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{{short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{for|his father|Matt Guokas Sr.}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Matt Guokas
| image = Matt Guokas and Wilt Chamberlain.jpg
| width =
| caption = Guokas defending against [[Wilt Chamberlain]], 1971
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|2|25}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 175
| high_school = [[Saint Joseph's Preparatory School|Saint Joseph's Prep]]<br />(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|Saint Joseph's]] (1964–1966)
| draft_year = 1966
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 9
| draft_team = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| career_start = 1966
| career_end = 1976
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 14, 24, 11, 4, 10
| years1 = {{nbay|1966|start}}–{{nbay|1970|start}}
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1970|full=y}}
| team2 = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1971|start}}–{{nbay|1973|start}}
| team3 = [[Sacramento Kings|Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings]]
| years4 = {{nbay|1973|full=y}}
| team4 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| years5 = {{nbay|1973|end}}
| team5 = [[Buffalo Braves]]
| years6 = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1975|start}}
| team6 = Chicago Bulls
| years7 = {{nbay|1975|full=y}}
| team7 = Kansas City Kings
| cyears1 = {{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
| cteam1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}
| cteam2 = Philadelphia 76ers
| cyears3 = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
| cteam3 = [[Orlando Magic]]
| highlights = 
'''As player:'''
* [[NBA champion]] ([[1967 NBA Finals|1967]])
* Consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1966]])
'''As assistant coach:'''
* NBA champion ([[1983 NBA Finals|1983]])
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 4,285 (5.8 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,446 (2.0 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,174 (3.0 apg)
| bbr = guokama02
}}
'''Matthew George Guokas Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|k|ə|s}} {{respell|GOO|kəs}};<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Scouting Reports |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1965/12/06/scouting-reports |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=January 13, 2023 |date=December 6, 1965}}</ref> born February 25, 1944) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and coach. His father, [[Matt Guokas Sr.|Matt Sr.]] and uncle, [[Al Guokas|Al]], have also played in the NBA.

Guokas and his father, Matt Sr., were the first [[List of second-generation National Basketball Association players|father-son duo]] to both win [[NBA Finals|NBA championships]] as players; this feat has since been repeated by the Barrys ([[Rick Barry|Rick]] and [[Brent Barry|Brent]]), the Waltons ([[Bill Walton|Bill]] and [[Luke Walton|Luke]]), the Thompsons ([[Mychal Thompson|Mychal]] and [[Klay Thompson|Klay]]), and the Paytons ([[Gary Payton]] and [[Gary Payton II]]).

==Biography==

===Playing career===
Guokas played college basketball for hometown [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|Saint Joseph's University]], where he set many school records in assists and steals.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} He was an All-American as a junior in 1966, and graduated in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio: Matt Guokas, Jr.|url=http://www.sjuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31200&ATCLID=208734342|publisher=St. Joseph's University|access-date=29 May 2017}}</ref> After SJU, Guokas was selected in the first round by the [[1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]] team and played for the team featuring [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Hal Greer]], [[Chet Walker]] and [[Billy Cunningham]] that ended the eight-year championship streak of the [[Boston Celtics]]. He also played with the [[Buffalo Braves]], [[Chicago Bulls]], [[Cincinnati Royals]], [[Houston Rockets]], and [[Kansas City Kings]], all of the NBA. In the 1972–73 season, Guokas finished second (to Chamberlain) in the NBA in field goal percentage with a .570 clip during that season.

===Coaching and broadcasting===
Guokas later returned to the Sixers as an assistant coach under [[Billy Cunningham]], and was named head coach when Cunningham retired in 1985. He led the Sixers to two second-place finishes, but was fired after a slow start to the 1987–88 season.

After a year away from the game, he served as the first coach of the [[Orlando Magic]], steering the team through its first four years, the last of which saw the Magic come within one game of making the playoffs in [[Shaquille O'Neal]]'s rookie year. He compiled a combined 230–305 career record in parts of seven seasons.

He formerly worked as a TV color commentator and sports analyst for the Magic on ''[[Fox Sports Florida]]'' and ''[[Sun Sports]]'' cable channels, teaming with veteran NBA and college sportscaster [[David Steele (sports announcer)|David Steele]]. He called the Magic's games from 2004 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunlap |first1=Evan |title=Whom should Magic hire to replace Matt Guokas as television color analyst? |url=https://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2013/5/29/4375180/orlando-magic-replace-matt-guokas-contract-broadcaster-nba-richie-adubato-tony-battie |website=Orlando Pinstriped Post |access-date=November 10, 2023 |date=May 29, 2013}}</ref> He also served as a [[color commentator]] for ''[[NBA on NBC]]'' broadcasts during the 1990s and was a color commentator for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] for ''[[Fox Sports Ohio]]'' cable channel for a number of years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

==Career playing statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===NBA===
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/guokama02.html|title=Matt Guokas NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=18 May 2024}}</ref>

====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! GS
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! SPG
! BPG
! PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{Nbay|1966}}†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 69 || || 11.7 || .389 || .605 || 1.2 || 1.5 || || || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1967}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| '''82''' || || 19.7 || .483 || .776 || 2.3 || 2.3 || || || 6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1968}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 72 || || 11.6 || .426 || .667 || 1.3 || 1.4 || || || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1969}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 80 || || 19.5 || .454 || .711 || 2.7 || 2.8 || || || 6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1970}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 1 || 0 || 5.0 || &ndash; || &ndash; || 1.0 || .0 || || || .0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1970|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 78 || '''35''' || 28.3 || .493 || .732 || 2.0 || 4.4 || || || 6.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1971}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1971–72 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
| 61 || || 32.4 || .496 || .771 || 2.3 || '''5.3''' || || || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1972}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1972–73 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season|Kansas City–Omaha]]
| 79 || || '''36.0''' || '''.570''' || '''.822''' || '''3.1''' || 5.1 || || || 9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1973}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season|Kansas City–Omaha]]
| 9 || || 35.0 || .494 || .667 || 2.3 || 4.0 || '''.9''' || .1 || '''10.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1973|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 39 || || 25.8 || .458 || .750 || 1.5 || 3.4 || .7 || '''.4''' || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1973|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 27 || || 20.3 || .555 || .500 || 1.5 || 2.6 || .7 || .2 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1974}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1974–75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| '''82''' || 12 || 25.5 || .510 || .757 || 1.7 || 2.2 || .5 || .2 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1975}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1975–76 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 18 || 0 || 15.4 || .486 || .818 || .9 || 1.6 || .3 || .1 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1975|nolink=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1975–76 Kansas City Kings season|Kansas City]]
| 38 || || 13.6 || .374 || .563 || 1.2 || 1.1 || .3 || .1 || 2.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 735 || 47 || 22.6 || .489 || .727 || 2.0 || 3.0 || .5 || .2 || 5.8
{{S-end}}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! SPG
! BPG
! PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1967 NBA playoffs|1967]]†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''15'''* || 16.8 || .406 || .765 || 2.0 || 1.5 || || || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1968 NBA playoffs|1968]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 13 || '''25.2''' || .380 || .741 || '''3.3''' || '''2.3''' || || || 6.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969 NBA playoffs|1969]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 5 || 20.0 || .407 || .800 || 2.4 || 1.6 || || || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970 NBA playoffs|1970]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 2 || 11.5 || '''.750''' || '''1.000''' || 1.5 || .5 || || || '''6.5'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1971 NBA playoffs|1971]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1970–71 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 6 || 13.8 || .571 || .800 || 1.3 || 2.0 || || || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1974 NBA playoffs|1974]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 6 || 14.2 || .533 || .750 || 1.3 || 2.2 || .0 || '''.2''' || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1975 NBA playoffs|1975]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1974–75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
| 13 || 15.5 || .343 || .875 || 1.1 || .8 || '''.5''' || .1 || 2.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 60 || 17.9 || .417 || .776 || 2.0 || 1.6 || .4 || .1 || 4.2
{{s-end}}

==Head coaching record==
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1985}}
| 82||54||28||{{winpct|54|28}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in [[Atlantic Division (NBA)|Atlantic]]||12||6||6||{{winpct|6|6}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1986 NBA Playoffs|Conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1986}}
| 82||45||37||{{winpct|45|37}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Atlantic||5||2||3||{{winpct|2|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1987 NBA Playoffs|First round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1987}}
| 43||20||23||{{winpct|20|23}}|| style="text-align:center;"|(fired)||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Orlando Magic|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1989}}
| 82||18||64||{{winpct|18|64}}|| style="text-align:center;"|7th in [[Central Division (NBA)|Central]]||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Orlando Magic|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1990}}
| 82||31||51||{{winpct|31|51}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest]]||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Orlando Magic|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
| 82||21||61||{{winpct|21|61}}|| style="text-align:center;"|7th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Orlando Magic|Orlando]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
| 82||41||41||{{winpct|41|41}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||—||—||—||—
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 535||230||305||{{winpct|230|305}}|| ||17||8||9||{{winpct|8|9}}||
{{s-end}}

==Personal life==
Guokas's father (Matt Sr.), uncle (Al), and son (Matt III) have all played for [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|Saint Joseph's University]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McKinney |first1=Jack |last2=Gordon |first2=Robert |title=Jack McKinney's Tales from Saint Joseph's Hardwood: The Hawk Will Never Die |date=2005 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |isbn=9781582619293 |page=85 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-88CdENk6oC&pg=PA85 |access-date=November 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Joseph's men's basketball 2018–19 media guide |url=http://www.sjuhawks.com//attachments1/files/31200/639393.pdf#page=91 |website=sjuhawks.com |access-date=November 24, 2018 |page=91}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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