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Stephen Douglas Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the U.S. national team.
- Background
- Pre-Bulls NBA Career
- NBA Career with The Bulls
- Post-Bulls NBA Career
- In Retirement - Broadcaster & Executive
- Head Coach of The Golden State Warriors
Kerr was born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 27th, 1965. After attending high school at the Palisades Charter in Los Angeles, Kerr graduated from the University of Arizona (1983-88) in 1988 with a Bachelor of General Studies with emphasis on history, sociology and English. MORE: Which players today compare to 'The Last Dance' Bulls? He was part of...
Kerr was drafted in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. After a rookie year where he only played 26 games, all off the bench, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Three full seasons in Cleveland, playing 183 games (29 starts), Kerr was then was shipped to Orlando to play for the Magic for the 1992-93 season.
Prior to the 1993-94 season, he signed with the Chicago Bulls, a season he went on to average career-highs of 8.6 points and 2.6 assists. But, with Jordan out of action for a majority of the next two seasons, Kerr and the Bulls failed to advance beyond the second round. However, in the following three seasons (1996-98), Kerr played a vital role in ...
After the title in 1998, Kerr was shipped to San Antonio where he was a member of the championships winning team in 1999. With that, he became the first non-Celtics NBA player since the 1960s to win four consecutive championships. Over the next four years, he would be traded away and reacquired by the Spurs. In 2003, his final year in the league, K...
Just after retiring, he joined Turner Network Television (TNT) as a commentator alongside Marv Albert. Other than a three-year break in-between, Kerr would call NBA and occasional NCAA games for TNT (and CBS) until 2014. During the three years from 2007 and 2010, Kerr had taken up the role as General Manager of the Phoenix Suns. Under him, the Suns...
Kerr was appointed as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors midway through May in 2014. In his first five seasons with the team, he led them to a 312-88 record, for a regular-season winning percentage of 78.0%. The run included three championships (2015, 17, 18) in five Finals, a record-breaking 2015-16, where the Warriors broke the NBA recor...
Stephen Douglas Kerr is an American former professional basketball player and coach currently affiliated with the Golden State Warriors. He won the NBA championships five times as a player, three times with the Chicago Bulls and twice with the San Antonio Spurs, as well as three times as the head coach of the Warriors.
Sep 23, 2024 · Steve Kerr (born September 27, 1965, Beirut, Lebanon) is an American basketball player and coach who was a prominent guard in the NBA, winning championships with the Chicago Bulls (1996–98) and San Antonio Spurs (1999 and 2003). As a coach, he led the Golden State Warriors to four titles (2015, 2017–18, and 2022).
Steve Kerr is the Head Coach of the Golden State Warriors. On May 19, 2014, Kerr became the 25th Head Coach* in Warriors history. In Coach Kerr’s first five seasons, he led the Golden State Warriors to five consecutive NBA Finals appearances.
Oct 16, 2018 · Steve Kerr has become an NBA ringleader — he’ll get his eighth championship ring Tuesday in a ceremony moments before the defending champion Warriors tip off the 2018-19 season. He has five as a...
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Jun 17, 2022 · Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr smiles and celebrates on stage after winning Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals. The Warriors then had the worst record in the NBA two seasons ago before...
