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John Starks

John Levell Starks (born August 10, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was undrafted in the 1988 NBA draft after attending four colleges in his native Oklahoma, including Oklahoma State University. Starks was named an NBA All-Star while playing for the New York Knicks in the 1990s.

Infobox

1990
Memphis Rockers
2000
Chicago Bulls
2003
Westchester Wildfire
Born
(1965-08-10) August 10, 1965 (age 60)Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
High school
Central (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
College
Northern Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma JC (1986–1987) Oklahoma State (1987–1988)
NBA draft
1988: undrafted
Playing career
1988–2002
Position
Shooting guard
Number
30, 3, 9
Coaching career
2003–2003
1988–1989
Golden State Warriors
1989–1990
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
1990–1998
New York Knicks
1999–2000
Golden State Warriors
2000–2002
Utah Jazz
Points
10,829 (12.5 ppg)
Rebounds
2,129 (2.5 rpg)
Assists
3,085 (3.6 apg)

Tables

· Later career and retirement › Slamball coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Result
Maulers
Maulers
Team
Maulers
Year
2008
Regular season
5
Regular season
7
Regular season
417
Regular season
5th
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Did not qualify
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
5
Regular season
7
Regular season
417
Regular season
-
Regular season
-
Postseason
-
Postseason
-
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Result
Maulers
2008
5
7
417
5th
Did not qualify
Total
5
7
417
-
-
-
-
· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1988–89
1988–89
Year
1988–89
Team
Golden State
GP
36
GS
0
MPG
8.8
FG%
408
3P%
385
FT%
654
RPG
1.1
APG
8
SPG
6
BPG
1
PPG
4.1
1990–91
1990–91
Year
1990–91
Team
New York
GP
61
GS
10
MPG
19.2
FG%
439
3P%
290
FT%
752
RPG
2.1
APG
3.3
SPG
1.0
BPG
3
PPG
7.6
1991–92
1991–92
Year
1991–92
Team
New York
GP
82
GS
0
MPG
25.8
FG%
449
3P%
348
FT%
778
RPG
2.3
APG
3.4
SPG
1.3
BPG
2
PPG
13.9
1992–93
1992–93
Year
1992–93
Team
New York
GP
80
GS
51
MPG
31.0
FG%
428
3P%
321
FT%
795
RPG
2.6
APG
5.1
SPG
1.1
BPG
2
PPG
17.5
1993–94
1993–94
Year
1993–94
Team
New York
GP
59
GS
54
MPG
34.9
FG%
420
3P%
335
FT%
754
RPG
3.1
APG
5.9
SPG
1.6
BPG
1
PPG
19.0
1994–95
1994–95
Year
1994–95
Team
New York
GP
80
GS
78
MPG
34.1
FG%
395
3P%
355
FT%
737
RPG
2.7
APG
5.1
SPG
1.2
BPG
1
PPG
15.3
1995–96
1995–96
Year
1995–96
Team
New York
GP
81
GS
71
MPG
30.8
FG%
443
3P%
361
FT%
753
RPG
2.9
APG
3.9
SPG
1.3
BPG
1
PPG
12.6
1996–97
1996–97
Year
1996–97
Team
New York
GP
77
GS
1
MPG
26.5
FG%
431
3P%
369
FT%
769
RPG
2.7
APG
2.8
SPG
1.2
BPG
1
PPG
13.8
1997–98
1997–98
Year
1997–98
Team
New York
GP
82*
GS
10
MPG
26.7
FG%
393
3P%
327
FT%
787
RPG
2.8
APG
2.7
SPG
1.0
BPG
1
PPG
12.9
1998–99
1998–99
Year
1998–99
Team
Golden State
GP
50*
GS
50*
MPG
33.7
FG%
370
3P%
290
FT%
740
RPG
3.3
APG
4.7
SPG
1.4
BPG
1
PPG
13.8
1999–00
1999–00
Year
1999–00
Team
Golden State
GP
33
GS
30
MPG
33.6
FG%
378
3P%
348
FT%
833
RPG
2.8
APG
5.2
SPG
1.1
BPG
1
PPG
14.7
1999–00
1999–00
Year
1999–00
Team
Chicago
GP
4
GS
0
MPG
20.5
FG%
324
3P%
300
FT%
1.000
RPG
2.5
APG
2.8
SPG
1.3
BPG
3
PPG
7.5
2000–01
2000–01
Year
2000–01
Team
Utah
GP
75
GS
64
MPG
28.3
FG%
398
3P%
352
FT%
802
RPG
2.1
APG
2.4
SPG
1.0
BPG
1
PPG
9.3
2001–02
2001–02
Year
2001–02
Team
Utah
GP
66
GS
1
MPG
14.1
FG%
368
3P%
305
FT%
805
RPG
1.0
APG
1.1
SPG
1.0
BPG
0
PPG
4.4
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
866
GP
420
GS
27.2
MPG
412
FG%
340
3P%
769
FT%
2.5
RPG
3.6
APG
1.1
SPG
1
BPG
12.9
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
1
GP
0
GS
20.0
MPG
444
FG%
333
3P%
-
FT%
3.0
RPG
3.0
APG
1.0
SPG
0.0
BPG
9.0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1988–89
Golden State
36
0
8.8
408
385
654
1.1
8
6
1
4.1
1990–91
New York
61
10
19.2
439
290
752
2.1
3.3
1.0
3
7.6
1991–92
New York
82
0
25.8
449
348
778
2.3
3.4
1.3
2
13.9
1992–93
New York
80
51
31.0
428
321
795
2.6
5.1
1.1
2
17.5
1993–94
New York
59
54
34.9
420
335
754
3.1
5.9
1.6
1
19.0
1994–95
New York
80
78
34.1
395
355
737
2.7
5.1
1.2
1
15.3
1995–96
New York
81
71
30.8
443
361
753
2.9
3.9
1.3
1
12.6
1996–97
New York
77
1
26.5
431
369
769
2.7
2.8
1.2
1
13.8
1997–98
New York
82*
10
26.7
393
327
787
2.8
2.7
1.0
1
12.9
1998–99
Golden State
50*
50*
33.7
370
290
740
3.3
4.7
1.4
1
13.8
1999–00
Golden State
33
30
33.6
378
348
833
2.8
5.2
1.1
1
14.7
1999–00
Chicago
4
0
20.5
324
300
1.000
2.5
2.8
1.3
3
7.5
2000–01
Utah
75
64
28.3
398
352
802
2.1
2.4
1.0
1
9.3
2001–02
Utah
66
1
14.1
368
305
805
1.0
1.1
1.0
0
4.4
Career
866
420
27.2
412
340
769
2.5
3.6
1.1
1
12.9
All-Star
1
0
20.0
444
333
-
3.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
New York
GP
3
GS
0
MPG
9.3
FG%
400
3P%
-
FT%
1.000
RPG
1.0
APG
2.0
SPG
0
BPG
0
PPG
2.0
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
New York
GP
12
GS
0
MPG
24.6
FG%
374
3P%
239
FT%
808
RPG
2.5
APG
3.2
SPG
1.4
BPG
0
PPG
12.1
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
New York
GP
15
GS
15
MPG
38.3
FG%
440
3P%
373
FT%
717
RPG
3.5
APG
6.4
SPG
1.0
BPG
2
PPG
16.5
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
New York
GP
25
GS
18
MPG
33.6
FG%
381
3P%
356
FT%
770
RPG
2.3
APG
4.6
SPG
1.4
BPG
1
PPG
14.6
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
New York
GP
11
GS
11
MPG
34.5
FG%
450
3P%
411
FT%
619
RPG
2.3
APG
5.2
SPG
1.2
BPG
1
PPG
15.6
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
New York
GP
8
GS
8
MPG
39.3
FG%
448
3P%
467
FT%
744
RPG
3.6
APG
4.1
SPG
1.6
BPG
1
PPG
16.0
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
New York
GP
9
GS
1
MPG
28.1
FG%
444
3P%
317
FT%
806
RPG
3.4
APG
2.8
SPG
1.1
BPG
0
PPG
14.0
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
New York
GP
10
GS
2
MPG
31.4
FG%
472
3P%
424
FT%
875
RPG
4.0
APG
2.3
SPG
1.6
BPG
1
PPG
16.4
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Utah
GP
3
GS
0
MPG
12.0
FG%
333
3P%
250
FT%
1.000
RPG
1.0
APG
3
SPG
3
BPG
3
PPG
3.7
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
96
GP
55
GS
31.6
MPG
421
FG%
371
3P%
759
FT%
2.8
RPG
4.1
APG
1.3
SPG
1
BPG
14.2
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1991
New York
3
0
9.3
400
-
1.000
1.0
2.0
0
0
2.0
1992
New York
12
0
24.6
374
239
808
2.5
3.2
1.4
0
12.1
1993
New York
15
15
38.3
440
373
717
3.5
6.4
1.0
2
16.5
1994
New York
25
18
33.6
381
356
770
2.3
4.6
1.4
1
14.6
1995
New York
11
11
34.5
450
411
619
2.3
5.2
1.2
1
15.6
1996
New York
8
8
39.3
448
467
744
3.6
4.1
1.6
1
16.0
1997
New York
9
1
28.1
444
317
806
3.4
2.8
1.1
0
14.0
1998
New York
10
2
31.4
472
424
875
4.0
2.3
1.6
1
16.4
2001
Utah
3
0
12.0
333
250
1.000
1.0
3
3
3
3.7
Career
96
55
31.6
421
371
759
2.8
4.1
1.3
1
14.2

References

  1. Tulsa World
    https://tulsaworld.com/archive/thursday-a-big-day-for-central/article_7ff3601c-4167-506a-9da8-92c66b4184b2.html
  2. "John Starks biography"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090131153505/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/john_starks/bio.html
  3. Starks 2004, pp. 39–40
  4. Starks 2004, pp. 41–42
  5. Starks 2004, pp. 43–44
  6. Starks 2004, pp. 46–49
  7. Starks 2004, pp. 55–61
  8. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/17/magazine/off-the-bench-out-of-purgatory-john-starks.html
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/07/sports/pro-basketball-hard-way-is-starks-s-way-crowd-favorite-returning-to-the-garden.html
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20041231052329/http://www.nba.com/inside_stuff/five_dunks_041229.html
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/sports/basketball/how-the-nba-3-point-shot-went-from-gimmick-to-game-changer.html
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    https://www.nba.com/news/history-sixth-man-of-the-year-winners
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20220314184212/https://apnews.com/34423dfa8e11c315dbca86d78ca55e52
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  16. The Morning Call
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/284456007/?terms=USBL%20coach&match=1
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    https://www.npr.org/2011/08/15/139652117/basketball-shoes-may-reduce-ankle-injuries
  19. www.espn.com
    http://www.espn.com/newyork/photos/gallery/_/id/8539075/image/15/12-john-starks-25-greatest-knicks
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  22. Starks 2004, p. 28
  23. Starks 2004, p. 58
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