Jud Buechler

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.

Jud Buechler

Buechler, circa 1987
New York Knicks
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1968-06-19) June 19, 1968 (age 57) 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
Drafted by	Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1990–2002
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	35, 33, 30, 26
Career history
As a 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 a coach:
2016–2018	Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)
2018–present	New York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights
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

Early life and college career

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.

NBA career

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.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1990–91	New Jersey	74	10	11.6	.416	.250	.652	1.9	.7	.4	.2	3.1
1991–92	New Jersey	2	0	14.5	.500	–	–	1.0	1.0	1.0	.5	4.0
1991–92	San Antonio	11	0	12.7	.500	–	.333	2.0	1.0	.7	.3	3.0
1991–92	Golden State	15	0	8.1	.303	.000	.750	1.9	.7	.6	.2	1.9
1992–93	Golden State	70	9	18.4	.437	.339	.747	2.8	1.3	.7	.3	6.2
1993–94	Golden State	36	0	6.1	.500	.414	.500	.9	.4	.2	.0	2.9
1994–95	Chicago	57	0	10.6	.492	.313	.564	1.7	.9	.4	.2	3.8
1995–96†	Chicago	74	0	10.0	.463	.444	.636	1.5	.8	.5	.1	3.8
1996–97†	Chicago	76	0	9.3	.367	.333	.357	1.7	.8	.3	.3	1.8
1997–98†	Chicago	74	0	8.2	.483	.385	.500	1.0	.7	.3	.2	2.7
1998–99	Detroit	50*	0	21.1	.417	.412	.722	2.7	1.1	.7	.3	5.5
1999–2000	Detroit	58	5	11.3	.353	.217	.286	1.6	.6	.4	.3	2.2
2000–01	Detroit	57	3	12.9	.463	.416	.750	1.6	.7	.4	.2	3.4
2001–02	Phoenix	6	0	9.0	.333	.333	–	1.3	.5	.2	.0	1.0
2001–02	Orlando	60	2	10.5	.375	.352	.500	1.8	.5	.3	.1	1.8
Career		720	29	11.7	.433	.366	.633	1.8	.8	.4	.2	3.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995	Chicago	10	0	10.4	.429	.000	.500	2.0	.5	.4	.3	2.0
1996†	Chicago	17	0	7.5	.474	.381	.500	.6	.4	.4	.0	2.7
1997†	Chicago	18	0	7.7	.419	.333	.600	1.3	.3	.2	.1	1.8
1998†	Chicago	16	0	4.0	.364	.600	–	.7	.2	.2	.1	.7
1999	Detroit	5	0	16.8	.200	.250	–	2.6	.6	.6	.2	1.6
2000	Detroit	3	0	11.3	.286	.400	–	1.3	.3	.0	.3	2.0
2002	Orlando	2	0	5.0	–	–	–	.5	.5	.5	.0	.0
Career		71	0	7.9	.398	.358	.538	1.2	.3	.3	.1	1.7