John Kuester

John Kuester
Personal information
Kuester coaches the Detroit Pistons in 2009.
Born	(1955-02-06) February 6, 1955 Richmond, Virginia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Benedictine (Richmond, Virginia)
College	North Carolina (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
Playing career	1977–1980
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 10
Coaching career	1980–present
Career history
As player:
1977–1978	Kansas City Kings
1978–1979	Denver Nuggets
1979–1980	Indiana Pacers
As coach:
1980–1981	Richmond (asst.)
1981–1983	Boston University (asst.)
1983–1985	Boston University
1985–1990	George Washington
1995–1997	Boston Celtics (asst.)
1997–2003	Philadelphia 76ers (asst.)
2003–2004	Detroit Pistons (asst.)
2004–2005	New Jersey Nets (asst.)
2005–2006	Philadelphia 76ers (asst.)
2006–2007	Orlando Magic (asst.)
2007–2009	Cleveland Cavaliers (asst.)
2009–2011	Detroit Pistons
2011–2012	Los Angeles Lakers (asst.)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Dewitt Kuester, Jr.^[1] (pronounced: /ˈkjuːstər/) (born February 6, 1955) is an American basketball coach and scout.

He played in the NBA from 1977 to 1980 and then coached in the college ranks before moving on to the NBA sidelines as an assistant. Kuester was named head coach of the Detroit Pistons on July 9, 2009. An agreement was made after the Pistons and their first choice, Avery Johnson, broke off contract talks.^[2] Kuester coached the Pistons for two seasons.

He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) and 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played collegiately with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from 1973–77.^[3]^[4]

Playing career

High School

Kuester played four years at Benedictine for legendary coach Warren Rutledge. His senior year the Cadets were 33-1.

College

Kuester played four seasons with the UNC Tar Heels under head coach Dean Smith, for whom he won two ACC championships and helped reach the NCAA Tournament four times, including an appearance in the 1977 NCAA Finals,^[4] in which they lost to Marquette 67–59.^[5] In both his junior and senior year (1976 and 1977), Kuester was voted UNC's best defensive player. Also in his senior year, as was voted Most Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament and the NCAA East Regionals.^[4]

Professional

Kuester was selected with the 9th pick of the third round (53rd overall) in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. He played 78 games for them in 1977-78, averaging 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.^[1] In his second and third (and final) seasons he played with the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers, respectively.

Coaching career

After his playing days, Kuester began a basketball coaching career, volunteering as an assistant at the University of Richmond in 1980 to 1981.^[4] From 1981 to 1983 he was an assistant to Rick Pitino at Boston University, before succeeding him in 1983 as the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I.^[6]^[3]^[4]

From 1985 to 1990 he was the head coach at George Washington University. His 1988-1989 Colonials team compiled a 1-27 record, one of the worst ever in NCAA history.^[4]

He continued his career on the sidelines in the NBA, joining the Boston Celtics in 1990 and serving as an assistant from 1995 to 1997,^[4] and from 1997 to 2003 an assistant for the Philadelphia 76ers under head coach Larry Brown. In 2003-04, Kuester followed Brown to the Detroit Pistons where he also served as an assistant. In 2004-05 Kuester was an assistant with the New Jersey Nets,^[3] and returned to the 76ers once more in 2005-06. In July 2006, Kuester was named as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic.^[7]

In August 2007, Kuester was named to Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown's staff, replacing the departing Kenny Natt.^[8]

In July 2009, Kuester was hired as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, replacing Michael Curry.^[9]

On June 5, 2011, Kuester was fired from his position as head coach of the Detroit Pistons.^[10]

On June 29, 2011, Kuester was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers under new head coach Mike Brown. Since his days in Cleveland, this marked the second time Kuester has worked as an assistant coach under Brown.

On September 7, 2012, Kuester was named an advance scout for the Lakers.^[11]

Family

Kuester and wife, Tricia, have a son, John III, and a daughter, Katelyn.^[4] Katelyn ("Katie") played basketball at St. Joseph's University.^[12]^[13]

Coaching record

College

School	Season	Record
School	Season	Overall	Conference
Boston University	1983–84	16-13	0-0
Boston University	1984–85	15-15	0-0
George Washington	1985–86	12-16	7-11
George Washington	1986–87	10-19	6-12
George Washington	1987–88	10-17	0-0
George Washington	1988–89	1-27	1-17
George Washington	1989–90	14-17	10-6

NBA

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 %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Detroit	2009–10	82	27	55	.329	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Detroit	2010–11	82	30	52	.366	4th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		164	57	107	.348		—	—	—	—

Notes

1 2 John Kuester statistics, Basketball-Reference.com
↑ Sources: Pistons turn to Kuester
1 2 3 Nets Name John Kuester Assistant Coach, July 23, 2004
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Orlando Magic Basketball Operations @ nba.com PDF (2.63 MiB); retrieved August 14, 2007
↑ 1977 NCAA Basketball Tournament, shrpsports.com
↑ Philadelphia 76ers Front Office Staff, nba.com PDF (1.35 MiB); retrieved August 14, 2007
↑ Orlando magic hire John Kuester as assistant coach, July 6, 2006
↑ Cavs interested in retired guard Allan Houston, ohio.com, published August 12, 2007
↑ Kuester: 'There is no magic formula', espn.com, published July 10, 2009
↑
↑ Lakers hire Eddie Jordan, Steve Clifford and Bernie Bickerstaff as assistant coaches
↑ Bayou Prospect Watch, hoopgurlz.com, by Glenn Nelson, posted July 28, 2007
↑ SJU player profile

External links

NBA.com John Kuester coach file
NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com

Boston University Terriers men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1907)
No team (1907–1908)
P. V. Stroud (1908–1909)
Charles McGlue (1909–1910)
H. L. Perrin (1910–1911)
No team (1911–1915)
Henry Crane (1915–1916)
V. B. Allison (1916–1918)
No team (1918–1919)
Percy L. Wendell (1919–1920)
No coach (1920–1923)
No team (1923–1924)
John Williams (1924–1925)
Win Carlson (1925–1932)
John Harmon (1932–1935)
Mel Collard (1935–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Mel Collard (1944–1945)
Russ Peterson (1945–1948)
Charles Cummings (1948–1949)
Vin Cronin (1949–1952)
Matt Zunic (1952–1959)
John Burke (1959–1966)
Charles Luce (1966–1971)
Ron Mitchell (1971–1974)
Roy Sigler (1974–1978)
Rick Pitino (1978–1983)
John Kuester (1983–1985)
Mike Jarvis (1985–1990)
Bob Brown (1990–1994)
Dennis Wolff (1994–2009)
Pat Chambers (2009–2011)
Joe Jones (2011– )

George Washington Colonials men's basketball head coaches

J. Kramer (1906–1908)
No team (1908–1912)
Slitz Schlosser (1912–1914)
Nathan Dougherty (1914–1915)
George Colliflower (1915–1917)
Bertram Groesbeck & Murphy (1917–1918)
No team (1918–1920)
Brian Morse (1920–1923)
Jack Dailey (1923–1925)
James Lemon (1925–1927)
Harry W. Crum (1927–1929)
Joe Mitchell (1929–1930)
Jim Pixlee (1930–1932)
Ted O'Leary (1932–1934)
Jim Pixlee & Logan Wilson (1934–1935)
William Reinhart (1935–1942)
Otis Zahn (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Otis Zahn (1945–1947)
George Garber (1947–1949)
William Reinhart (1949–1966)
Babe McCarthy (1966–1967)
Wayne Dobbs (1967–1970)
Carl Slone (1970–1974)
Bob Tallent (1974–1981)
Gerry Gimelstob (1981–1985)
John Kuester (1985–1990)
Mike Jarvis (1990–1998)
Tom Penders (1998–2001)
Karl Hobbs (2001–2011)
Mike Lonergan (2011– )

Detroit Pistons head coaches

Carl Bennett (1948)
Curly Armstrong (1948–1949)
Murray Mendenhall (1949–1951)
Paul Birch (1951–1954)
Charley Eckman (1954–1957)
Red Rocha (1957–1960)
Dick McGuire (1959–1963)
Charles Wolf (1963–1964)
Dave DeBusschere (1964–1967)
Donnie Butcher (1967–1968)
Paul Seymour (1968–1969)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1969–1971)
Terry Dischinger (1971)
Earl Lloyd (1971–1972)
Ray Scott (1972–1976)
Herb Brown (1976–1977)
Bob Kauffman # (1977–1978)
Dick Vitale (1978–1979)
Richie Adubato # (1979–1980)
Scotty Robertson (1980–1983)
Chuck Daly (1983–1992)
Ron Rothstein (1992–1993)
Don Chaney (1993–1995)
Doug Collins (1995–1998)
Alvin Gentry (1998–2000)
George Irvine (2000–2001)
Rick Carlisle (2001–2003)
Larry Brown (2003–2005)
Flip Saunders (2005–2008)
Michael Curry (2008–2009)
John Kuester (2009–2011)
Lawrence Frank (2011–2013)
Maurice Cheeks (2013–2014)
John Loyer # (2014)
Stan Van Gundy (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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