Stephen Douglas Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is an American
professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current
head coach of the Golden State Warriors.[1] Kerr is a seven-time NBA
champion, winning three with the
Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls and two with the San
Antonio Spurs as a player, as well as two with the Warriors as a head
coach. Kerr has the highest career three-point percentage (45.4%) in
NBA history for any player with at least 250 three-pointers made. He
also held the NBA record for highest three-point percentage in a
season at 52.4% until the record was broken by
Kyle Korver
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Kyle Korver in 2010.
On June 2, 2007, the
Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns named Kerr the team's President of
Basketball

Basketball Operations and General Manager. Kerr helped Managing
Partner
Robert Sarver

Robert Sarver buy the Suns in 2004 and became one of Sarver's
trusted basketball advisors. Kerr announced his retirement from the
Suns in June 2010. Afterwards, Kerr returned as a color commentator
for
NBA on TNT

NBA on TNT until 2014, when he pursued a career in coaching.
On May 14, 2014, the
Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors named Kerr the team's head
coach. On April 4, 2015, with a win over the Dallas Mavericks, Kerr
broke the NBA record for the most regular season wins for a rookie
coach. The Warriors went on to win the 2015 NBA Finals, making Kerr
the first rookie coach to win a championship since
Pat Riley
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Pat Riley in the
1982 NBA Finals. On April 13, 2016, the Warriors broke the record for
the most wins in an NBA season. The Warriors returned to the Finals
for two straight years, losing in 2016 and winning again in 2017.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Collegiate career
2.1 College statistics
3 Professional career
3.1 Career beginnings
3.2 Chicago Bulls
3.3 San Antonio Spurs
3.4 Portland Trail Blazers
3.5 Return to the Spurs
4 Post-playing career
4.1 Television analyst
4.2
Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns front office
5 Head coaching career
5.1
Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors (2014–present)
6 Personal life
7 Career statistics
7.1 NBA
7.1.1 Regular season
7.1.2 Playoffs
8 Coaching record
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Early life
Kerr was born in Beirut,
Lebanon

Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, an American
academic who specialized in the Middle East, and his wife, Ann
(Zwicker).[2] He has three siblings.[3] His grandfather, Stanley Kerr,
volunteered with the Near East Relief after the
Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide and
rescued women and orphans in
Aleppo

Aleppo and Marash before eventually
settling in Beirut.[4] Kerr spent much of his childhood in
Lebanon

Lebanon and
other Middle Eastern countries. He attended
Cairo American College in
Egypt, the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon, and Palisades
High School (now Palisades Charter High School) in Los Angeles.
His 52-year-old father Malcolm was murdered by the Islamic Jihad
(later, elements of Islamic Jihad formed Hezbollah) on the morning of
January 18, 1984, while he was serving as president of the American
University of Beirut.[5][6][7][8] His father was shot twice in the
back of his head, by gunmen using silencer-equipped handguns, in the
hallway outside his office.[3][6][7][8] Kerr was 18 years old at the
time, and a college freshman;[5] regarding his father's death, he has
said: "Before my father was killed, my life was impenetrable. Bad
things happened to other people."[2] The Kerr family sued the Iranian
government under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of
1996.[9] While warming up for a game at Arizona State in 1988, Kerr
had to deal with a number of fans in the crowd chanting "PLO" and
"your father's history".[10][11] Though teary-eyed, Kerr scored 20
points in the first half, making all six of his 3-point attempts.[11]
The athletic director of Arizona State, Charles Harris, sent a letter
of apology to Kerr a few days later.[12]
Kerr graduated from the
University of Arizona

University of Arizona in 1988 with a Bachelor
of General Studies, with emphasis on history, sociology and
English.[13][14]
Collegiate career
Minimally recruited out of high school, Kerr played basketball for the
University of Arizona

University of Arizona from 1983 to 1988. In the summer of 1986, Kerr
was named to the USA
Basketball

Basketball team that competed in the FIBA World
Championship in Spain. The team was the last American Men's Senior
Team composed strictly of amateur players to capture a gold medal. He
injured his knee in the tournament, forcing him to miss an entire
season (1986–87) at Arizona. After returning to the team, Kerr
became a fan favorite due to his leadership and long-range shooting.
He helped the Wildcats reach the Final Four of the NCAA Division I
basketball tournament in 1988, along with future NBA teammate Sean
Elliott, future NBA journeyman Tom Tolbert, and future MLB All-Star
Kenny Lofton. He also set an NCAA record for 3-point percentage in a
season (114–199, 57.3%).
College statistics
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1983–84
Arizona
28
...
22.6
.516
...
.692
1.2
1.3
0.3
0.0
7.1
1984–85
Arizona
31
...
33.4
.568
...
.803
2.4
4.0
0.6
0.1
10.0
1985–86
Arizona
32
...
38.4
.540
...
.899
3.2
4.2
1.6
0.0
14.4
1986–87
Arizona
Redshirted—Did not play
1987–88
Arizona
38
...
32.6
.559
.573
.824
2.0
3.9
1.2
0.1
12.6
Career[15]
...
129
...
32.1
.548
.573
.815
2.2
3.4
1.0
0.1
11.2
Professional career
Career beginnings
Kerr was selected by the
Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1988
NBA draft. He was traded to the
Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers in 1989. He spent
over three seasons (1989–92) there and then part of the 1992–93
season with the Orlando Magic.
Chicago Bulls
In 1993, he signed with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls made the playoffs
in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, but without Michael Jordan's
presence for all of 1994 and much of 1995, the team could not advance
to the Finals. However, with Jordan back full-time for the 1995–96
season, the Bulls set a then NBA-record of 72–10 and defeated the
Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals.
Kerr played a major part of the Bulls' championship victory in the
1997 NBA Finals

1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. In the final seconds of Game 6
with the score tied at 86, he took a pass from Jordan and hit the
title-winner. The Bulls won, earning the franchise's fifth title. Kerr
also won the 3-Point Shootout at the 1997 All-Star Game.
In the last minute of Game 2 of the
1998 NBA Finals against Utah, Kerr
missed a 3-pointer, grabbed his own rebound and made a pass to Michael
Jordan who made a crucial three-point play, putting them in the lead
for good. The play helped Chicago win the game and tie the series at
1. The Bulls won the series in 6 games.
San Antonio Spurs
In January 1999, Kerr was acquired by the
San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs in a
sign-and-trade deal with the Bulls, whereby
Chuck Person

Chuck Person and a
first-round pick in the 2000
NBA draft
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NBA draft was sent to Chicago.[16] The
Spurs reached
1999 NBA Finals

1999 NBA Finals and won their first NBA Championship
with a 4–1 series victory over the New York Knicks. Kerr became one
of two players to win four straight NBA titles without being a part of
the 1960s
Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics dynasty—the other being Frank Saul, who won
four straight with Rochester and Minneapolis from 1951–54.[17] Kerr
and Saul are also the only two players in NBA history to have won two
championships with two different teams in consecutive seasons.[18]
Portland Trail Blazers
Kerr was traded to the
Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers alongside Derek Anderson
on July 24, 2001, in a deal that brought Steve Smith to the Spurs. He
would remain in Portland for the 2001–02 season, playing in 65
games.
Return to the Spurs
After his brief stint in Portland, he was traded back to San Antonio,
along with
Erick Barkley and a 2003 2nd-round pick, in exchange for
Charles Smith, Amal McCaskill, and
Antonio Daniels

Antonio Daniels on August 2, 2002.
He supported the Spurs from the bench in nearly every game (75) the
following year, in what would be his final season in the league.[19]
In Game 6 of the 2003 Western Conference Finals against the Dallas
Mavericks, Kerr made four second-half three-pointers that helped
eliminate Dallas. The Spurs eventually won the NBA championship by
beating the
New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets in the 2003 NBA Finals, 4–2.
Kerr announced his retirement after the 2003 NBA Finals. He played 910
regular-season games but started only 30 of them, 20 of those games
coming in the 1991–92 season. His career totals are: 5,437 points (6
ppg), 1,060 rebounds (1.2 rpg), and 1,658 assists (1.8 apg). He also
retired as the league's all-time leader in three-point shooting
percentage for a season (.524 in 1994–95) and career (.454).
Post-playing career
Television analyst
Kerr in 2013
In 2003, Kerr became a broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television
(TNT), offering commentary alongside renowned analyst Marv Albert.
During his tenure he performed a segment sponsored by Coors Light
called Steve's Refreshing Thoughts in which he brought up interesting
facts in NBA history. This segment continued through sponsorship, and
became known as Steve Wonders, sponsored by Sprint. In the same time
period, Kerr also contributed to
Yahoo!

Yahoo! as an NBA commentator.
He has provided his voice for the in-game commentary of EA Sports
video games NBA Live 06, NBA Live 07, NBA Live 08, NBA Live 09 and NBA
Live 10 with Albert. He has also provided his voice as a color analyst
for NBA 2K12, NBA 2K13,
NBA 2K14

NBA 2K14 and NBA 2K15. He remains a
commentator in
NBA 2K15

NBA 2K15 despite becoming the Golden State Warriors
coach for the 2014–15 season several months prior to the game's
release.
Kerr left broadcasting in 2007 to work as a general manager for the
Phoenix Suns, but it was confirmed on June 28, 2010 that he would
return as an NBA analyst for TNT starting with the 2010–11 NBA
season. Since 2011, Kerr has also called the NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball

Basketball Championship on Turner Sports and CBS, teaming up with lead
broadcasters
Jim Nantz

Jim Nantz and
Clark Kellogg

Clark Kellogg for the First Four and Final
Four games, and with Albert in other rounds.
Kerr was a regular contributor to the website
Grantland

Grantland from 2011
until it closed in 2015.
Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns front office
On April 15, 2004, Kerr was announced as a member of a potential group
of buyers that would acquire his old team, the Suns, from Jerry
Colangelo for $300 million. He became part of Suns management, acting
as a consultant.[20][21] During the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend, he was
a member of the San Antonio team that won the Shooting Stars
Competition.[22]
On June 2, 2007, Kerr announced his departure from his broadcasting
position at TNT and his commentating position at
Yahoo!

Yahoo! to assume
duties as the general manager of the
Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns beginning with the
2007–2008 season. On February 6, 2008, reports surfaced that Kerr
was planning to trade Suns forward
Shawn Marion

Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks
to the Miami Heat in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal, which he did. The
Suns were eliminated by the
San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs in five games in the
first round of the playoffs.
Kerr in 2008
On December 10, 2008, Kerr continued to remake the Suns roster by
trading away Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and
Sean Singletary to the
Charlotte Bobcats
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Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, and
the Bobcats' 2010 second-round draft pick, which was used to draft
Gani Lawal

Gani Lawal of Georgia Tech.[23] On June 25, 2009, Kerr traded O'Neal
to the
Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a future
second-round draft pick and cash.
On May 5, 2010, the Suns wore Los Suns jerseys in Game 2 against the
Spurs to be united against the controversial Arizona immigration law.
Kerr himself compared the law to Nazi Germany.[24]
On June 15, 2010, Kerr stepped down as president and general manager
of the Suns, but still owned a 1% share of the Suns' organization that
he kept until 2014.[citation needed]
Head coaching career
Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors (2014–present)
On May 14, 2014, Kerr reached an agreement to become the head coach
for the Golden State Warriors, succeeding Mark Jackson.[25][26] Kerr
coached in the 2014 Summer League for the Warriors. During the
2014–15 season, the team's offense employed elements of the triangle
offense from his playing days in Chicago under Phil Jackson, the
spacing and pace of
Gregg Popovich
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Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, and the uptempo
principles
Alvin Gentry

Alvin Gentry used in Phoenix when Kerr was the GM.[27]
After the Warriors beat the
Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets to win their 14th
consecutive game, Kerr became the first coach to start his career with
a 19–2 record.[28] This beat out
Al Cervi and his 18–2 start with
the Syracuse Nationals. On December 10, 2014, Kerr became the first
NBA rookie head coach to win 21 of his first 23 games.[29] He was
named the head coach of the Western Conference team for the 2015 NBA
All-Star Game after Golden State had the best record in the
conference.[30] On April 4, the Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks
123–110 to clinch home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, and
Kerr got his 63rd win of the season to become the highest winning
rookie head coach in NBA history, passing
Tom Thibodeau

Tom Thibodeau and his 62
wins with the
Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls in the 2010–11 season. In the NBA Coach
of the Year voting, Kerr was runner-up to Mike Budenholzer.
The Warriors ultimately finished with one of the best regular seasons
in NBA history, and the greatest in the team's 69-year history. Golden
State ended with an overall record of 67–15, becoming the 10th team
to win 67 or more games in a single season. It was the first time the
Warriors had ever won as many as 60 games in a season; their previous
high was 59 in the 1975–76 season. The Warriors also ended with a
39–2 home record, which is tied for the second best home record in
NBA history. The Warriors were first in defensive efficiency for the
season and second in offensive efficiency, barely missing the mark
that the Julius Erving–led Sixers achieved by being first in both
offensive and defensive efficiency. They became the first team in NBA
history to have two win streaks over 15 at home (18 and 19).
In the opening round of the playoffs against the New Orleans Pelicans,
Kerr led the Warriors to their first four-game playoff sweep since the
1975 NBA Finals. Afterwards, the team surpassed the Memphis Grizzlies
(4–2, in the second round). Down 2–1 in the series, Kerr made an
unconventional adjustment in Game 4 to leave the Grizzlies' Tony Allen
open and have his defender, center Andrew Bogut, guard the interior.
His strategy was lauded after Allen, Memphis' best wing defender, was
benched and limited to 16 minutes after missing wide open
shots.[31][32][33] The Warriors then defeated the Houston Rockets
(4–1, in the Western Conference Finals), making the
NBA Finals

NBA Finals for
the first time in 40 years.
The Warriors faced the
Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. Kerr and
rival coach
David Blatt

David Blatt were both in their first season as NBA head
coaches, and this was the first time a pair of rookie head coaches
faced each other in the
NBA Finals

NBA Finals since the NBA's first year of
existence, in 1947 with
Eddie Gottlieb

Eddie Gottlieb of the Philadelphia Warriors
and
Harold Olsen of the
Chicago Stags

Chicago Stags competing.[34] After the
Warriors went down 2–1 to Cleveland, Kerr started swingman Andre
Iguodala in place of Bogut, jump-starting their stagnant offense for a
103–82 road win that evened the series. It was Iguodala's first
start of the season, and the small unit came to be known as the Death
Lineup. After the game, Kerr admitted to lying to the press in
response to pregame questions about potential changes to his starting
lineup.[35] The Warriors went on to win the championship in six games,
defeating the Cavaliers, 4–2, in the series, to give Kerr his sixth
championship and first as a head coach.
After the first two days of the defending champion Warriors' training
camp, Kerr took an indefinite leave of absence to rehabilitate his
back, which had caused problems since the 2015 NBA Finals.[36] Around
this time, assistant coach
Luke Walton
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Luke Walton assumed Kerr's coaching duties.
Kerr missed all of 2015 and most of January 2016, although technically
the NBA credited Walton's win-loss record to Kerr.[37] Kerr said "I
think it's ridiculous", when asked about getting all of Walton's
wins.[38] On January 22, 2016, Kerr returned to coaching after missing
43 games, but warned he might need to miss games occasionally if there
was a recurrence of the headaches and pain related to the spinal fluid
leak that sidelined him. The Warriors went 39–4 with interim coach
Luke Walton.[39] The Warriors went 34-5 after Kerr returned to
coaching. Golden State broke the 1995–96
Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls 72–10
record by winning 73 games.[40] Kerr became the first person in NBA
history to be a part of 70-win teams as a player and head coach. He
was named 2015–16 NBA Coach of the Year.[41] Kerr would lead the
Warriors to the 2016
NBA Finals

NBA Finals where they would again face the
Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors lost in seven games.
On November 20, 2016, the NBA announced that Kerr had been fined
$25,000 for public criticism of officiating during a radio interview
with
KNBR

KNBR 680 on November 17.[42] Kerr missed time during the 2017 NBA
playoffs due to recurring back issues.[43] He returned for the 2017
NBA Finals

NBA Finals where he led the Warriors to victory over the Cleveland
Cavaliers in five games. Kerr is the fourth coach in NBA history to
win two championships in his first three seasons of coaching.
Kerr is third on the Warriors' all-time wins list behind Don Nelson
and Eddie Gottlieb, and only Nelson has won more games in the West
Coast portion of Warriors history.
Personal life
He married Margot Kerr, his college sweetheart, in 1990. The couple
has three children: Nick, Maddy and Matthew.[44]
Since the conclusion of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Kerr has
been critical of
Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his surprising election victory. In
an interview following the election, Kerr voiced the opinion that
Trump's rise to power was based on insults against women and
minorities. He compared Trump's campaign performances and the crude
responses of his supporters to The Jerry Springer Show. Although he
expressed hope that Trump would be a good president, he made clear his
"disgust" with Trump's disrespectful public discourse and his
disappointment with the election results.[45]
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

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
*
Led league
†
Denotes seasons in which Kerr won an NBA championship
NBA record
NBA
Regular season
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1988–89
Phoenix
26
0
6.0
.435
.471
.667
.7
.9
.3
.0
2.1
1989–90
Cleveland
78
5
21.3
.444
.507*
.863
1.3
3.2
.6
.1
6.7
1990–91
Cleveland
57
4
15.9
.444
.452
.849
.6
2.3
.5
.1
4.8
1991–92
Cleveland
48
20
17.6
.511
.432
.833
1.6
2.3
.6
.2
6.6
1992–93
Cleveland
5
0
8.2
.500
.000
1.000
1.4
2.2
.4
.0
2.4
1992–93
Orlando
47
0
9.4
.429
.250
.909
.8
1.3
.2
.0
2.6
1993–94
Chicago
82
0
24.8
.497
.419
.856
1.6
2.6
.9
.0
8.6
1994–95
Chicago
82
0
22.4
.527
.524*
.778
1.5
1.8
.5
.0
8.2
1995–96†
Chicago
82
0
23.4
.506
.515
.929
1.3
2.3
.8
.0
8.4
1996–97†
Chicago
82
0
22.7
.533
.464
.806
1.6
2.1
.8
.0
8.1
1997–98†
Chicago
50
0
22.4
.454
.438
.918
1.5
1.9
.5
.1
7.5
1998–99†
San Antonio
44
0
16.7
.391
.313
.886
1.0
1.1
.5
.1
4.4
1999–00
San Antonio
32
0
8.4
.432
.516
.818
.6
.4
.1
.0
2.8
2000–01
San Antonio
55
1
11.8
.421
.429
.933
.6
1.0
.3
.0
3.3
2001–02
Portland
65
0
11.9
.470
.394
.975
.9
1.0
.2
.0
4.1
2002–03†
San Antonio
75
0
12.7
.430
.395
.882
.8
.9
.4
.0
4.0
Career[15]
910
30
17.8
.479
.454
.864
1.2
1.8
.5
.1
6.0
Playoffs
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1990
Cleveland
5
0
14.6
.286
.000
.000
1.2
2.0
.8
.0
1.6
1992
Cleveland
12
3
12.4
.439
.273
1.000
.5
.8
.4
.0
3.7
1994
Chicago
10
0
18.6
.361
.375
1.000
1.4
1.0
.7
.0
3.5
1995
Chicago
10
0
19.3
.475
.421
1.000
.6
1.5
.1
.0
5.1
1996†
Chicago
18
0
19.8
.448
.321
.871
1.0
1.7
.8
.0
6.1
1997†
Chicago
19
0
17.9
.429
.381
.929
.9
1.1
.9
.1
5.1
1998†
Chicago
21
0
19.8
.434
.463
.818
.8
1.7
.3
.0
4.9
1999†
San Antonio
11
0
8.8
.267
.231
.833
.8
.7
.2
.0
2.2
2001
San Antonio
9
0
11.2
.480
.333
.500
1.0
.7
.4
.1
3.3
2002
Portland
3
0
13.0
.429
.250
1.000
1.3
1.7
.3
.0
6.3
2003†
San Antonio
10
0
4.6
.636
.833
.750
.3
.6
.1
.0
2.2
Career[15]
128
3
15.6
.426
.370
.876
.9
1.2
.5
.0
4.3
Coaching record
Legend
Regular season
G
Games coached
W
Games won
L
Games lost
W–L %
Win–loss %
Post season
PG
Playoff games
PW
Playoff wins
PL
Playoff losses
PW–L %
Playoff win–loss %
NBA record
Team
Year
G
W
L
W–L%
Finish
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result
Golden State
2014–15
82
67
15
.817
1st in Pacific
21
16
5
.762
Won NBA Championship
Golden State
2015–16
82
73
9
.890
1st in Pacific
24
15
9
.625
Lost in NBA Finals
Golden State
2016–17
82
67
15
.817
1st in Pacific
17
16
1
.941
Won NBA Championship
Career
246
207
39
.841
62
47
15
.758
See also
National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association portal
Biography portal
List of NBA players with most championships
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