Muggsy Bogues
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| Born | January 9, 1965 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 136 lb (62 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Paul Laurence Dunbar (Baltimore, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (1983–1987) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1987: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 1, 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2005–2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| 1987 | Rhode Island Gulls | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1997 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | United Faith Christian Academy | ||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 6,858 (7.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 6,726 (7.6 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Steals | 1,369 (1.5 spg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues (born January 9, 1965) is an American former basketball player. The shortest player ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season career in the NBA. Although best known for his ten seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, he also played for the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Toronto Raptors.
Bogues finished in the top seven in assists in six consecutive seasons (1989–1995), and in the top ten in steals in three of those seasons. He had 146 career NBA double-doubles. After his NBA career, he served as head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting of the WNBA. Bogues also had a surprising defensive ability. He blocked 39 shots throughout his NBA career, including one from 7-foot-tall Patrick Ewing.