John Stockton

John Stockton
Stockton in 2022
Personal information
Born (1962-03-26) March 26, 1962 (age 62)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolGonzaga Prep
(Spokane, Washington)
CollegeGonzaga (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career1984–2003
PositionPoint guard
Number12
Career history
As player:
19842003Utah Jazz
As coach:
2015–2016Montana State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points19,711 (13.1 ppg)
Assists15,806 (10.5 apg)
Steals3,265 (2.2 spg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Basketball Hall of Fame
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2017
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1992 Portland Men's basketball

John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which were losses to the Chicago Bulls.

Stockton was a ten-time NBA All-Star and holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals by wide margins.[1][2][3] He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team.[4] In 1996, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.[5] In October 2021, Stockton was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[6]

  1. ^ "NBA All-Time Assists Leaders – National Basketball Association – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "NBA All-Time Steals Leaders – National Basketball Association – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "SI.com - Photo Gallery - Top 10 All-Time Point Guards". Archived from the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "NBA at 50: Top 50 Players". NBA. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ^ nba.com/75

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