227's YouTube "Chili"-Magic Johnson & Greg Kelser-Michigan State Spartans Basketball - Scott Skiles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Scott Skiles Position(s) Point guard Jersey #(s) 5, 3, 4 Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 182 lb (83 kg) Born March 5, 1964 (1964-03-05) (age 45) LaPorte, Indiana Career information Year(s) 1986–1997 NBA Draft 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 Selected by Milwaukee Bucks College Michigan State Professional team(s) Milwaukee Bucks (1986-1987) Indiana Pacers (1987-1989) Orlando Magic (1989-1994) Washington Bullets (1994-1995) Philadelphia 76ers (1995-1996) PAOK (1996-1997) Career stats Points 6,652 Rebounds 1,526 Assists 3,881 Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Career highlights and awards 1x NBA Most Improved Player (1991) Coaching PAOK (1996-1997) Phoenix Suns (1999-2002) Chicago Bulls (2003–2007) Milwaukee Bucks (2008–present) Scott Allen Skiles (born March 5, 1964 in LaPorte, Indiana) is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and former American professional basketball player. He also is the former head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns. Skiles holds the NBA record for assists in one game, with 30. In 1990-91 he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award. He was released as head coach of the Chicago Bulls on December 24, 2007. He will live in Milwaukee during the season. Contents [hide] 1 High school and college 2 Professional playing career 3 Coaching career 4 Coaching record 5 Quotes 6 Notes 7 External links [edit] High school and college In 1982, Skiles led Plymouth High School to the Indiana State Championship. Plymouth, with no starter taller than 6'2" and no reserve taller than 6'6", was considered to be the weakest of the final four teams in the tournament that year even though they were ranked #4 in the state with a record of 26-1 entering the state finals. Amazingly, they won the state title with a 75-74 double overtime victory over favored Gary Roosevelt. In that game, Skiles scored 39 points (to follow-up his 30 point performance against Indianapolis Cathedral that morning) to lead the Pilgrims past the Roosevelt Panthers. His long 22-foot (6.7 m) field goal, that was well beyond where the current three-point line is (no three-point shot existed in 1982) as time expired sent the game into overtime. Many consider the game one of the most memorable finals from the era of classless basketball in Indiana, when all high schools in the state competed for a single championship regardless of enrollment. Indiana adopted a multiclass tournament in 1998, and prior to that it was much more difficult for smaller schools to compete and win the title. Plymouth was the smallest school to win the championship since Milan in 1954. (Milan's story has been immortalized in the movie Hoosiers.) Plymouth High School enrollment at that time was about 900 students attending grades 9 through 12. Skiles scored 25 of his 39 points in the championship game after the third quarter of play. During the 1982 season, Skiles led the state in scoring, averaging 30.2 points per game. He set several records during high school, including most points in a home game (53) and most points in an away game (56). He left Plymouth as the schools all-time career scoring leader (1,788 points). A record that would stand until 2005 (Kyle Benge-1,979 points). Skiles had his number 22 jersey retired at Plymouth High School in 1992. Skiles attended Michigan State University, where in his senior season he was a First Team All-America selection as well as the Big Ten Conference MVP and scoring champion. He left MSU as its all-time career scoring leader (2,145 points) and still holds the Spartans' record for most points scored in a season (850). While in East Lansing, he was arrested and charged with felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The cocaine charge was dropped when Skiles pleaded guilty to the marijuana possession. He was arrested and charged with drunken driving a year later and served 15 days in jail. During his senior season, Skiles committed a parole violation on an earlier marijuana conviction, and served a brief jail sentence.[1] [edit] Professional playing career The Milwaukee Bucks made Skiles the 22nd overall selection of the 1986 NBA Draft. In ten seasons, he played for the Bucks (1986–87), Indiana Pacers (1987–89), Orlando Magic (1989–94), Washington Bullets (1994–95), and Philadelphia 76ers (1995–96). In 1989, Skiles was selected by the newly-formed Orlando Magic in the NBA expansion draft. In that year Skiles would become a pivotal sixth man, and as backup point guard amassed 7.7 points per game, 4.8 assists per game, and twenty-one minutes per game. The following year he would transition to the position of starting point guard. On December 30, 1990, Skiles racked up 30 assists in Orlando's 155-116 victory over the Denver Nuggets, breaking Kevin Porter's NBA single-game assists record (29).[2] He averaged 17.2 points and 8.4 assists per game that season, doubling his marks from the previous year and earning the NBA Most Improved Player Award. In 1996, nursing a serious shoulder injury, Skiles left the U.S. for the European league and joined PAOK in Thessaloniki, Greece. At PAOK, expectations were high for the new arrival from the NBA. Midway through the season, however, injuries and contract problems with key players threatened to devolve into a disastrous season for PAOK and French coach Michel Gomez. Still struggling with injury himself, increasingly at odds with his coach, and fighting a custody battle in the U.S. for his children, Scott asked to be released from his contract. Instead, President Lakis Alexopoulos fired Gomez and offered Skiles the job. Despite lacking three of their top players due to injury, Skiles led PAOK to a winning record as coach in the remainder of the '96-'97 season, and an unexpected 3rd place finish in the league tournament. [edit] Coaching career The following year Scott Skiles returned to the NBA as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns and was later elevated to head coach (1999). Under Skiles, Phoenix compiled a winning record (.595) and made the playoffs in two of his three years, including a first-round win over the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in 2000. In 2003, after a two-year absence from the game, Skiles came to the Chicago Bulls as head coach where he focused on improving the young Bulls' defense and developing greater consistency in a talented but underachieving team. In the first full year under his direction, Chicago limited its opposition to an NBA-best .422 field goal percentage and held their opponents to a franchise record and NBA season-high 26 straight games below 100 points. Scott was named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2005 after guiding the Bulls to an NBA best 13-3 mark in that month. In 2006, Skiles led his Bulls to a 41-41 record (earning a 7th seed in the playoffs) and faced the Miami Heat (the 2nd seed) in the first round of the playoffs, losing in six games. However, in 2007, Skiles led the Bulls to a 49-33 record, and again faced the Heat, this time sweeping them in four games. However, the Bulls went on to lose the first three games of their second-round series against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, losing Game 3 at the United Center after holding a double-digit lead for much of the game. After winning two consecutive games to stave off elimination, the Pistons finally finished off Skiles and the Bulls in six games. Scott Skiles was fired from the Bulls on December 24, 2007. At the time, the Bulls were last in the Central Division with a 9-16 record after having high expectations heading into the season. "This was a difficult decision to make, but one that was necessary at this time," Bulls general manager John Paxson said in a press release.[3] On April 21, 2008, a report surfaced that Skiles has verbally agreed to become the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. [edit] Coaching record Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost Post season PG Games coached PW Games won PL Games lost Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL Result PHX 1999–00 62 40 22 .645 3rd in Pacific 9 4 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals PHX 2000–01 82 51 31 .622 3rd in Pacific 4 1 3 Lost in First Round PHX 2001–02 51 25 26 .490 (resigned) — — — — CHI 2003–04 66 19 47 .288 8th in Central — — — Missed Playoffs CHI 2004–05 82 47 35 .573 2nd in Central 6 2 4 Lost in First Round CHI 2005–06 82 41 41 .500 4th in Central 6 2 4 Lost in First Round CHI 2006–07 82 49 33 .598 3rd in Central 10 6 4 Lost in Conf. Semifinals CHI 2007–08 25 9 16 .360 (fired) — — — — MIL 2008–09 82 34 48 .415 5th in Central — — — Missed playoffs Career 614 315 299 .513 35 15 20 [edit] Quotes When asked by a reporter in 2003 to describe what Eddy Curry could do to improve his rebounding, Coach Skiles responded: "Jump."[4] When questioned about an encounter between Charlie Villanueva and notorious flopper Anderson Varejao, Skiles responded: "I hope they'll launch an investigation to find the sniper who shot Varejao. I thought there was some acting involved."[5] [edit] Notes ^ "Sports People: Skiles enters jail". The New York Times. May 4, 1986. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE2DA163DF937A35756C0A960948260. Retrieved 2006-11-27. ^ ""Scott Skiles: The Game I'll Never Forget"". NBA.com. December 30, 2005. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Scott_Skiles_The_Game_Irsquo-144374-800.html. Retrieved 2006-11-27. ^ "Sports People: Chicago Bulls fire coach Scott Skiles". Chicago Tribune. December 24, 2007. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071224chicagobullsfirecoachscottskiles,0,6113811.story?coll=chi-site-nav. Retrieved 2007-12-25. ^ Isola, Frank (April 11, 2007). "Skiles still not Bullish on Curry". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/04/11/2007-04-11_skiles_still_not_bullish_on_curry.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25. ^ Gardner, Charles (February 21, 2009). "Varejao ready for Oscar night?". JSOnline Bucks Blog. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/bucks.html?tag=Anderson+Varejao%3B+Charlie+Villanueva%3B+Zydrunas+Ilgauskas. Retrieved 2009-07-18. [edit] External links Career statistics - from basketball-reference.com [show] Links to related articles Preceded by Danny Ainge Phoenix Suns Head Coach 1999–2002 Succeeded by Frank Johnson Preceded by Bill Cartwright Chicago Bulls head coach 2004-2007 Succeeded by Jim Boylan (interim) Preceded by Larry Krystkowiak Milwaukee Bucks head coach 2008-present Succeeded by Incumbent [show]v • d • eMilwaukee Bucks current roster 3 Jennings | 6 Bogut | 8 İlyasova | 9 Elson | 10 Delfino | 11 Alexander | 12 Mbah a Moute | 13 Ridnour | 20 Ukic | 21 Warrick | 22 Redd | 23 Meeks | 40 Thomas | 42 Bell | 50 Gadzuric | -- Sharpe Head coach Skiles [show]v • d • e1986 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Steve Alford • Walter Berry • Len Bias • Johnny Dawkins • Kenny Walker Second Team Dell Curry • Brad Daugherty • Ron Harper • Danny Manning • David Robinson • Scott Skiles [show]v • d • eBig Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1985: R. Tarpley | 1986: S. Skiles | 1987: D. Hopson | 1988: G. Grant | 1989: J. Edwards & G. Rice | 1990: S. Scheffler | 1991: J. Jackson | 1992: J. Jackson | 1993: C. Cheaney | 1994: G. Robinson | 1995: S. Respert | 1996: B. Evans | 1997: B. Jackson* | 1998: M. Cleaves | 1999: M. Cleaves & S. Penn | 2000: A. J. Guyton & M. Peterson | 2001: F. Williams | 2002: J. Jeffries | 2003: B. Cook | 2004: D. Harris | 2005: D. Brown | 2006: T. Dials | 2007: A. Tucker | 2008: D. J. White | 2009: K. Lucas *Selection later vacated [show]v • d • e1986 NBA Draft First Round Brad Daugherty · Len Bias · Chris Washburn · Chuck Person · Kenny Walker · William Bedford · Roy Tarpley · Ron Harper · Brad Sellers · Johnny Dawkins · John Salley · John Williams · Dwayne Washington · Walter Berry · Dell Curry · Maurice Martin · Harold Pressley · Mark Alarie · Billy Thompson · Buck Johnson · Anthony Jones · Scott Skiles · Ken Barlow · Arvydas Sabonis Second Round Mark Price · Greg Dreiling · Dennis Rodman · Larry Krystkowiak · Johnny Newman · Nate McMillan · Joe Ward · Cedric Henderson · Kevin Duckworth · Johnny Rogers · Milt Wagner · Steve Mitchell · Panagiotis Fasoulas · Lemone Lampley · Rafael Addison · Augusto Binelli · Otis Smith · Ron Kellogg · Dave Feitl · David Wingate · Keith Smith · Jeff Hornacek · Michael Jackson [show]v • d • eNBA Most Improved Player Award 1986: Robertson | 1987: D. Ellis | 1988: Duckworth | 1989: Johnson | 1990: Seikaly | 1991: Skiles | 1992: Ellison | 1993: Jackson | 1994: MacLean | 1995: Barros | 1996: Mureşan | 1997: Austin | 1998: Henderson | 1999: Armstrong | 2000: Rose | 2001: McGrady | 2002: O'Neal | 2003: Arenas | 2004: Randolph | 2005: Simmons | 2006: Diaw | 2007: M. Ellis | 2008: Türkoğlu | 2009: Granger [show]v • d • ePhoenix Suns Founded in 1968 · Based in Phoenix, Arizona The Franchise Franchise · Expansion Draft · History · All-time roster · Head coaches · Seasons · Records Arenas Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum · US Airways Center D-League Affiliate Iowa Energy Culture & Lore The Suns Gorilla · 1976 NBA Finals · The Shot 'Heard' Round the World · 1993 NBA Finals · Curse of the Coin Flip · 1993 Runner-up Curse · Seven Seconds or Less Important Figures Jerry Colangelo · Charles Barkley · Tom Chambers · Connie Hawkins · Kevin Johnson · Dan Majerle · Shawn Marion · Steve Nash · Shaquille O'Neal · Amar'e Stoudemire · Paul Westphal · Cotton Fitzsimmons · Joe Proski Ring of Honor & Retired Numbers 5 · 6 · 7 · 9 · 24 · 33 · 34 · 42 · 44 · 832 · Jerry Colangelo · Joe Proski Hall of Famers Charles Barkley · Jerry Colangelo · Gail Goodrich · Connie Hawkins Key Personnel Owner: Robert Sarver · General Manager: Steve Kerr · Head Coach: Alvin Gentry · Voice of the Suns: Al McCoy Head Coaches Kerr · Colangelo · Fitzsimmons · van Breda Kolff · Colangelo · MacLeod · Van Arsdale · Wetzel · Fitzsimmons · Westphal · Fitzsimmons · Ainge · Skiles · Johnson · D'Antoni · Porter · Gentry Western Conference Championships (2) 1976 · 1993 Pacific Division Championships (6) 1981 · 1993 · 1995 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 Media TV: FS Arizona · KUTP · Radio: KTAR · Announcers: Gary Bender · Tom Leander · Scott Williams · Eddie Johnson · Al McCoy · Tim Kempton [show]v • d • eChicago Bulls Founded in 1966 • Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-Time Roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas International Amphitheatre • Chicago Stadium • United Center Head Coaches Kerr • Motta • Badger • Costello • Robertson • Sloan • Johnson • Thorn • Westhead • Loughery • Albeck • Collins • Jackson • Floyd • Berry • Myers • Cartwright • Skiles • Boylan • Del Negro D-League Affiliate Iowa Energy NBA Finals Appearances (6) 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 NBA Championships (6) 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 Retired Jerseys 4 • 10 • 23 • 33 Hall of Famers George Gervin • Robert Parish • Nate Thurmond • Phil Jackson • Michael Jordan • Jerry Sloan Important Figures Dick Klein • Johnny "Red" Kerr • Dick Motta • Bob Love • Jerry Sloan • Norm Van Lier • Chet Walker • Clifford Ray • Tom Boerwinkle • Artis Gilmore • Reggie Theus • Charles Oakley • Michael Jordan • Scottie Pippen • Bill Cartwright • Horace Grant • John Paxson • B.J. Armstrong • Toni Kukoč • Ron Harper • Luc Longley • Steve Kerr • Dennis Rodman • Phil Jackson • Jerry Krause • Jerry Reinsdorf • Kirk Hinrich • Ben Gordon • Luol Deng • Derrick Rose • Joakim Noah • Brad Miller • John Salmons Key Personnel Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf • Vice President of Basketball Operations: John Paxson • General Manager: Gar Forman • Coach: Vinny Del Negro Rivals Detroit Pistons • New York Knicks • Miami Heat Culture & Lore Hare Jordan and Air Jordan • Bulls–Blackhawks championship runs of 1992 • Disputed Foul Against Scottie Pippen • The Shot • Tommy Edwards • Benny the Bull • "Sirius" • Ray Clay • 72-10 • The Flu Game • Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals • The Shot (1998 NBA Finals) • "The Madhouse on Madison" • "The Madhouse on Madison II"/"The House That Jordan Built" Media TV: WGN-TV • WGN America • WCIU • Comcast SportsNet Chicago • Radio: WMVP-AM • Announcers: Neil Funk • Stacey King • Chuck Swirsky • Bill Wennington [show]v • d • eMilwaukee Bucks Founded in 1968 • Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-time roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas MECCA Arena • Bradley Center Coaches Costello • Nelson • Harris • Hamblen • Dunleavy • Ford • Karl • Porter • Stotts • Krystkowiak • Skiles D-League Affiliate Fort Wayne Mad Ants Administration Owner: Herb Kohl • General Manager: John Hammond • Head Coach: Scott Skiles Notable Figures Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Ray Allen • Vin Baker • Andrew Bogut • Junior Bridgeman • Sam Cassell • Larry Costello • Dave Cowens • Terry Cummings • Alex English • Marques Johnson • Bob Lanier • Jon McGlocklin • Sidney Moncrief • Don Nelson • Gary Payton • Michael Redd • Mo Williams • Glenn Robinson • Brian Winters • Oscar Robertson Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 4 • 14 • 16 • 32 • 33 Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Nate Archibald • Dave Cowens • Wayne Embry • Alex English • Bob Lanier • Moses Malone • Oscar Robertson NBA Championships (1) 1971 Mascot Bango Media TV: FSN Wisconsin • Radio: WTMJ-AM • Announcers: Jim Paschke • Jon McGlocklin • Ted Davis • Dennis Krause [show]v • d • eWashington Wizards Formerly the Chicago Packers, the Chicago Zephyrs, the Baltimore Bullets, the Capital Bullets, and the Washington Bullets • Founded in 1961 • Based in Washington, D.C. The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season Arenas International Amphitheatre • Chicago Coliseum • Baltimore Civic Center • Cole Field House • Capital Centre/US Airways Arena • Verizon Center Coaches Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan • Tapscott • Saunders D-League Affiliate Dakota Wizards Administration Abe Pollin (Owner & Chairman) • Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Flip Saunders (Head Coach) Important Figures Gilbert Arenas • Walt Bellamy • Muggsy Bogues • Manute Bol • Kwame Brown • Caron Butler • Rex Chapman • Calbert Cheaney • Phil Chenier • Bob Dandridge • Terry Dischinger • Pervis Ellison • Bob Ferry • Harvey Grant • Kevin Grevey • Tom Gugliotta • Richard Hamilton • Elvin Hayes • Johnny Holliday • Juwan Howard • Antawn Jamison • Gus Johnson • Michael Jordan • Bernard King • Mitch Kupchak • Jeff Malone • Earl Monroe • Gheorghe Muresan • Charles Oakley • Mel Proctor • Jeff Ruland • Scott Skiles • Charlie Slowes • Rod Strickland • Wes Unseld • Ben Wallace • Rasheed Wallace • Chris Webber Retired Numbers 10 • 11 • 25 • 41 NBA Championships (1) 1978 Rivals Cleveland Cavaliers • New Jersey Nets • New York Knicks • Philadelphia 76ers Culture and lore Wes Unseld • 1975 championship upset • The Big E • Abe Pollin • Washington Bullets • Earl the Pearl • The Phone Booth • Agent Zero • Hibachi • Deshawn Stevenson • "Soulja Boy (Stevenson) to Jay Z (LeBron James)" • DeShawn Stevenson "diss" • 2008 NBA Playoffs Media TV: WDCW • Comcast SportsNet Washington • Radio: WJFK-FM • Announcers: Steve Buckhantz • Phil Chenier • Dave Johnson • Glenn Consor [show]v • d • eOrlando Magic Founded in 1989 • Based in Orlando, Florida The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-time Roster • Draft history • Records • Seasons • Current season Arenas Amway Arena • Amway Center Coaches Guokas • Hill • Adubato • Daly • Rivers • Davis • Jent • Hill • Van Gundy D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns Administration RDV Sports, Inc. (Rich DeVos, Owner & Chairman) • Otis Smith (General Manager) • Stan Van Gundy (Head Coach) Important Figures Nick Anderson • Darrell Armstrong • Chip Caray • Terry Catledge • Michael Doleac • Julius Erving • Steve Francis • John Gabriel • Pat Garrity • Drew Gooden • Horace Grant • Anfernee Hardaway • Brian Hill • Grant Hill • Dwight Howard • Rashard Lewis • Tracy McGrady • Mike Miller • Jameer Nelson • Shaquille O'Neal • Bo Outlaw • Donald Royal • Dennis Scott • Rony Seikaly • Brian Shaw • Scott Skiles • Reggie Theus • Hedo Türkoğlu • Sam Vincent • Ben Wallace • John Weisbrod • Dominique Wilkins • Gerald Wilkins Retired Numbers 6 (The Sixth Man) Conference Championships (2) 1995 • 2009 Division Championships (4) 1995 • 1996 • 2008 • 2009 Rivals Detroit Pistons • Miami Heat Culture 1995 NBA Finals • Superman • Li'l Penny • Superman II • Superman dunk • Stuff the Magic Dragon Media TV: Sun Sports • Fox Sports Florida • Radio: WDBO-AM • Announcers: David Steele • Matt Guokas • Dennis Neumann • Richie Adubato [show]v • d • eHead coaches of the National Basketball Association East Atlantic D. Rivers (Boston) L. Frank (New Jersey) M. D'Antoni (New York) E. Jordan (Philadelphia) J. Triano (Toronto) Central V. Del Negro (Chicago) M. Brown (Cleveland) J. Kuester (Detroit) J. O'Brien (Indiana) S. Skiles (Milwaukee) Southeast M. Woodson (Atlanta) L. Brown (Charlotte) E. Spoelstra (Miami) S. Van Gundy (Orlando) F. Saunders (Washington) West Southwest R. Carlisle (Dallas) R. Adelman (Houston) L. Hollins (Memphis) B. Scott (New Orleans) G. Popovich (San Antonio) Northwest G. Karl (Denver) K. Rambis (Minnesota) S. Brooks (Oklahoma City) N. McMillan (Portland) J. Sloan (Utah) Pacific D. Nelson (Golden State) M. Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers) A. Gentry (Phoenix) P. 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