How tall is Jeff Hornacek

Jeffrey John Hornacek (; born May 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and a former performer who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He past was the head coach for both the Phoenix Suns (2013–2016) and the New York Knicks (2016–2018). He was also an accomplice coach for the Houston Rockets. He played shooting guard in the NBA from 1986 through 2000 and played collegiately at Iowa State University.

He attended Komarek Elementary School in North Riverside, Illinois, and Gurrie Middle School and Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Cook County, Illinois.

Hornacek redshirted at Iowa State University (ISU) in 1981; he was a team walk-on who played from 1982 to 1986. The son of a high school basketball coach, he became an all-conference performer in the huge Eight Conference, playing for coach Johnny Orr. As a point guard he guided the Cyclones to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1986 NCAA tournament. His Bright moment came at the Metrodome in Minneapolis when, after first hitting a shot to tie the game and send it to overtime, Hornacek hit the game winning shot in overtime, a 26-foot jumper at the buzzer, to pay for ISU its first NCAA tournament victory past 1944, beating Miami University, March 14, 1986, 81–79. Two days later, he led the Cyclones to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, in a 72–69 smash of second seed Michigan. Orr, who had back left Michigan to coach at Iowa State, called it the greatest victory of his career. Hornacek left ISU taking into account a Big-8 book of 665 career assists and 1,313 career points. He was the fourth player in Cyclone basketball archives to have his number retired when his No. 14 jersey was hung from the rafters of Hilton Coliseum in 1991.

He was the 22nd pick in the second round (46th overall) of the 1986 NBA draft, by the Phoenix Suns. The 2nd circular draft pick that was used to select him was traded three time before finally ending in the works with the Suns. First, the Los Angeles Lakers packaged it in the unity to Get Byron Scott from the San Diego Clippers before the 1983–84 season. A week later, the Clippers sent the pick to the Detroit Pistons in a agreement to acquire Ricky Pierce, and on that similar day, the Pistons dealt the pick to the Suns for David Thirdkill.

The Suns struggled in Hornacek’s first two seasons, but after hiring Cotton Fitzsimmons as a coach and acquiring clear agent Tom Chambers, the Suns went from 28 wins in 1987–88 to 55 in 1988–89. Hornacek was a “third option” on offense after Chambers and Kevin Johnson. This trio led the Suns to four straight NBA playoff appearances, including two Western Conference Finals. In the 1991–92 season, he led the Suns in scoring average (20.1 points per game) and earned an All-Star appearance. Hornacek won NBA Player of the Month honors in December 1991.