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John Stockton
John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a former NBA player. He played his entire career (1984-2003) with the Utah Jazz.
Stockton was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and played college basketball for Gonzaga University in his hometown. He was selected by the Jazz in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1984 Draft.
As of 2004 he holds the NBA's All-Time career records for Assists (15,806) and Steals (3,265). Though only 6'1" in a league of giants, Stockton is considered one of the greatest players ever to play the position of point guard in the history of basketball.
For many years, he and Karl Malone were the Jazz's 1-2 punch. Both were members of the Dream Team, the legendary 1992 US Olympic team that was the first to feature NBA players. Stockton holds the record for assists, most of which were passed to Malone. In Salt Lake City this is commemorated by a car dealership with the name Stockton to Malone Honda. Since the owner of the Jazz, Larry Miller , owns several car dealerships, one could assume the creation of this dealership was part of their package for playing for the Jazz.
He and his wife, the former Nada Stepovich, have two daughters, Lindsay and Laura, and four sons, Houston, Michael, David and Samuel.
Stockton chose to annouce his retirement with a released statement instead of the customary news conference. The Jazz, however, did hold a retirement ceremony for him. During the retirement ceremony, the city of Salt Lake renamed the street in front of the Delta Center, where the Jazz play, "John Stockton Drive" in honor of his achievements.
Stockton also coached the basketball team of PAOK , Thessaloniki for a short period of time after his retirement as a player. His number will be retired by the Utah Jazz this upcoming season.
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| 1992 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – "Dream Team" |
| Charles Barkley | Larry Bird | Clyde Drexler | Patrick Ewing | Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan | Christian Laettner | Karl Malone | Chris Mullin | Scottie Pippen | David Robinson | John Stockton |
| Coach Chuck Daly |
| 1996 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball |
| Charles Barkley | Anfernee Hardaway | Grant Hill | Karl Malone | Reggie Miller | Hakeem Olajuwon | Shaquille O'Neal | Gary Payton | Scottie Pippen | Mitch Richmond | David Robinson | John Stockton |
| Coach Lenny Wilkens |