In 2020, Maurice Cheeks became an Assistant Coach for the Chicago Bulls. Coach Cheeks was born in Chicago, Illinois and played for and graduated from West Texas A&M. He was drafted 36^th overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and had a 15-year NBA playing career, with stops in Philadelphia, San Antonio, New York, Atlanta, and New Jersey. In 2018, Coach Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Coach Cheeks has one child (Maura).

NBA COACHING EXPERIENCE

2020-Present – Chicago Bulls (Assistant Coach – Billy Donovan)

2015-2020 – Oklahoma City Thunder (Assistant Coach – Scott Brooks & Billy Donovan)

2013-2014 – Detroit Pistons (Head Coach)

2009-2013 – Oklahoma City Thunder (Assistant Coach – Scott Brooks)

2005-2008 – Philadelphia 76ers (Head Coach)

2001-2005 – Portland Trail Blazers (Head Coach)

1994-2001 – Portland Trail Blazers (Assistant Coach – Rick Adelman, PJ Carlesimo, & Mike Dunleavy)