Johnny Dawkins

Johnny Dawkins
	Dawkins in 2010
UCF Knights
Position	Head coach
League	Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born	September 28, 1963 (age 61); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Mackin Catholic ; (Washington, D.C.)
College	Duke (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1986–1995
Position	Point guard
Number	24, 12
Coaching career	1998–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1989	San Antonio Spurs
1989–1994	Philadelphia 76ers
1994–1995	Detroit Pistons
As coach:
1998–1999	Duke (assistant)
1999–2008	Duke (associate HC)
2008–2016	Stanford
2016–present	UCF
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Naismith Player of the Year (1986); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1985, 1986); 2× First-team All-ACC (1985, 1986); 2× Second-team All-ACC (1983, 1984); No. 24 retired by Duke Blue Devils ; McDonald's All-American (1982); Third-team Parade All-American (1982); As coach: 2× NIT champion (2012, 2015);
Career statistics
Points	5,984 (11.1 ppg)
Rebounds	1,336 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	2,997 (5.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Last updated December 15, 2024

Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 while at Duke from 1982 to 1986. Dawkins subsequently played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs (1986–1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1994), and Detroit Pistons (1994–1995). From 1998 to 2008, he served as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Duke.

Playing career

College

Dawkins was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He played basketball at Mackin Catholic High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when JJ Redick surpassed it.^[1] In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985–86 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win–loss record of 37–3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville, 72–69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game^[2] and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top Collegiate Basketball Player. He also served as alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team. He graduated with a degree in political science.^[3]

His jersey number 24 was later retired. Dawkins has received a number of honors, including selection to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history and being named the 78th greatest player in college basketball history by The Sporting News' book, Legends of College Basketball, in 2002.^[3]

NBA

In the 1986 NBA draft, Dawkins was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the 10th pick overall. He appeared in the 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished sixth out of eight. He ended up playing in the NBA for nine seasons, also appearing for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. In his NBA career, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.^[2]

Coaching career

Following his NBA career, Dawkins went back to Duke University in 1996, where he worked as an administrative intern in the athletic department and was on the air as an analyst for Duke's home basketball games. He joined the Duke coaching staff in 1998, working alongside head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was promoted to associate head coach in charge of player development in 1999.^[3]

In April 2008, he was named head coach at Stanford University, succeeding Trent Johnson.^[4] During his time with the Cardinal, he became known as "the king of the NIT" (with crowns in 2012 and 2015). But Dawkins could not get over the hump in the NCAA tournament, with only one appearance (2014) in 8 seasons.

On March 14, 2016, at the conclusion of his eighth season, and after a disappointing one NCAA Tournament appearance in eight seasons as head coach, Dawkins was fired.^[5]

On March 23, 2016, Dawkins was hired as head coach by the University of Central Florida.^[6] Shortly thereafter, his son, Aubrey Dawkins, transferred from Michigan to play for his father.

On March 2, 2019, UCF defeated (#8 AP Poll/#6 Coaches Poll) Houston at Fertitta Center, stopping the nation's longest home winning streak at 33.^[7] With the win UCF entered the AP Poll for the first time since the 2010–11 Knights spent four weeks in the poll, peaking at 19.^[8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference)(2008–2016)
2008–09	Stanford	20–14	6–12	9th	CBI Semifinals
2009–10	Stanford	14–18	7–11	T–8th
2010–11	Stanford	15–16	7–11	T–7th
2011–12	Stanford	26–11	10–8	7th	NIT Champions
2012–13	Stanford	19–15	9–9	T–6th	NIT Second Round
2013–14	Stanford	23–13	10–8	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2014–15	Stanford	24–13	9–9	T–5th	NIT Champions
2015–16	Stanford	15–15	8–10	9th
Stanford:		156–115 (.576)	66–78 (.458)
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2016–2023)
2016–17	UCF	24–12	11–7	4th	NIT Semifinals
2017–18	UCF	19–13	9–9	6th
2018–19	UCF	24–9	13–5	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2019–20	UCF	16–14	7–11	T–9th
2020–21	UCF	11–12	8–10	6th
2021–22	UCF	18–12	9–9	6th
2022–23	UCF	19–15	8–10	7th	NIT Second Round
UCF Knights (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24	UCF	17–16	7–11	T–11th	NIT First Round
2024–25	UCF	8–2	0–0
UCF:		156–105 (.598)	72–72 (.500)
Total:		312–220 (.586)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

↑ "Redick Breaks Duke's Career Scoring Mark In Victory". GoDuke.com. February 19, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
1 2 "Johnny Dawkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
1 2 3 "Johnny Dawkins Named Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. April 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
↑ Curtis, Jake (April 27, 2008). "Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 27, 2008.
↑ Parrish, Gary (March 14, 2016). "Stanford fires Johnny Dawkins after eight years as coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
↑ Glenn, Shannon (March 24, 2016). "Johnny Dawkins aims to make meaningful change at UCF". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "Knights Down No. 6 Houston, 69–64". UCFKnights.com. March 2, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
↑ "FSU climbs to No. 14 in latest AP college basketball poll, UCF cracks into top 25". FOX Sports . Associated Press. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

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[goduke-1] "Redick Breaks Duke's Career Scoring Mark In Victory". GoDuke.com. February 19, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2008.

[dbb-2] 1 2 "Johnny Dawkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2008.

[gostanford-3] 1 2 3 "Johnny Dawkins Named Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball" (Press release). Stanford Department of Athletics. April 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2008.

[curtis-4] Curtis, Jake (April 27, 2008). "Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 27, 2008.

[5] Parrish, Gary (March 14, 2016). "Stanford fires Johnny Dawkins after eight years as coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[6] Glenn, Shannon (March 24, 2016). "Johnny Dawkins aims to make meaningful change at UCF". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[7] "Knights Down No. 6 Houston, 69–64". UCFKnights.com. March 2, 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[8] "FSU climbs to No. 14 in latest AP college basketball poll, UCF cracks into top 25". FOX Sports . Associated Press. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

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