Player Profile
John Starks | 9
Position:  G
Born: 08/10/65
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 190  lbs. /  86,2  kg.
College - Oklahoma State '88

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  66 1 14.1 114-310 .368 29-95 .305 33-41 .805 .20 .80 1.00 1.1 .50 .00 .79 1.90 4.4
Career Highlights

  • Hit his 1,000th career three-pointer, totaling a team-high 22 points, against the Seattle SuperSonics on 2/10/99
  • Ranked 13th in NBA in three pointers (78) in 1999
  • Closed the 1997-98 season as the Knicks' all-time franchise leader in three-pointers made (982) and attempted (2,846) and ranks 5th in steals (711) and 7th in assists (2,404)
  • Totaled 16 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds, in his first start of the 1997-98 season, against the Atlanta Hawks on 3/20/98
  • Hit a Knicks' franchise-record 9 three-pointers in 12 attempts, posting a team-high 32 points and 4 assists, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/29/98
  • Registered a 1997-98 season-high 34 points, hitting 6-of-8 three-pointers, and 3 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks on 1/13/98
  • Won the 1996-97 NBA Sixth Man Award, averaging 13.8 ppg, 2.8 apg and 2.7 rpg
  • Established Knicks franchise single-season records in 1994-95 for most three-pointers made (217) and attempted (611)
  • Shares the NBA Playoffs record for most three-pointers in a half, with 6 against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals
  • Holds the NBA Finals record for most three-pointers attempted in a series, with 50 against the Houston Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals
  • Has appeared in 93 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 14.5 ppg, 4.2 apg and 2.9 rpg
  • Participated in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, scoring 9 points in 20 minutes
  • Matched an NBA record by hitting 7 three-pointers in one half against the Miami Heat on 11/22/93
  • Named to the 1992-93 NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Personal

  • Full name is John Levell Starks
  • John and his wife Jacqueline have three children, John, Jr., Chelsea and Tiara
  • Hosted a youth basketball camp in the summer of 1998
  • Enjoys listening to jazz and playing tennis
  • Oversaw the efforts of the John Starks Foundation in hometown of Tulsa and was active in the Boys Brotherhood republic on Manhattan's Lower East Side
  • Honored in a downtown parade in Tulsa on "John Starks Day" on July 4, 1994

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points20 vs. Milwaukee 10/30/01 39 2 Times
 Field Goals Made8 vs. Milwaukee 10/30/0115 vs. Milwaukee 11/13/93
 Field Goals Attempted13 vs. Milwaukee 10/30/0136 @ Orlando 2/14/93
 Three Point Field Goals Made 3 2 Times9 vs. Milwaukee 1/29/98
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted5 3 Times16 @ Toronto 4/06/96
 Free Throws Made4 vs. Denver 3/04/0212 2 Times
 Free Throws Attempted4 vs. Denver3/04/0215 vs. New Jersey12/17/91
 Offensive Rebounds2 2 Times4 4 Times
 Defensive Rebounds4 @ Memphis 2/05/028 2 Times
 Total Rebounds4 2 Times10 vs. Dallas 2/19/99
 Assists6 vs. Portland 12/14/0114 @ L.A. Lakers 3/26/93
 Steals3 @ Denver 2/20/027 vs. Boston 4/09/96
 BlocksNone3 @ Minnesota 12/23/91
 Minutes Played39 vs. Milwaukee 10/30/0156 @ Orlando 2/14/93
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 88-89 GSW 36 0 8.8 .408 .385 .654 .40 .70 1.10 .8 .64 .08 1.08 1.00 4.1
 90-91 NYK 61 10 19.2 .439 .290 .752 .50 1.70 2.10 3.3 .97 .28 1.21 2.20 7.6
 91-92 NYK 82 0 25.8 .449 .348 .778 .50 1.80 2.30 3.4 1.26 .22 1.83 2.80 13.9
 92-93 NYK 80 51 31.0 .428 .321 .795 .70 1.90 2.60 5.1 1.14 .15 2.16 2.90 17.5
 93-94 NYK 59 54 34.9 .420 .335 .754 .60 2.50 3.10 5.9 1.61 .10 3.12 3.20 19.0
 94-95 NYK 80 78 34.1 .395 .355 .737 .40 2.30 2.70 5.1 1.15 .05 2.00 3.20 15.3
 95-96 NYK 81 71 30.8 .443 .361 .753 .40 2.50 2.90 3.9 1.27 .14 1.93 2.80 12.6
 96-97 NYK 77 1 26.5 .431 .369 .769 .50 2.20 2.70 2.8 1.17 .14 2.05 2.50 13.8
 97-98 NYK 82 10 26.7 .393 .327 .787 .60 2.20 2.80 2.7 .95 .06 1.74 2.50 12.9
 98-99 GSW 50 50 33.7 .370 .290 .740 .70 2.60 3.30 4.7 1.38 .10 1.66 2.70 13.8
 99-00 GSW 33 30 33.6 .378 .348 .833 .30 2.50 2.80 5.2 1.12 .09 1.94 2.80 14.7
 99-00 CHI 4 0 20.5 .324 .300 1.000 .00 2.50 2.50 2.8 1.25 .25 .75 2.30 7.5
 00-01 UTA 75 64 28.3 .398 .352 .802 .40 1.70 2.10 2.4 .97 .13 1.25 2.90 9.3
 01-02 UTA 66 1 14.1 .368 .305 .805 .20 .80 1.00 1.1 .50 .00 .79 1.90 4.4
 Career 866 420 27.2 .412 .340 .769 .50 2.00 2.50 3.6 1.10 .12 1.77 2.60 12.5
 Playoff 96 55 31.6 .421 .371 .759 .40 2.40 2.80 4.1 1.25 .09 2.33 3.40 14.2
 All-Star 1 0 20.0 .444 .333 .000 1.00 2.00 3.00 3.0 1.00 .00 2.00 1.00 9.0

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