Maurice Cheeks attended West Texas State University from 1975 to 1978. After college, he was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the 76ers. Cheeks played 15 years as a point guard in the NBA (11 with the Philadelphia 76ers), earning four trips to the All-Star Game. He helped the 76ers earn three trips to the NBA Finals in a four-year span in the early 1980s (1980, 1982,1983), including one NBA championship in 1983.
He played with some of the greatest players in NBA history including Julius Erving. Maurice "Moe" Cheeks was the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers from 2005-2009. Before Philadelphia, he was head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001-2002 season until 2005. At the time of his retirement, he ranked in the top 10 in both steals and assists.
On August 14, 2009, he was named an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was hired as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons in June of 2013.
