Jay Humphries

John Jay Humphries (born October 17, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He later served as the first head coach of the NBA D-League's Reno Bighorns.[1] Jay last worked as an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets.

Jay Humphries
Humphries in 2014 as Brooklyn Nets assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1962-10-17) October 17, 1962
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolInglewood (Inglewood, California)
CollegeColorado (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1984–1995
PositionShooting guard
Number24, 6, 5
Coaching career2001–2015
Career history
As player:
1984–1988Phoenix Suns
1988–1992Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1995Utah Jazz
1995Boston Celtics
As coach:
2001–2002Jilin Northeast Tigers
2002–2005Wonju TG Xers (assoc. HC)
2005–2007Incheon Electroland Black Slammers
2007–2008Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2008–2010Reno Bighorns
2010–2011Foshan Dralions
2014–2015Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career NBA statistics
Points8,772 (11.1 ppg)
Assists4,339 (5.5 apg)
Steals1,153 (1.5 spg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Humphries played on the top-ranked high school basketball team in the country in 1980. Inglewood High School went undefeated with the help of Humphries, center Vince Kelley, point guard Ralph Jackson, and wing man Angelo Robinson, as they went on to win the national championship that year.[2] Humphries, a 6'3" guard, then played four seasons of college basketball for the University of Colorado. By the end of his stint in Colorado, he broke 16 school records including career assists, steals, and games played.

Humphries in 1987

Humphries was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988. The Bucks traded him to the Utah Jazz prior to the 1992-93 season in exchange for Blue Edwards. Humphries retired in 1995 as a member of the Boston Celtics; he holds career averages of 11.1 points and 5.5 assists per game.

In 1998, he joined a team of retired NBA players, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson and Adrian Dantley on a tour of China for a series of exhibition games against the Chinese national team.[3]

Humphries began his basketball coaching career as an associate head coach in the Chinese CBA in 2001. He spent another five years in the Korean Professional Basketball League in South Korea as head coach of the Inchon ET Land Black Slamer, and associate head coach for the Wonju TG Xers.[1]

From 2010-2012 he served as the head coach for the Foshan Linglions.[4]

In the 2012-13 season, he served as the assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.[5]

For the 2014–15 season, Humphries was hired by the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant to new head coach Lionel Hollins and helped his team reach the playoffs.[6]

References
  1. Bighorns hire Humphries as first head coach
  2. Drooz, Alan (April 11, 1985). "Basketball of the Past : Coaches Remember the Best of the Bay". LATimes.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2007-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.china.org.cn/china/shandong/2011-11/22/content_23977244.htm
  5. http://kauffmansports.com/jay-humphries.php
  6. "Brooklyn Nets announce coaching staff". Brooklyn Nets. July 30, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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