Steve Kerr Biography

Fast Facts

• Holds the NBA record for career three-point percentage and for single season three-point accuracy
• Is on the board of directors of Peace Players International, an organization that attempts to unite people separated by political, racial or religious conflicts
• Graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in General Studies in 1988
• Was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the NBA Draft in 1988
• Though he was born in Beirut, Lebanon, he grew up in Pacific Palisades, Calif
• Best known as a retired NBA basketball player who also worked as a broadcaster for TNT
• Played for six different teams during his NBA career: the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers
• Was the President of Basketball Operations and General Manager for the Phoenix Suns
• Considers John Wooden to be one of the basketball figures who has influenced his life the most
• Was a ballboy for the Boston Bruins during the 1978 and 1979 seasons