Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | September 9, 1965|||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
High school | Traverse City (Traverse City, Michigan) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Central Michigan (1984–1988) | |||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1988: 1st round, 14th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1988–2002 | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2008–present | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||
1988–1995 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Miami Heat | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Phoenix Suns (associate HC) | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | Grand Canyon | |||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
As player:
| ||||||||||||||||||
Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
Points | 10,925 (11.4 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 4,265 (4.5 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||
Assists | 2,755 (2.9 apg) | |||||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Daniel Lewis Majerle (/ˈmɑːrli/; born September 9, 1965), also known by the nickname "Thunder Dan", is an American former professional basketball player and former coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He played 14 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He won a bronze medal with the U.S. national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a gold medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championship.[2]