John Stockton

John Stockton
	Stockton in 2022
Personal information
Born	March 26, 1962; Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Gonzaga Prep; (Spokane, Washington)
College	Gonzaga (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by	Utah Jazz
Playing career	1984–2003
Position	Point guard
Number	12
Career history
As a player:
1984–2003	Utah Jazz
As a coach:
2015–2016	Montana State (assistant)
Career highlights
	10× NBA All-Star (1989–1997, 2000); NBA All-Star Game co-MVP (1993); 2× All-NBA First Team (1994, 1995); 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988–1990, 1992, 1993, 1996); 3x All-NBA Third Team (1991, 1997, 1999); 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997); 9× NBA assists leader (1988–1996); 2× NBA steals leader (1989, 1992); NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th); No. 12 retired by Utah Jazz; WCAC Player of the Year (1984); 2× First-team All-WCAC (1983, 1984); No. 12 retired by Gonzaga Bulldogs;
Career NBA statistics
Points	19,711 (13.1 ppg)
Assists	15,806 (10.5 apg)
Steals	3,265 (2.2 spg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Americas Championship

John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the great point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, and the team made the playoffs in all of his 19 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, together with his longtime teammate Karl Malone, Stockton led the Jazz to the franchise's only two NBA Finals appearances, both of which ended in losses to the Chicago Bulls.

Stockton was a ten-time NBA All-Star and holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals by wide margins. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States Olympic basketball team. In 1996, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. In October 2021, Stockton was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

In 2022, Stockton appeared in a documentary and expressed anti-vaccine views and his belief in COVID-19 conspiracies. Stockton later unsuccessfully sued the Washington attorney general and the executive director of the Washington Medical Commission, challenging the discipline of doctors who spread COVID-19 conspiracy theories as unconstitutional.