Maurice Cheeks 
#20 PG | 6-1, 184lbs | Bulls | Experience: 8 years
Born: 9/8/1956 (30) | College: West Texas State

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 48 98 73 19 100 90 8 26 25 78 100 28 88 67 63 100  
 Potential: C A B F A A D D D B A D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993 
 Value: $1,315,207  $1,400,981  $1,486,755  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 8                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CHI 48 48 28.8 12.5 0.6 2.2 8.4 2.6 3.29 2.1 0.1 1.9 .448 .854 .150  
 1985 NPBSL CHI 76 76 33.1 12.1 0.6 2.7 10.3 2.0 5.22 2.3 0.2 2.3 .474 .805 .286  
 1984 NPBSL CHI 77 77 36.7 13.9 0.8 2.6 11.2 2.5 4.53 2.3 0.1 2.2 .484 .797 .235  
 1983 NPBSL CHI 82 77 36.3 14.2 0.7 2.9 10.8 2.3 4.68 2.0 0.1 2.1 .515 .821 .045  
 1982 NPBSL BOS 82 82 35.3 15.7 0.6 2.3 10.2 2.6 3.92 2.1 0.2 2.5 .472 .790 .040  
 1981 NPBSL BOS 82 82 37.6 12.1 0.6 2.4 10.7 2.2 4.77 2.2 0.2 2.9 .464 .791 .069  
 1980 NPBSL BOS 78 78 36.5 11.0 0.6 1.9 11.0 1.9 5.69 1.8 0.1 2.5 .513 .818 .100  
 1979 NPBSL PHI 79 0 33.2 11.4 0.9 2.5 7.0 2.7 2.57 2.3 0.4 2.5 .540 .779 .444  
 1978 NPBSL PHI 82 0 29.4 8.4 0.8 2.3 5.3 2.4 2.23 2.1 0.1 2.4 .510 .721 .000  
 Career     686 520 34.3 12.3 0.7 2.5 9.5 2.3 4.03 2.1 0.2 2.4 .490 .800 .147  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL CHI 4.8 10.6 .448 2.9 3.4 .854 2.3 3.9 .593 2.4 6.3 .377 0.1 0.4 .150  
 1985 NPBSL CHI 4.7 9.8 .474 2.7 3.4 .805 2.4 3.8 .628 2.2 5.8 .381 0.1 0.3 .286  
 1984 NPBSL CHI 5.1 10.5 .484 3.6 4.5 .797 2.7 4.3 .640 2.3 5.8 .389 0.1 0.4 .235  
 1983 NPBSL CHI 5.1 9.9 .515 4.0 4.8 .821 2.5 3.8 .669 2.5 5.8 .436 0.0 0.3 .045  
 1982 NPBSL BOS 6.0 12.7 .472 3.6 4.6 .790 2.8 4.4 .626 3.2 8.0 .402 0.0 0.3 .040  
 1981 NPBSL BOS 4.3 9.3 .464 3.5 4.4 .791 2.3 3.5 .661 2.0 5.5 .364 0.0 0.4 .069  
 1980 NPBSL BOS 4.0 7.9 .513 2.9 3.5 .818 2.3 3.2 .714 1.7 4.3 .398 0.0 0.4 .100  
 1979 NPBSL PHI 4.5 8.4 .540 2.3 2.9 .779 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 .444  
 1978 NPBSL PHI 3.6 7.0 .510 1.2 1.7 .721 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     4.7 9.5 .490 3.0 3.7 .800 1.9 2.9 .648 1.8 4.5 .394 0.0 0.3 .147  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 48 48 1380 228 509 140 164 3 20 599 30 136 405 99 123 99 6 89 -118 
 1985 76 76 2516 354 747 206 256 6 21 920 44 248 783 173 150 173 12 171 407 
 1984 77 77 2824 393 812 275 345 8 34 1069 64 267 860 180 190 180 6 169 532 
 1983 82 77 2978 418 812 325 396 1 22 1162 57 298 884 162 189 162 12 170 492 
 1982 82 82 2894 493 1045 297 376 1 25 1284 51 243 834 173 213 173 16 205 -201 
 1981 82 82 3083 354 763 284 359 2 29 994 47 242 877 181 184 181 13 236 -23 
 1980 78 78 2848 315 614 224 274 3 30 857 45 197 859 141 151 141 11 196 392 
 1979 79 0 2623 357 661 180 231 4 9 898 75 274 556 183 216 183 32 197 0 
 1978 82 0 2409 292 572 101 140 0 0 685 63 254 431 174 193 174 12 198 0 
 Career 686 520 23555 3204 6535 2032 2541 28 190 8468 476 2159 6489 1466 1609 1466 120 1631 1481 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL CHI .516 1.18 36.5 11.1 24.8 2.3 8.1 5.2 19.2 169.8 5.7 -2.5 101.2 105.4  
 1985 NPBSL CHI .535 1.23 43.7 8.4 19.8 1.8 8.0 5.0 19.7 326.1 10.9 5.4 108.4 101.3  
 1984 NPBSL CHI .554 1.32 42.7 9.4 20.3 2.5 7.4 5.0 19.9 375.2 12.5 6.9 109.5 101.3  
 1983 NPBSL CHI .589 1.43 42.9 9.2 19.8 2.2 8.5 5.5 20.7 431.5 14.4 6.0 109.0 101.6  
 1982 NPBSL BOS .531 1.23 37.0 9.4 24.0 1.9 7.1 4.6 21.2 442.3 14.7 -2.5 100.8 103.7  
 1981 NPBSL BOS .540 1.30 44.2 9.3 18.2 1.8 7.4 4.6 17.9 319.3 10.6 -0.3 105.0 105.4  
 1980 NPBSL BOS .582 1.40 49.2 8.7 16.9 1.9 6.1 4.1 20.1 384.8 12.8 5.0 107.0 100.6  
 1979 NPBSL PHI .588 1.36 36.2 14.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPBSL PHI .539 1.20 34.3 15.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .553 1.30 41.2 10.2 15.9 2.0 7.5 4.8 19.7 2448.9 81.6 2.2 106.2 102.6  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL CHI 5 5 33.4 10.2 0.2 1.0 10.8 1.2 9.00 2.2 0.2 3.2 .404 .833 .000  
 1984 NPBSL CHI 10 10 41.6 18.2 0.5 2.5 13.6 3.1 4.39 3.3 0.0 1.8 .556 .774 .100  
 1983 NPBSL CHI 8 8 40.0 13.4 0.8 1.9 13.1 2.5 5.25 2.3 0.0 2.3 .456 .846 .500  
 1982 NPBSL BOS 8 8 37.3 15.1 0.6 2.9 10.0 3.5 2.86 2.3 0.1 2.6 .495 .795 .000  
 1980 NPBSL BOS 7 7 40.0 7.9 0.6 1.4 10.9 1.4 7.60 2.0 0.0 2.7 .420 .800 .333  
 Career     38 38 39.0 13.6 0.6 2.1 11.9 2.5 4.75 2.5 0.1 2.4 .482 .794 .167  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NPBSL CHI 4.6 11.4 .404 1.0 1.2 .833 2.0 4.0 .500 2.6 7.0 .371 0.0 0.4 .000  
 1984 NPBSL CHI 7.0 12.6 .556 4.1 5.3 .774 3.2 4.1 .780 3.7 7.5 .493 0.1 1.0 .100  
 1983 NPBSL CHI 5.9 12.9 .456 1.4 1.6 .846 2.4 4.8 .500 3.3 7.6 .426 0.3 0.5 .500  
 1982 NPBSL BOS 5.6 11.4 .495 3.9 4.9 .795 2.6 3.9 .677 3.0 6.9 .436 0.0 0.6 .000  
 1980 NPBSL BOS 3.0 7.1 .420 1.7 2.1 .800 1.1 2.3 .500 1.7 4.4 .387 0.1 0.4 .333  
 Career     5.4 11.2 .482 2.6 3.3 .794 2.4 3.8 .616 2.9 6.8 .436 0.1 0.6 .167  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 5 5 167 23 57 5 6 0 2 51 1 6 54 11 6 11 1 16 -10 
 1984 10 10 416 70 126 41 53 1 10 182 5 30 136 33 31 33 0 18 29 
 1983 8 8 320 47 103 11 13 2 4 107 6 21 105 18 20 18 0 18 29 
 1982 8 8 298 45 91 31 39 0 5 121 5 28 80 18 28 18 1 21 -17 
 1980 7 7 280 21 50 12 15 1 3 55 4 14 76 14 10 14 0 19 -18 
 Career 38 38 1481 206 427 100 126 4 24 516 21 99 451 94 95 94 2 92 13 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NPBSL CHI .433 0.89 45.0 5.0 20.1 0.6 3.1 1.9 12.6 3.9 0.1 -2.0 103.1 104.9  
 1984 NPBSL CHI .611 1.44 43.0 9.8 21.5 1.3 6.4 3.9 18.4 46.1 1.5 2.9 104.2 101.5  
 1983 NPBSL CHI .495 1.04 44.9 8.5 21.4 2.0 5.1 3.5 12.4 6.8 0.2 3.6 106.1 102.1  
 1982 NPBSL BOS .556 1.33 37.0 13.0 22.4 1.7 8.3 4.9 14.2 14.4 0.5 -2.1 100.1 102.2  
 1980 NPBSL BOS .491 1.10 53.1 7.0 14.7 1.7 4.0 2.9 10.3 -2.9 -0.1 -2.6 101.3 104.3  
 Career     .535 1.21 43.9 9.2 20.2 1.5 5.7 3.6 14.1 68.4 2.3 0.3 103.2 102.7  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 25 3 7 21 6 1 6 11 21 9 11 1 2  
 Playoff 28 2 8 17 8 1 6 10 20 12 14 1 3  
 Career 37 4 9 21 8 2 8 14 24 17 18 1 3  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 PHI W 30 3 12 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 15 1 0 0 5 0
 10/22 GSW L 38 4 10 1 2 0 0 9 0 3 11 5 3 0 3 -10
 10/24 NJN W 30 4 11 3 4 0 0 11 0 2 8 4 3 0 3 5
 10/26 NYK L 36 5 12 4 4 0 1 14 1 3 9 5 4 0 3 -18
 10/28 SEA W 43 6 18 3 5 0 0 15 2 4 10 1 2 0 2 9
 10/29 NJN W 41 3 5 7 8 0 0 13 0 5 12 2 4 0 3 16
 11/4 BOS L 37 6 10 0 0 0 0 12 1 3 8 2 4 0 1 -20
 11/5 WAS W 36 2 10 1 2 0 0 5 1 3 7 3 1 0 5 1
 11/9 MIL L 38 7 14 4 4 0 0 18 1 2 5 5 4 0 1 -11
 11/10 BOS W 39 4 9 3 4 0 0 11 0 1 14 6 2 0 4 6
 11/13 MIL L 33 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 10 3 3 0 3 -18
 11/14 NJN W 39 8 14 5 5 0 2 21 1 3 12 3 3 0 2 -5
 11/18 NJN W 38 8 21 3 4 0 2 19 0 2 18 3 0 1 2 6
 11/19 IND L 28 6 12 5 6 1 1 18 1 3 12 3 1 1 4 2
 11/22 WAS W 42 10 14 4 6 0 0 24 2 6 15 0 3 0 1 22
 11/24 DET W 40 5 17 9 10 0 0 19 2 6 15 3 0 0 3 5
 11/26 BOS L 39 8 14 5 6 0 0 21 1 3 15 4 2 0 0 -3
 11/27 DET L 40 7 12 3 4 0 0 17 1 5 18 5 1 0 1 -10
 11/30 UTA L 36 5 13 4 4 0 2 14 0 4 11 2 0 0 1 -20
 12/2 PHX L 34 5 11 2 4 0 0 12 1 5 10 3 2 0 4 -6
 12/4 PHI L 39 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 16 6 2 0 4 -6
 12/7 KCK L 41 5 12 1 2 0 0 11 3 6 9 1 2 1 3 -11
 12/9 POR W 40 5 11 4 4 0 0 14 0 3 6 6 3 0 4 4
 12/10 CLE L 42 7 15 4 4 1 2 19 0 1 21 4 4 1 2 -11
 12/14 NYK L 31 8 15 1 2 0 0 17 0 1 9 2 6 0 3 -21
 12/15 BOS L 32 2 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 10 4 1 1 1 -14
 1/2 POR L 18 2 11 4 4 0 1 8 0 1 5 3 2 0 2 -17
 1/4 DET L 29 7 12 5 6 0 0 19 0 2 6 3 4 0 1 -7
 1/5 SAS L 19 3 8 9 10 0 0 15 0 2 6 2 0 0 2 -14
 1/9 KCK L 26 4 10 8 11 0 0 16 1 1 8 1 4 0 2 0
 1/10 MIL L 21 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 6 1 6 0 2 -6
 1/12 IND L 12 1 3 2 2 0 1 4 0 1 6 4 0 0 4 2
 1/15 ATL L 22 2 8 2 2 0 1 6 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 -23
 1/17 GSW L 22 4 7 3 3 0 0 11 0 4 4 4 2 0 1 -23
 1/20 IND L 19 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 3 1 1 0 4 -5
 1/21 CLE L 27 6 13 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 8 2 0 0 3 -4
 1/25 DEN W 19 4 12 5 6 0 0 13 0 1 5 0 4 1 2 8
 1/26 BOS W 21 2 4 5 6 0 0 9 0 3 7 3 1 0 2 20
 1/28 IND L 27 2 8 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 7 3 3 0 3 -1
 1/29 DAL L 20 2 6 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 6 2 1 0 1 -7
 2/1 CLE L 29 3 11 7 8 0 0 13 0 3 7 3 0 0 1 -16
 2/2 NYK L 25 5 14 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 6 1 1 0 0 -4
 2/4 ATL W 27 6 14 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 6 2 2 0 1 3
 2/5 DET W 28 11 16 3 4 0 2 25 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 7
 2/10 CLE W 21 4 6 4 4 0 1 12 1 4 9 2 2 0 0 22
 2/11 DET L 25 8 13 0 0 1 2 17 0 4 10 4 2 0 3 7
 2/13 ATL L 19 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 -16
 2/14 MIL L 20 4 8 2 2 0 0 10 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 -8
 2/18 PHI W 24 6 13 6 6 0 1 18 2 4 4 1 3 0 0 16
 2/19 PHI W 22 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 7 1 1 0 3 22
 2/23 NYK W 22 7 10 2 2 0 0 16 1 4 5 3 1 0 0 12
 2/25 PHI W 23 3 7 5 6 0 0 11 1 2 6 1 3 0 0 6
 2/26 DAL L 29 5 10 3 4 0 0 13 0 4 9 2 0 0 1 4
 2/28 ATL W 20 1 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 14

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 45
 Total All-Star Appearances: 4
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive First Team: 5
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 1
 Total Assists Leader: 1
 Total Steals Leader: 1
 1980 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team
 1981 NPSBL All-Star
 1981 NPSBL All-Defensive First Team
 1981 NPSBL Steals Leader
 1982 NPSBL All-Star
 1982 NPSBL All-Defensive First Team
 1983 NPSBL All-Star
 1983 NPSBL All-League Third Team
 1983 NPSBL All-Defensive First Team
 1984 NPSBL All-Star
 1984 NPSBL All-Defensive First Team
 1984 NPSBL Assists Leader
 1985 NPBSL All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Boston with pick #21 of round 1 of the creation draft.
 6/29/1983 Traded to the Bulls
 7/20/1984 Re-signed with the Bulls for $6,576,035 over 5 years.

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