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--head coach image no longer exists--> Maurice "Mo" Edward Cheeks (born September 8 1956 ) is an American former basketball player. He is the current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association , having been hired on May 23 , 2005 . He was head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from the start of the 2001-2002 Season until March 2 , 2005 , when he was fired from the position. BIOGRAPHY Cheeks was born in Chicago, Illinois He 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 . In NBA history he ranks third all-time in Steals and eighth all-time in assists. On April 25 , 2003 , during a Playoff game between the Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks , Cheeks aided Natalie Gilbert in singing the National Anthem . After Gilbert forgot the words at "At the twilight's last gleaming", Cheeks rushed over to help her. Cheeks received a standing ovation after the song was over.
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