Johnny Dawkins

Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 at Duke and subsequently played nine seasons in the NBA. He was born in Washington, D.C.. He played basketball at Mackin High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he... more

Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 at Duke and subsequently played nine seasons in the NBA. He was born in Washington, D.C.. He played basketball at Mackin High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when J. J. Redick surpassed it. In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985-1986 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win-loss record of 37-3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season at the time. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville 72-69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top... less