Jerry Stackhouse

Jerry Stackhouse is a retired professional basketball player who currently serves as the head coach for the Vanderbilt University men’s basketball team head coach. He used to play in the National Basketball Association and was named an NBA All-Star twice. NBA teams he has played for include the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, and the Brooklyn Nets.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Jerry Darnell Stackhouse was born on November 5, 1974, in Kinston, North Carolina in the United States of America. He stands 198 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 99 kg. He plays a shooting guard and a small forward.

His older brother is Tony Dawson who also played in the NBA. His nephew Craig Dawson played college ball for Wake Forest University.

High School and College Career

He attended Kinston High School in Kinston, North Carolina before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. Later, he committed to play college basketball for the University of North Carolina and was there from 1993 to 1995.

Later, the North Carolina Tar Heels retired jersey number 42 in his honor.

Professional Career

He joined the NBA during the 1995 NBA Draft and was a 1st round pick, selected 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.

In his first year in the NBA, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

In 1997, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. Then from 2002 to his retirement in 2013, he moved around the NBA playing for the Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, and the Brooklyn Nets.

A couple of years after his retirement, he started working as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. In 2016, he was made head coach of the NBA G League team – Raptors 905. From 2018 to 2019, he was an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies, and starting 2019, he is the head coach for the Vanderbilt University men’s basketball team.

Career Highlights

As a player:

• 2000, 2001 - NBA All-Star
• 1996 - NBA All-Rookie First Team
• 1995 - Consensus first-team All-American
• 1995 - First-team All-ACC
• 1994 - ACC All-Freshman Team
• 1994 - ACC tournament MVP
• No. 42 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels
• 1993 - McDonald's All-American MVP
• 1992, 1993 - First-team Parade All-American

As a coach:

• 2023 - SEC Coach of the Year
• 2023 - Ben Jobe Award
• 2017 - NBA D-League Coach of the Year
• 2017 - NBA D-League champion

Career NBA Statistics

• Points - 16,409 (16.9 ppg)
• Rebounds - 3,067 (3.2 rpg)
• Assists - 3,240 (3.3 apg)

Team History:

As a coach:

• 2015–2016 - Toronto Raptors (assistant)
• 2016–2018 - Raptors 905
• 2018–2019 - Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
• 2019–present - Vanderbilt