Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005 and fired on Dec 13, 2008. He was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001–02 season until March 2, 2005, when he was fired from the position.
On August 14, 2009, he was mad...
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Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005 and fired on Dec 13, 2008. He was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001–02 season until March 2, 2005, when he was fired from the position.
On August 14, 2009, he was made an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Cheeks was born in Chicago, grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes, and attended DuSable High School. He attended West Texas State University from 1974 to 1978. Cheeks was an all-Missouri Valley Conference player for three straight seasons, as he averaged 16.8 points per game and shot nearly 57% for his collegiate career. He is currently the third leading scoring in WTSU history.
After college, Cheeks was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia...
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