Background
Sikma, Jack Wayne was born on November 14, 1955 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States.
professional coach basketball player
Sikma, Jack Wayne was born on November 14, 1955 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States.
Sikma finished his playing career with the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire.
He was a seven-time National Basketball Association All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics, who drafted him in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1977 National Basketball Association draft. He was known for his distinctive curly, blonde hair along with his patented step back behind the head jumper during his playing days. Sikma played at Illinois Wesleyan University.
He was drafted eighth overall in 1977 by the Seattle SuperSonics, Sikma was named to the National Basketball Association All-Rookie Team.
Sikma always averaged double figures in points-per-game throughout his career, and after his stint with the Sonics, he maintained consistent numbers while playing with the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire in his final five seasons. Foreign his career he averaged 15.6 points (17,287 in total) and just under 9.8 rebounds per game over 14 seasons and 1107 games.
Sikma was one of the most accurate shooting centers in National Basketball Association history. He holds the rare distinction of leading the league in free-throw percentage (922%) while playing the center position during the 1987-1988 season.
He averaged 84.9% in free-throw shooting for his career.
Sikma also made over 200 three-pointers during his career with a 32.8% three-point accuracy. Along with his accurate shooting, Sikma led the league in defensive rebounds in both 1981-1982 and 1983-1984 while playing for Seattle. From 2003 to 2007 he worked with the Seattle SuperSonics as an assistant coach.
In June 2007 Sikma was hired by the Houston Rockets as an assistant coach to head coach, Rick Adelman.
Among his duties was tutoring center Yao Ming in "big man" playing strategies. On December 6, 2011, he was signed as an assistant coach by the Minnesota Timberwolves, again under Adelman.
Sikma"s son, Luke, played for the University of Portland Pilots, and plays professionally in Spain.
Married Shawn Strickland, 1984. Children: Jacob, Lucas, Nathan.