Scott Skiles
Skiles coaching the Milwaukee Bucks in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 5, 1964 La Porte, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1986–1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 5, 3, 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1996–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. A first-round draft pick from the Michigan State Spartans, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set with the Orlando Magic during a December game in the 1990-1991 season. After that season, he earned the NBA Most Improved Player Award. Skiles also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers before he finished his playing career with PAOK Thessaloniki of Greece in 1997. He became a coach after his playing retirement and was the head coach for the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic.