1. Peter Eddie Myers was born on September 15,1963 and is an American former professional basketball player and a former assistant coach for the NBA team Chicago Bulls.
29 Facts About Pete Myers
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Pete Myers is most famous for having been Michael Jordan's replacement player during Jordan's stint in baseball.
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At Faulkner State, Pete Myers averaged nearly 14 points per game in his two-year career and was named to the 1983 All-Southern Division team.
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In 1987, Pete Myers played for the Rockford Lightning of the CBA, was named a league All-Star, and won second place in the CBA slam dunk contest.
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Pete Myers then signed with the San Antonio Spurs in January 1988 and averaged 14.9 minutes, 5.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 22 games.
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Controversially, Pete Myers chose to play in the Spanish Liga ACB team Cai Zaragoza during the NBA preseason, and the 76ers sued to stop Pete Myers.
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On December 20,1988, Pete Myers signed with the New York Knicks and played 29 games with an average 7.9 minutes, 2.8 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
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Four days after the Knicks waived him, Pete Myers signed with the New Jersey Nets on February 27,1990, and played 28 games for the Nets.
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In those 28 games, Pete Myers averaged 19.4 minutes, 7.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists and made 2 starts for the first starts in his NBA career.
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On December 10,1990, Pete Myers signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs and played 8 games with 1 start before being waived on December 24.
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Pete Myers then played for Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and signed with the CBA team Albany Patroons in April 1991.
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Pete Myers returned to Fortitudo Bologna after the CBA season ended.
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Pete Myers averaged 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
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Pete Myers returned to the NBA in 1993 by signing with the Chicago Bulls and replaced the retiring Michael Jordan as starting shooting guard.
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Pete Myers played all 82 regular season games for the first time in his NBA career and started 81.
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Pete Myers made career-high averages of 24.8 minutes, 7.9 points, 1.0 steal, and 3.0 assists per game as well as 2.2 rebounds.
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On March 15,1995, Pete Myers scored a season-high 14 points.
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However, Pete Myers faced the possibility of being replaced as Michael Jordan was considering a comeback to the NBA.
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Pete Myers signed with the Charlotte Hornets on October 3,1995, but was traded to the Miami Heat on November 3 before playing a game for the Hornets.
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In 32 games and 1 start, Pete Myers averaged 2.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
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In 1997, Pete Myers played for Polti Cantu and reached the Italian Cup finals.
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Pete Myers then signed with the NBA's New York Knicks on October 1,1997.
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In 9 games, Pete Myers averaged 1.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.3 assist.
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In January 1999, Pete Myers signed with CBA team Quad City Thunder.
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Pete Myers became a candidate for the Chicago Bulls assistant coaching staff on January 4,2000, and joined Chicago's coaching staff on December 28,2001.
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Pete Myers became the interim head coach for two games when Bill Cartwright was fired in 2003.
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When Skiles was fired in 2007, Pete Myers was named the interim head coach for one game before Jim Boylan became the head coach for the rest of the season.
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Pete Myers was dropped from the Bulls' coaching staff in the summer of 2010, after the arrival of new head coach Tom Thibodeau.
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On June 25,2015, Pete Myers returned to the Bulls as an assistant coach until May 23,2019, when he departed for personal reasons.