John Jay Humphries (born October 17, 1962) is a retired American professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). He later served as the first head coach of the

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.Bighorns hire Humphries as first head coach
/ref> He last worked as an assistant coach for the

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. Humphries played on the top-ranked high school basketball team in the country in 1980. Inglewood High School went undefeated with the help of Humphries, center Vince Kelley, point guard

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, and wing man Angelo Robinson, as they went on to win the national championship that year. Humphries, a 6'3"

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, then played four seasons of college basketball for the

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. By the end of his stint in Colorado, he broke 16 school records including career assists, steals, and games played. Jay Humphries - Phoenix Suns

Humphries was selected 13th overall by the

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in the 1984 NBA Draft. He was traded to the

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in 1988. Perhaps his best season came in 1989, when he averaged what would be career bests of 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 steals, as well as 5.8 assists per game. On December 18, 1990, Humphries scored a career high 36 points in a 106-101 win over the

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. The Bucks traded him to the

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prior to the 1992-93 season in exchange for

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. Part of multiple postseason runs with the Jazz, on April 30, 1994, Humphries led Utah to a 96-84 Game 2 win over the

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, with a game-leading 25 points. Humphries and the Jazz went on to win the series in four games, and eventually made the Western Conference Finals before losing to the eventual champion

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. Humphries retired in

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as a member of the Boston Celtics; he holds career averages of 11.1 points and 5.5

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s per game. In 1998, he joined a team of retired NBA players, including

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and Adrian Dantley on a tour of

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for a series of exhibition games against the Chinese national team. Humphries began his basketball coaching career as an associate head coach in the

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CBA in 2001. He spent another five years in the Korean Professional Basketball League in

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as head coach of the Inchon ET Land Black Slamer, and associate head coach for the Wonju TG Xers. From 2010-2012 he served as the head coach for the Foshan Linglions. In the 2012-13 season, he served as the assistant coach for the

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. For the 2014–15 season, Humphries was hired by the

as an assistant to new head coach

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and helped his team reach the playoffs.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 80 , , 39 , , 25.8 , , .446 , , .200 , , .829 , , 2.1 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1985–86 , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 82 , , 33.3 , , .479 , , .138 , , .767 , , 3.2 , , 6.4 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1986–87 , style="text-align:left;",

, style="background:#cfecec;" , 82* , , 82 , , 31.5 , , .477 , , .185 , , .769 , , 3.2 , , 7.7 , , 1.4 , , 0.1 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987–88 , style="text-align:left;",

, 50 , , 33 , , 31.1 , , .545 , , .188 , , .741 , , 3.0 , , 7.1 , , 1.2 , , 0.1 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987–88 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 18 , , 0 , , 14.0 , , .370 , , .000 , , .643 , , 1.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.1 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988–89 , style="text-align:left;",

, 73 , , 50 , , 30.4 , , .483 , , .266 , , .816 , , 2.6 , , 5.5 , , 1.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 81 , , 34.8 , , .494 , , .300 , , .786 , , 3.3 , , 5.8 , , 1.9 , , 0.1 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1990–91 , style="text-align:left;",

, 80 , , 80 , , 34.1 , , .502 , , .373 , , .799 , , 2.8 , , 6.7 , , 1.6 , , 0.1 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1991–92 , style="text-align:left;",

, 71 , , 71 , , 31.8 , , .469 , , .292 , , .783 , , 2.6 , , 6.6 , , 1.7 , , 0.2 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1992–93 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 78 , , 20 , , 26.1 , , .436 , , .200 , , .777 , , 1.8 , , 4.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993–94 , style="text-align:left;",

, 75 , , 19 , , 21.6 , , .436 , , .396 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , 2.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;",

, 12 , , 0 , , 12.4 , , .160 , , .667 , , .000 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 0.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 6 , , 0 , , 8.7 , , .444 , , .000 , , .500 , , 0.5 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 1.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 788 , , 557 , , 29.3 , , .476 , , .297 , , .782 , , 2.5 , , 5.5 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 11.1

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1984–85 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 3 , , 30.0 , , .645 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , 5.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 16.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987–88 , style="text-align:left;",

, 2 , , 0 , , 9.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988–89 , style="text-align:left;",

, 9 , , 9 , , 35.9 , , .495 , , .167 , , .882 , , 3.0 , , 7.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.0 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 2 , , 26.3 , , .533 , , .333 , , .769 , , 1.7 , , 6.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1990–91 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 3 , , 41.0 , , .531 , , .400 , , .900 , , 2.0 , , 8.3 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 15.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1992–93 , style="text-align:left;",

, 5 , , 0 , , 23.0 , , .333 , , .250 , , .500 , , 2.0 , , 3.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.6 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1993–94 , style="text-align:left;",

, 16 , , 0 , , 22.3 , , .426 , , .318 , , .679 , , 2.3 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 41 , , 17 , , 26.9 , , .467 , , .268 , , .782 , , 2.3 , , 4.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 9.7

References

External links

College & NBA stats
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