Editing Maurice Cheeks (section)

{{short description|American basketball coach and player (born 1956)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Maurice Cheeks
| image = Maurice Cheeks.jpg
| width =
| caption = Cheeks in 2011
| team = New York Knicks
| position = Assistant coach
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|09|08}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = [[DuSable High School|DuSable]] (Chicago, Illinois)
| college = [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes|West Texas A&M]] (1974–1978)
| draft_year = 1978
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 36
| draft_team = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| career_start = 1978
| career_end = 1993
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 10, 1
| coach_start = 1993
| coach_end = 
| years1 = {{nbay|1978|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1989|full=y}}
| team2 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
| team3 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years4 = {{nbay|1991|full=y}}
| team4 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years5 = {{nbay|1992|end}}
| team5 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
| cyears1 = 1993–1994
| cteam1 = [[Quad City Thunder]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1994–2001
| cteam2 = Philadelphia 76ers (assistant)
| cyears3 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
| cteam3 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| cyears4 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
| cteam4 = Philadelphia 76ers
| cyears5 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}
| cteam5 = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] (assistant)
| cyears6 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}
| cteam6 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| cyears7 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}}
| cteam7 = Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
| cyears8 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2023|end}}
| cteam8 = [[Chicago Bulls]] (assistant)
| cyears9 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
| cteam9 = [[New York Knicks]] (assistant)
| highlights = 
'''As player:'''
* [[NBA champion]] ([[1983 NBA Finals|1983]])
* 4× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1983}}, {{nasg|1986}}–{{nasg|1988}})
* 4× [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1982|end}}–{{nbay|1985|end}})
* [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1986|end}})
* No. 10 [[Philadelphia 76ers#Retired numbers|retired by Philadelphia 76ers]]
* 2× First-team All-[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] (1976, 1978)
* Second-team All-MVC (1977)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 12,195 (11.1 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat2value = 7,392 (6.7 apg)
| stat3label = [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]]
| stat3value = 2,310 (2.1 spg)
| HOF_player = Maurice-Cheeks
}}
'''Maurice Edward Cheeks''' (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional [[basketball]] coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the [[New York Knicks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He has also served as head coach of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and [[Detroit Pistons]]. Cheeks was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] as a player in 2018.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/maurice-cheeks/|title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame :: Maurice Cheeks|website=www.hoophall.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> He was the first player with 2,000 steals solely in the NBA.<ref name=":3" />