- Jay Humphries
Infobox NBAretired
position = Guard
number =
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3
weight_lbs =
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|10|17
college =
draftyear = 1984
draftteam = Phoenix Suns
draftpick = 11
debutyear =
finalyear = 1995John Jay Humphries (born
October 17 1962 inLos Angeles, California ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player in the NBA. Most recently an assistant coach for thePhoenix Suns , he is currently the first head coach of one of the NBA D-League's newest franchises, theReno Bighorns . [http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/SPORTS/809110329/1018/SPORTS Bighorns hire Humphries as first head coach] ]A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard from the University of Colorado, Humphries was selected 11th overall by the
Phoenix Suns in the1984 NBA Draft . He was traded to theMilwaukee Bucks in 1987. The Bucks traded him to theUtah Jazz prior to the 1992-93 season in exchange forBlue 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.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.In 1987, Humphries was one of 10 men, three of them Phoenix Suns players, indicted in a cocaine trafficking ring. Humphries was immediately drug tested, and tested negative. He later admitted to using marijuana during his rookie year and enrolled in a drug-rehabilitation program to clear his record. Throughout his 11-year career, Humphries did not test positive once.
In 1998 he joined a team of retired NBA players, including
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ,Oscar Robertson andAdrian Dantley on a tour of China for a series of exhibition games against the Chinese national team. [http://www.thebigo.com/News/tour.html]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUMPHJA01 College & NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D9103CF932A2575AC0A961948260 Jay Humphries' Admission of Drug Use] published September 11, 1987 @ query.nytimes.com
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