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Born | La Porte, Indiana, U.S. | March 5, 1964||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Plymouth (Plymouth, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
College | Michigan State (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 22nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1986–1997 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 5, 3, 4 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1996–2016 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
1989–1994 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
1997 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 6,652 (11.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,526 (2.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 3,881 (6.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the NBA.[1] He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30,[2] set in his fifth season in the league and second with Orlando, in which he also earned the 1990–91 NBA Most Improved Player Award.[1]