John Kuester

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Kuester
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1955(1955-02-06)
Age	69
Birthplace	Richmond
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Aquarius

John Kuester Biography

John Kuester is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 6, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. John Dewitt Kuester, Jr. (/”‘ KJU: s T @r /; born February 6 1955) is an American basketball coach and scout.

Following his playing time, Kuester began a basketball coaching career. He volunteered as an assistant coach at The University of Richmond in 1980 from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 until 1983, he worked as the assistant of Rick Pitino at Boston University prior to his appointment when he became the most junior director of NCAA Division I.

He continued his career on the sidelines in the NBA, joining the Boston Celtics in 1990 and serving as an assistant from 1995 to 1997, and from 1997 to 2003 an assistant for the Philadelphia 76ers under head coach Larry Brown. In 2003–04, Kuester followed Brown to the Detroit Pistons where he also served as an assistant. In 2004–05 Kuester was an assistant with the New Jersey Nets, and returned to the 76ers once more in 2005–06. In July 2006, Kuester was named as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic.

In August 2007, Kuester was named to Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown’s staff, replacing the departing Kenny Natt.

Kuester was a four-year player for The UNC Tar Heels under head coach Dean Smith, for whom Kuester was a winner of two ACC championships. He also helped the team reach the NCAA Tournament four times, including a appearance in the 1997 NCAA Finals, in which they fell to Marquette by a score of 67-59. In his junior and senior years (1976 in 1977 and 1976), Kuester was voted UNC’s top defensive player. Also , in his senior year and was named the Most Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament and the NCAA East Regionals.

John Kuester Net Worth

John Kuester is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Kuester 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was six-foot-two” (1.88 millimeters) and a 180 lb (82 kilograms) guard. He played for the college team as a member of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels between 1973 and 1977.

Kuester was picked in the 9th round from the three-round (53rd overall) in the 1977 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. He played in 78 games for them between 1977 and 1978, averaging 4.8 scores, 1.5 rebounding in addition to 3.2 assists per game. In the two and three (and the final) seasons, he played for his team the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers respectively.

From 1985 to 1990 he was the head coach at George Washington University. His 1988–1989 Colonials team compiled a 1-27 record, one of the worst ever in NCAA history.

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On September 7, 2012, Kuester was named an advance scout for the Lakers.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Kuester celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

Top Facts about John Kuester

1. John Kuester is a former NBA player and coach.
2. He was born on February 6, 1955 in Pennsylvania.
3. Kuester played college basketball at the University of North Carolina.
4. He won an NBA championship as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
5. Kuester also served as head coach for the Pistons from 2009-2011.
6. He has also been an assistant coach for several other NBA teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
7. In college, Kuester was a teammate of Michael Jordan at UNC.
8. As a player, he had a brief career in the NBA playing for four different teams over five seasons.
9. Kuester has coached overseas in Japan and Israel as well.
10. His coaching record in the NBA is 171-307 (.358 winning percentage).