Jud Buechler

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Jud Buechler

Buechler, circa 1987
Personal information
Born	(1968-06-19) June 19, 1968 (age 56) San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Poway (Poway, California)
College	Arizona (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1990–2002
Position	Small forward
Number	35, 33, 30, 26
Career history
As player:
1990–1991	New Jersey Nets
1991	San Antonio Spurs
1991–1994	Golden State Warriors
1994–1998	Chicago Bulls
1999–2001	Detroit Pistons
2001	Phoenix Suns
2001–2002	Orlando Magic
As coach:
2016–2018	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2018–present	New York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA champion (1996–1998) First-team All-Pac-10 (1990)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,385 (3.3 ppg)
Assists	560 (0.8 apg)
Rebound	1,266 (1.8 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who was recently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was part of the Chicago Bulls during their three consecutive championship seasons between 1996 and 1998.

Buechler grew up in Poway, California, and attended Poway High School, where he was a top basketball recruit as well as a Top-50 men's volleyball prospect. He was a basketball player for all four seasons, and an All-American volleyball player at the University of Arizona, where he earned the nickname "The Judge". As a basketball player, his career averages with Arizona were 8.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists over 22.4 minutes per game across 131 games.

A sharp-shooting 6 ft 6 in guard/forward, Buechler was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round, 38th overall, of the 1990 NBA draft. His draft rights were immediately traded to the New Jersey Nets, and he spent slightly over one season with the Nets before being waived in 1991.

After a brief stint with the San Antonio Spurs, he signed with the Golden State Warriors, with whom he averaged 6.2 points, 1.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds (all career highs) during the 1992–93 NBA season. However, Buechler would become best known for his four-year tenure (1994–1998) with the Chicago Bulls. With his former college teammate Steve Kerr, Buechler provided clutch shooting off the bench during the Bulls' second three-peat (1996–1998).

As the Bulls began their post-Jordan rebuilding process in 1999, Buechler signed with the Detroit Pistons, where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns.

Buechler ended his career in 2002 after a short stint with the Orlando Magic. Buechler played 720 games across 12 seasons, with seven different franchises.

• Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference