CAREER AVERAGES

11.1

Points

6.7

Assists

52.3%

2.8

Rebounds

34.4

Mins

0.3

MO

Maurice Cheeks manned the point guard position for 11 years in Philadelphia, helping the 76ers advance to three NBA Finals in a four-year span (1980-1983). The 76ers’ all-time leader in assists and steals, he paced the team in both categories in ten of his eleven seasons. Cheeks earned four selections to the NBA All-Defensive First Team and played in four NBA All-Star Games.

AWARDS + Recognition

1 time NBA Champion

At age 26, Maurice Cheeks averaged 16.3 points and 7 assists in the 1983 postseason. Cheeks, alongside Julius Erving and Moses Malone, led the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 NBA Championship, the team’s first since 1967.

4 time NBA All-Star

All 4 of Cheeks’ NBA All-Star selections came as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, making the team in 1982-83, 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88. In his 4 games, he averaged 11 minutes per and shot nearly 44% from the field.

5 time NBA All-Defensive Team

In his 16-year NBA career, Cheeks racked up 5 NBA All-Defense recognitions in 5 consecutive seasons. He was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team four times (1983-86) and the NBA’s All Defensive Second Team once (1987).

Cheeks’ 1982-83 Season

Mo Cheeks was instrumental in the 76ers’ 1982-1983 season which resulted in the team’s most recent NBA title. Reverentially referred to on that team as “Little Mo” (Moses Malone was “Big Mo”), he led the team in both assists and steals throughout both the regular season and playoffs, and was the team’s most efficient regular season scorer, shooting over 54% from the field.

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Cheeks’ 1982-83 Season

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