John Houston Stockton was born on March 26,1962 and is an American former professional basketball player.
42 Facts About John Stockton
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In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which were lost to the Chicago Bulls.
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John Stockton was a ten-time NBA All-Star and holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals by wide margins.
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John Stockton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team.
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In October 2021, John Stockton was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
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John Stockton attended grade school at St Aloysius and moved on to high school at Gonzaga Prep and graduated in 1980, after breaking the city record for points scored in a single basketball season.
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John Stockton became the third generation in his family at GU; grandfather Houston Stockton was a well-known football player for the Bulldogs in the 1920s.
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John Stockton was one of 74 college players invited to the spring tryouts for the 1984 US Olympic team and coached by Bob Knight.
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In June 1984, John Stockton was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick.
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On November 10,1984, John Stockton had his highest scoring game as a rookie, with 19 points in only 19 minutes of playing time, during a loss against the Denver Nuggets.
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In Game Six of the Conference Finals, John Stockton scored 25 points, dished out 13 assists, and made a buzzer-beating, game-winning three-point shot over the Rockets' Charles Barkley to send the Jazz to the first of two consecutive NBA Finals appearances.
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In Game 3 of the 1997 NBA Finals, John Stockton recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists in their first Finals' win in franchise history.
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John Stockton missed a three-point attempt with 5.2 seconds left and said in a post-game interview that he felt confident the shot would go in.
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On May 2,2003, John Stockton announced his retirement with a released statement instead of the customary news conference.
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The Malone and John Stockton statues stand on a bronze plaque commemorating their achievements together.
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John Stockton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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John Stockton was inducted into the Hall of Fame along with the rest of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team in 2010.
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John Stockton earned the "old school" tag for his physical play; surveys of athletes and fans alike often judged him among the toughest players in the NBA, usually just behind teammate Karl Malone.
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John Stockton's tenacity earned him a reputation among some in the league as being a dirty player, as suggested by a poll Sports Illustrated conducted in 1997 where he was voted as the second dirtiest player in the league behind Dennis Rodman.
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John Stockton remained a starting NBA player until his retirement at age 41.
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John Stockton avoided most endorsements and stayed loyal to Utah despite being offered more money by other teams.
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For many years, Karl Malone and John Stockton were the Jazz's one-two punch.
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John Stockton holds a commanding lead for the NBA record for career assists with 15,806.
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John Stockton holds the record for assists-per-game average over one season and is one of three players who have logged more than 1,000 assists in one season, joining Kevin Porter and Isiah Thomas in the exclusive list.
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John Stockton did this seven times, with season totals of 1,164,1,134,1,128,1,126,1,118,1,031 and 1,011 assists.
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On defense, John Stockton holds the NBA record for career steals with 3,265.
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John Stockton was a capable scorer with a reliable three-point shot.
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John Stockton was selected to the All-NBA First Team twice, the All-NBA Second Team six times, the All-NBA Third Team three times, and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team five times.
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John Stockton was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history in 1996.
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John Stockton played on the 1996 US men's Olympic basketball team.
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John Stockton won gold medals with both the 1992 and 1996 teams.
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John Stockton started coaching in youth teams, being "an assistant on seven or eight teams at once" in 2003.
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John Stockton was on the Jazz's long list of coaching candidates to replace Tyrone Corbin before the selection of Quin Snyder.
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On October 27,2015, John Stockton joined Montana State University's women's basketball program as an assistant coach to replace Kellee Barney.
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Barney left the program to pursue a career in business, and John Stockton had previously coached four of the players on the MSU women's team when they played for teams in Amateur Athletic Union leagues.
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In 2021, John Stockton appeared in a video series titled "V-Revealed, COVID Edition," raising doubt about the COVID-19 pandemic and warning against vaccines.
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Houston John Stockton played college football as a defensive back for the University of Montana Grizzlies.
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In 2011, Michael John Stockton, who played basketball at Salt Lake City's Westminster College, signed with BG Karlsruhe in Germany's second basketball division.
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David John Stockton completed his college basketball career at Gonzaga in 2014 and, after playing for the Reno Bighorns in the NBA's Development League, played for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz.
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Daughter Lindsay John Stockton played basketball for Montana State University and daughter Laura John Stockton played basketball at Gonzaga.
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John Stockton has a brother and three nephews who have played college basketball.
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John Stockton has appeared in television commercials for Foot Locker, State Farm Insurance, and Diet Pepsi.