Jay Humphries

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Jay Humphries
Jay Humphries in 2014.jpg
Humphries in 2014 as Brooklyn Nets assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1962-10-17) October 17, 1962 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College Colorado (1980–1984)
NBA draft 1984: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1984–1995
Position Shooting guard
Number24, 6, 5
Coaching career2001–2015
Career history
As player:
1984–1988 Phoenix Suns
1988–1992 Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1995 Utah Jazz
1995 Boston Celtics
As coach:
2001–2002 Jilin Northeast Tigers
2002–2005 Wonju TG Xers (assoc. HC)
2005–2007 Incheon Electroland Black Slammers
2007–2008 Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2008–2010 Reno Bighorns
2010–2011 Foshan Dralions
2014–2015 Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,772 (11.1 ppg)
Assists 4,339 (5.5 apg)
Steals 1,153 (1.5 spg)
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John Jay Humphries (born October 17, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He later served as the first head coach of the NBA D-League's Reno Bighorns. [1] He last worked as an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets.

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Humphries played on the top-ranked high school basketball team in the country in 1980. Inglewood High School went undefeated with the help of Humphries, center Vince Kelley, point guard Ralph Jackson, and wing man Angelo Robinson, as they went on to win the national championship that year. [2] Humphries, a 6'3" guard, then played four seasons of college basketball for the University of Colorado. By the end of his stint in Colorado, he broke 16 school records including career assists, steals (315), and games played. During the 1982–83 season, he led the nation in steals with a 4.1 per game average and broke the Big Eight Conference record for steals in a season (92, Darnell Valentine, University of Kansas, 1980–81) with 115 in 28 games. He had 10 steals in a non-conference game against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. [3]

Humphries in 1987 Jay Humphries - Phoenix Suns.jpg
Humphries in 1987

Humphries was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 NBA draft. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988. Perhaps his best season came in 1989, when he averaged what would be career bests of 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 steals, as well as 5.8 assists per game. [4] On December 18, 1990, Humphries scored a career high 36 points in a 106–101 win over the Detroit Pistons. [5] The Bucks traded him to the Utah Jazz prior to the 1992–93 season in exchange for Blue Edwards. Part of multiple postseason runs with the Jazz, on April 30, 1994, Humphries led Utah to a 96–84 Game 2 win over the San Antonio Spurs, with a game-leading 25 points. [6] Humphries and the Jazz went on to win the series in four games, and eventually made the Western Conference Finals before losing to the eventual champion Houston Rockets. Humphries retired in 1995 as a member of the Boston Celtics; he holds career averages of 11.1 points and 5.5 assists per game.

In 1998, he joined a team of retired NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and Adrian Dantley on a tour of China for a series of exhibition games against the Chinese national team. [7]

Humphries began his basketball coaching career as an associate head coach in the Chinese CBA in 2001. He spent another five years in the Korean Professional Basketball League in South Korea as head coach of the Inchon ET Land Black Slamer, and associate head coach for the Wonju TG Xers. [1]

From 2010 to 2012 he served as the head coach for the Foshan Linglions. [8]

In the 2012–13 season, he served as the assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. [9]

For the 2014–15 season, Humphries was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant to new head coach Lionel Hollins and helped his team reach the playoffs. [10]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85 Phoenix 803925.8.446.200.8292.14.41.30.18.8
1985–86 Phoenix 828233.3.479.138.7673.26.41.60.111.0
1986–87 Phoenix 82*8231.5.477.185.7693.27.71.40.111.3
1987–88 Phoenix 503331.1.545.188.7413.07.11.20.112.7
1987–88 Milwaukee 18014.0.370.000.6431.32.31.10.12.7
1988–89 Milwaukee 735030.4.483.266.8162.65.51.90.111.6
1989–90 Milwaukee 818134.8.494.300.7863.35.81.90.115.3
1990–91 Milwaukee 808034.1.502.373.7992.86.71.60.115.2
1991–92 Milwaukee 717131.8.469.292.7832.66.61.70.214.0
1992–93 Utah 782026.1.436.200.7771.84.11.30.18.8
1993–94 Utah 751921.6.436.396.7501.72.90.90.17.5
1994–95 Utah 12012.4.160.667.0000.80.80.60.00.8
1994–95 Boston 608.7.444.000.5000.51.70.30.01.7
Career78855729.3.476.297.7822.55.51.50.111.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85 Phoenix 3330.0.645.000.7501.75.30.70.016.3
1987–88 Milwaukee 209.0.000.000.0001.50.50.50.00.0
1988–89 Milwaukee 9935.9.495.167.8823.07.80.90.014.6
1989–90 Milwaukee 3226.3.533.333.7691.76.31.00.09.0
1990–91 Milwaukee 3341.0.531.400.9002.08.30.70.015.0
1992–93 Utah 5023.0.333.250.5002.03.40.60.65.2
1993–94 Utah 16022.3.426.318.6792.32.40.80.17.4
Career411726.9.467.268.7822.34.60.80.19.7

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References

  1. 1 2 Bighorns hire Humphries as first head coach
  2. ↑ Drooz, Alan (April 11, 1985). "Basketball of the Past : Coaches Remember the Best of the Bay". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Stealing Cheered at CU; Humphries No. 1 Thief. Dave von Drehle, John Gold. The Denver Post. March 5, 1983. Page D1.
  4. ↑ "Jay Humphries Per Game Averages". Basketball Reference.
  5. ↑ "Jay Humphries Career High 36 Points". Statmuse.
  6. ↑ "1994 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 2: Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs". Basketball Reference.
  7. ↑ "The Big O: News & Background". Archived from the original on July 28, 2005. Retrieved February 28, 2007.
  8. ↑ 王艳芳 (November 22, 2011). "Shandong upsets Green-led Foshan 93–79 in CBA opener". China.org.cn. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets announce coaching staff". Brooklyn Nets . July 30, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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