John Stockton

This article is about NBA basketball player John Stockton. For the US Senator, see John P. Stockton .

John Stockton
Stockton in 1988 in the jersey of Jazz
Player information
Full name	John Houston Stockton
birthday	26th March 1962 (age 58)
place of birth	Spokane , Washington , United States
size	185 cm
position	Point guard
college	Gonzaga , Washington
NBA draft	1984 , 16th Pick, Utah Jazz
Jersey number	12
Clubs as active
1980-1984	Gonzaga Bulldogs ( NCAA )
1984-2003	Utah Jazz
National team
1992, 1996	United States

John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962 in Spokane , Washington ) is a retired American basketball player who played on the position of point guard . During his active time from 1984 to 2003 he was active exclusively for the Utah Jazz in the NBA . He was considered a consistent and reliable builder and passer and is considered one of the best point guards in NBA history. In 2009 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .

biography

After four years of college at Gonzaga University , the 1.85 meter tall John Stockton began his basketball career in the NBA in 1984 . He was selected on the recommendation of Jack Gardner of the Utah Jazz in 16th place in the draft . Despite a good performance as a substitute (6.3 points and 3.4 assists per game), he just missed a place on the All NBA rookie team. For the first few years Stockton played behind Rickey Green as his substitute. In the 1986/87 season Stockton played for the first time in the starting five (starting lineup) and improved his average to 7.9 points and 8.2 assists. Although he and Karl Malone performed well, it was not enough for a progression in the play-offs .

Stockton as passer and Karl Malone as power forward played together successfully for over ten years, which earned them the nickname Stockalone . They were best known for their textbook-like mastery of pick and roll moves. However, they always failed in the decisive games on teams that were better staffed, such as in the NBA finals in 1997 and 1998 at the Chicago Bulls .

John Stockton retired in 2003 after 19 years with the Utah Jazz. He was the record holder for most seasons for a team until it was topped by Kobe Bryant with 20 seasons in 2015 .

Stockton has a number of individual bests in the history of the NBA: He is the best passer, with a total of 15,806 he has by far the most assists of all NBA players. In the ranking of the most assists per game, he is second behind Magic Johnson . Scott Skiles got the most assists in a single game , with a total of 30 successful assists. Stockton ranks second with 28 assists. Stockton is also the best ball thief in NBA history and holds the NBA record with 3,265 steals , well ahead of Jason Kidd, who ranks second with 2,684. On April 6, 2009, Stockton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame with Michael Jordan , David Robinson and Jerry Sloan .

His sons Michael and David also play basketball professionally.

Awards

• Vice champion 1996/97 and 1997/98
• 10-time NBA All-Star (1989–1997 and 2000)
• Gold at the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta
• Inclusion in the list of the 50 best players of all time
• Award for Most Valuable Player (Co- MVP with Karl Malone ) of the All-Star-Games 1993 in Salt Lake City
• Jersey number 12 is no longer awarded by the Utah Jazz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/john-stockton/
2. ↑ Statistics on sportscity.com ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Statistics on basketball-reference.com
4. ^ NBA History - Steals Leaders
5. ^ NN: Jordan, Robinson, Stockton, Sloan elected to Hall of Fame. ( Memento of January 4, 2013 on archive.today web archive ) (Archived from the NBA website; New York, NY, April 6, 2009.)
6. ^ NN (Official Press Release): Kings Sign David Stockton. On: NBA website; New York, NY April 12, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2018 (in English).
7. ^ Tony Jones: David Stockton elated to stick with Jazz for rest of season. On: The Salt Lake Tribune website; Salt Lake City, UT, April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
8. ↑ NN (Official Press Release): Son of John Stockton becomes one of the "Heroes of Tomorrow". Retrieved August 15, 2018 .  (On: Medi Bayreuth website; Bayreuth, August 1, 2018.)

See also

• 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Web links

• NBA player profile
• John Stockton - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• John Stockton in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame From: Hoophall website; Springfield, MA, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017 (in English).