orlando Magic hire Jacque Vaughn as new head coach". Central Florida News. July 28, 2012.
7. "Jacque Vaughn". KUSports.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2005.
8. "Jacque Vaughn named as Magic head coach". WFTV Channel 9 Orlando. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
9. Denton, John (February 5, 2015). "Magic Relieve Jacque Vaughn of Head Coaching Duties; Name James Borrego as Interim Head Coach". NBA.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
10. "Jacque Vaugh added to Spurs front office". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 22, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
11. "Brooklyn Nets Finalize Coaching Staff". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
12. "Report: Nets hiring Jacque Vaughn as lead assistant coach". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. May 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
13. "Brooklyn Nets and Kenny Atkinson Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
14. "Brooklyn Nets Name Steve Nash as Head Coach". NBA.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
15. "Nets hire Steve Nash as next coach". NBA.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
16. "Brooklyn Nets and Head Coach Steve Nash Agree to Part Ways". NBA.com. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
17. "Nets part ways with coach Nash, reportedly plan to hire Udoka". Sportsnet.ca. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
18. "Brooklyn Nets Name Jacque Vaughn Head Coach". NBA.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
19. "Brooklyn Nets and Head Coach Jacque Vaughn Agree to Contract Extension". NBA.com. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
20. "Brooklyn Nets Relieve Jacque Vaughn of Coaching Duties". NBA.com. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
21. Quinn, Sam (February 19, 2024). "Nets fire Jacque Vaughn after 8-23 stretch as Brooklyn becomes third NBA team to change coaches this season". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
22. "Player Profile: Jacque Vaughn". NBA.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
23. "Vaughn Has Learned All the Right Lessons". The New York Times. January 20, 1997. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and  Basketball-Reference.com