Johnny Dawkins
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1963)}}
{{About||the screenwriter|The Wave (TV special)|other people with a similar name|John Dawkins (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Johnny Dawkins
| image = Johnny Dawkins in 2010.jpg
| caption = Dawkins in 2010
| league = Big 12 Conference
| team = UCF Knights
| position = Head coach
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 165
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|9|28}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| high_school = Mackin Catholic
(Washington, D.C.)
| college = Duke (1982–1986)
| draft_year = 1986
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 10
| draft_team = San Antonio Spurs
| career_start = 1986
| career_end = 1995
| career_position = Point guard
| career_number = 24, 12
| coach_start = 1998
| coach_end =
| years1 = {{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}
| team1 = San Antonio Spurs
| years2 = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}}
| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers
| years3 = {{nbay|1994|full=y}}
| team3 = Detroit Pistons
| cyears1 = 1998–1999
| cteam1 = Duke (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1999–2008
| cteam2 = Duke (associate HC)
| cyears3 = 2008–2016
| cteam3 = Stanford
| cyears4 = 2016–present
| cteam4 = UCF
| highlights =
As player:
- Naismith Player of the Year (1986)
- 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1985, 1986)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (1985, 1986)
- 2× Second-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
- ACC tournament MVP (1986)
- No. 24 retired by Duke Blue Devils
- McDonald's All-American (1982)
- Third-team Parade All-American (1982)
As coach:
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 5,984 (11.1 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 1,336 (2.5 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 2,997 (5.5 apg)
}}
Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 while at Duke from 1982 to 1986. Dawkins subsequently played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs (1986–1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1994), and Detroit Pistons (1994–1995). From 1998 to 2008, he served as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Duke.
Playing career
=College=
File:Delaney Rudd vs Johnny Dawkins, Duke Chronicle 1983-02-21.jpg's Delaney Rudd in 1983]]
File:Johnny Dawkins MVP award, Duke Chronicle 1986-03-11.jpg]]
Dawkins was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He played basketball at Mackin Catholic High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when JJ Redick surpassed it.{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=239485&SPID=1845&SPSID=22724|title=Redick Breaks Duke's Career Scoring Mark In Victory|date=February 19, 2006|access-date=April 28, 2008|publisher=GoDuke.com}} In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985–86 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win–loss record of 37–3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville, 72–69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWKIJO01 |title=Johnny Dawkins Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards |publisher=databaseBasketball.com |access-date=April 28, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116173007/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DAWKIJO01 |archive-date=November 16, 2007 }} and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top Collegiate Basketball Player. He also served as alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team. He graduated with a degree in political science.{{cite press release|url=http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042608aab.html |title=Johnny Dawkins Named Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball |date=April 26, 2008 |access-date=April 28, 2008 |publisher=Stanford Department of Athletics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501171037/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042608aab.html |archive-date=May 1, 2008 }}
His jersey number 24 was later retired. Dawkins has received a number of honors, including selection to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history and being named the 78th greatest player in college basketball history by The Sporting News' book, Legends of College Basketball, in 2002.
=NBA=
In the 1986 NBA draft, Dawkins was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the 10th pick overall. He appeared in the 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished sixth out of eight. He ended up playing in the NBA for nine seasons, also appearing for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. In his NBA career, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds.
Coaching career
Following his NBA career, Dawkins went back to Duke University in 1996, where he worked as an administrative intern in the athletic department and was on the air as an analyst for Duke's home basketball games. He joined the Duke coaching staff in 1998, working alongside head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was promoted to associate head coach in charge of player development in 1999.
In April 2008, he was named head coach at Stanford University, succeeding Trent Johnson.{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/27/SPVJ10CIIJ.DTL|work=San Francisco Chronicle|title=Stanford hires Johnny Dawkins|last=Curtis|first=Jake|date=April 27, 2008|access-date=April 27, 2008}} During his time with the Cardinal, he became known as "the king of the NIT" (with crowns in 2012 and 2015). But Dawkins could not get over the hump in the NCAA tournament, with only one appearance (2014) in 8 seasons.
On March 14, 2016, at the conclusion of his eighth season, and after a disappointing one NCAA Tournament appearance in eight seasons as head coach, Dawkins was fired.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25516745/stanford-fires-johnny-dawkins|work=cbssports.com|title=Stanford fires Johnny Dawkins after eight years as coach|last=Parrish|first=Gary|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=March 14, 2016}}
On March 23, 2016, Dawkins was hired as head coach by the University of Central Florida.{{cite news|url=http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-86332916/|work=orlandosentinel.com|title=Johnny Dawkins aims to make meaningful change at UCF|last=Glenn|first=Shannon|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016}} Shortly thereafter, his son, Aubrey Dawkins, transferred from Michigan to play for his father.
On March 2, 2019, UCF defeated (#8 AP Poll/#6 Coaches Poll) Houston at Fertitta Center, stopping the nation's longest home winning streak at 33.{{cite web|url=http://ucfknights.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=34100&ATCLID=211793507|title=Knights Down No. 6 Houston, 69–64|access-date=March 4, 2019|date=March 2, 2019|website=UCFKnights.com|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043746/http://ucfknights.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=34100&ATCLID=211793507|url-status=dead}} With the win UCF entered the AP Poll for the first time since the 2010–11 Knights spent four weeks in the poll, peaking at 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/fsu-seminoles-ucf-knights-associated-press-college-basketball-poll-top-25-030419|title=FSU climbs to No. 14 in latest AP college basketball poll, UCF cracks into top 25|access-date=March 4, 2019|date=March 4, 2019|work=FOX Sports|agency=Associated Press}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Stanford Cardinal
| conference = Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference
| startyear = 2008
| endyear = 2016
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Stanford
| overall = 20–14
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason = CBI Semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Stanford
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Stanford
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 2011–12
| name = Stanford
| overall = 26–11
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = NIT Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Stanford
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = NIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Stanford
| overall = 23–13
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 2014–15
| name = Stanford
| overall = 24–13
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NIT Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Stanford
| overall = 15–15
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Stanford
| overall = 156–115 ({{Winning percentage|156|115}})
| confrecord = 66–78 ({{Winning percentage|66|78}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = UCF Knights
| conference = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2016
| endyear = 2023
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = UCF
| overall = 24–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NIT Semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = UCF
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = UCF
| overall = 24–9
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = UCF
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = UCF
| overall = 11–12
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = UCF
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = UCF
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = NIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = UCF Knights
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = UCF
| overall = 17–16
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–11th
| postseason = NIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = UCF
| overall = 20–17
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = T–12th
| postseason = CBC Runner-up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = UCF
| overall = {{winpct|168|120|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|79|85|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|324|235|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120119124624/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dawkins_johnny00.html Stanford profile]
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