Jason Kidd Biography

Fast Facts

• Was part of the U․S․ Olympic team that won a gold medal in Sydney in 2000
• As a senior at St․ Joseph High School in Alameda, Calif․, he was the nation's top high school player and was named High School Player of the Year by Parade and USA Today
• Played for the University of California at Berkeley, where he broke former player Kevin Johnson's records for assists and steals in only two seasons
• Was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks as the second overall pick of the 1994 NBA Draft
• Quote: "Role model is something that comes with my job description․ It's a given that kids will look up to you․"
• Former professional basketball player who was a point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, the Phoenix Suns and the New Jersey Nets
• After retiring as a player, he became a coach, spending his first season with one of his former teams, the New Jersey Nets, before transferring to the Milwaukee Bucks