Aaron McKie
Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the special advisor for athletics at his alma mater Temple University. From 2019 until 2023 he served as the head coach for the Temple men's basketball team. Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers 17th overall in the 1994 NBA draft, McKie spent time as a point guard, shooting guard or small forward throughout his professional playing career from 1994 to 2007.
McKie standing on the sidelines during a 2023 Temple basketball game | |
| Temple Owls | |
|---|---|
| Position | Special Advisor for Athletics |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 2, 1972 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Simon Gratz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (1991–1994) |
| NBA draft | 1994: 1st round, 17th overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1994–2007 |
| Position | Guard / small forward |
| Number | 23, 8, 2 |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–1997 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1997 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1997–2005 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2005–2007 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 2014–2019 | Temple (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Temple |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,871 (7.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,587 (3.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,126 (2.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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