 Person in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1964 Brantley, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Brantley (Brantley, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Auburn (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1986–2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2000–2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1986–1992 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Indiana Pacers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Jeonju KCC Egis (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Auburn (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player:
As assistant coach: | |||||||||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 13,858 (14.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,763 (5.1 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 2,645 (2.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Chuck Connors Person (born June 28, 1964) is an American former basketball player and coach. Person played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was the 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year. Person played college basketball at Auburn University and was selected fourth overall in the 1986 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers, for whom he played six seasons. He also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and Seattle SuperSonics.
His 17-year coaching career ended when Person was ensnared in a college recruitment scandal and pleaded guilty to a bribery charge.