Jeff Hornacek

A walk-on at Iowa State, the coach's son from Elmhurst, Illinois hit the overtime buzzer-beater that gave the Cyclones their first NCAA tournament win since 1944. Phoenix drafted him 46th in 1986 and got an All-Star. Traded in the Charles Barkley deal, then sent to Utah for Jeff Malone in February 1994, he became the third option beside Stockton and Malone on the 1997 and 1998 Finals teams — once hitting eight straight three-pointers in a game, and stroking his cheek three times before each free throw as a signal to his three children.

Both Iowa State and the Jazz retired his No. 14. He later coached the Suns and Knicks, and now consults for the Jazz.

HOW HE CAME & WENTPhiladelphia traded him to Utah for Jeff Malone on February 24, 1994, putting him back at his natural position beside John Stockton. He retired in 2000 at 37 — an arthritic left knee with no meniscus left, and a wish to be home with his children. The Jazz hung his number in the rafters.

Full name

Jeffrey John Hornacek

Utah Jazz tenure

1993–2000

Position

Guard

Born

1963, Elmhurst, Illinois

Height

6′3″ (190 cm)

Weight

190 lb (86 kg)

College

Iowa State

Drafted

1986, 2nd round (No. 46), Phoenix

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