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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1968)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jud Buechler
| image = Jud Buechler - Arizona Wildcats.jpg
| caption = Buechler, circa 1987
| height_ft = 6 
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 228
| league = [[NBA]]
| team = 
| position = [[Assistant coach]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|19}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego|San Diego, California]], U.S.
| highschool = [[Poway High School|Poway]] ([[Poway, California]])
| college = [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (1986–1990)
| draft_year = 1990
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 38
| draft_team = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| career_start = 1990
| career_end = 2002
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]]
| career_number = 35, 33, 30, 26
| years1={{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1991|start}} |team1=[[New Jersey Nets]]
| years2={{nbay|1991|start}} |team2=[[San Antonio Spurs]]
| years3={{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}} |team3=[[Golden State Warriors]]
| years4={{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}} |team4=[[Chicago Bulls]]
| years5={{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|2000|end}} |team5=[[Detroit Pistons]]
| years6={{nbay|2001|start}} |team6=[[Phoenix Suns]]
| years7={{nbay|2001|full=y}} |team7=[[Orlando Magic]]
| cyears1 = {{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}} | cteam1 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|2018|start}}–present | cteam2 = [[New York Knicks]] (assistant)
| highlights =
* 3× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1996 NBA Finals|1996]]–[[1998 NBA Finals|1998]])
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1990)
| stats_league    = NBA
| stat1label=[[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value=2,385 (3.3 ppg)
| stat2label=[[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat2value=560 (0.8 apg)
| stat3label=[[Rebound (basketball)|Rebound]]
| stat3value=1,266 (1.8 rpg)
}}

'''Judson Donald Buechler''' (born June 19, 1968) is an American professional [[basketball]] coach and former player who was recently an assistant coach for the [[New York Knicks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He was part of the [[Chicago Bulls]] during their three consecutive championship seasons between 1996 and 1998.

==Early life and college career==
Buechler grew up in [[Poway, California]], and attended [[Poway High School]], where he was a top basketball recruit as well as a Top-50 men's volleyball prospect. He was a basketball player for all four seasons, and an All-American [[volleyball]] player at the [[University of Arizona]], where he earned the [[nickname]] "The Judge". As a basketball player, his career averages with Arizona were 8.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists over 22.4 minutes per game across 131 games.

==NBA career==
A sharp-shooting 6&nbsp;ft 6&nbsp;in guard/forward, Buechler was selected by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in the 2nd round, 38th overall, of the [[1990 NBA draft]]. His draft rights were immediately traded to the [[New Jersey Nets]], and he spent slightly over one season with the Nets before being waived in 1991.

After a brief stint with the [[San Antonio Spurs]], he signed with the [[Golden State Warriors]], with whom he averaged 6.2 points, 1.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds (all career highs) during the [[1992–93 NBA season]]. However, Buechler would become best known for his four-year tenure (1994–1998) with the [[Chicago Bulls]]. With his former college teammate [[Steve Kerr]], Buechler provided clutch shooting off the bench during the Bulls' second [[three-peat]] (1996–1998).

As the Bulls began their post-[[Michael Jordan|Jordan]] rebuilding process in 1999, Buechler signed with the [[Detroit Pistons]], where he played for three seasons before being traded to the [[Phoenix Suns]].

Buechler ended his career in 2002 after a short stint with the [[Orlando Magic]]. Buechler played 720 games across 12 seasons, with seven different franchises.

== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

=== Regular season ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1990}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1990–91 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
|74|| '''10'''||11.6||.416||.250||.652||1.9||.7||.4||.2||3.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;|{{nbay|1991}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
|2||0||14.5||'''.500'''||&ndash;||&ndash;||1.0||1.0||'''1.0'''||'''.5'''||4.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
|11||0||12.7||'''.500'''||&ndash;||.333||2.0||1.0||.7||.3||3.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1991–92 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|15||0||8.1||.303||.000||'''.750'''||1.9||.7||.6||.2||1.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1992–93 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|70||9||18.4||.437||.339||.747||'''2.8'''||'''1.3'''||.7||.3||'''6.2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1993}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|36||0||6.1||'''.500'''||.414||.500||.9||.4||.2||.0||2.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|57||0||10.6||.492||.313||.564||1.7||.9||.4||.2||3.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|1995}}†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|74||0||10.0||.463||'''.444'''||.636||1.5||.8||.5||.1||3.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|1996}}†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|'''76'''||0||9.3||.367||.333||.357||1.7||.8||.3||.3||1.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|{{nbay|1997}}†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|74||0||8.2||.483||.385||.500||1.0||.7||.3||.2||2.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|style="background:#cfecec;"|50*||0||'''21.1'''||.417||.412||.722||2.7||1.1||.7||.3||5.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|58||5||11.3||.353||.217||.286||1.6||.6||.4||.3||2.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|57||3||12.9||.463||.416||'''.750'''||1.6||.7||.4||.2||3.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
|6||0||9.0||.333||.333||&ndash;||1.3||.5||.2||.0||1.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
|60||2||10.5||.375||.352||.500||1.8||.5||.3||.1||1.8
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
|720||29||11.7||.433||.366||.633||1.8||.8||.4||.2||3.3
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1995 NBA playoffs|1995]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|10||0||10.4||.429||.000||.500||2.0||.5||.4||'''.3'''||2.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1996 NBA playoffs|1996]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|17||0||7.5||'''.474'''||.381||.500||.6||.4||.4||.0||'''2.7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1997 NBA playoffs|1997]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|'''18'''||0||7.7||.419||.333||'''.600'''||1.3||.3||.2||.1||1.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1998 NBA playoffs|1998]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|16||0||4.0||.364||'''.600'''||&ndash;||.7||.2||.2||.1||.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|5||0||'''16.8'''||.200||.250||&ndash;||'''2.6'''||'''.6'''||'''.6'''||.2||1.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|3||0||11.3||.286||.400||&ndash;||1.3||.3||.0||'''.3'''||2.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
|2||0||5.0||&ndash;||&ndash;||&ndash;||.5||.5||.5||.0||.0
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
|71||0||7.9||.398||.358||.538||1.2||.3||.3||.1||1.7
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{basketballstats|nba=146|bbr=b/buechju01}}

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