Stanford Coach Fired: Johnny Dawkins Out After 8 Seasons

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By Jonnalyn Cortez , Parent Herald Mar 16, 05:11 am

The Stanford coach was fired on Monday after serving as the headman of the basketball team for eight seasons. Johnny Dawkins has been absolved of his responsibilities as announced by Stanford University's Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics Bernard Muir.

Bernard Muir said in a statement that axing Johnny Dawkins was the hardest thing to make as they have been through in a "very difficult discussion," according to ESPN. "But like everything else during his tenure at Stanford, he handled it with class, respect and the utmost concern for his student-athletes," he added.

Johnny Dawkins, on the other hand, was grateful for the experience and thanked the Stanford community for being part of him and his wife's, Tracy, lives along with their four children. However, Jonny Dawkins still felt disappointed that they didn't achieve the "high-level results" that they were longing for.

"I leave proud of the tremendous young men who have given their all to the program and I know the future is bright for Stanford basketball," Johnny Dawkins said in his own statement, as noted by US News.

Moreover, Johnny Dawkins played a big role as the Standford coach as he helped improved The Farm. He made the graduation rate better, achieving an Academic Progress Rate of 1000, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and two NIT championships after the 2012 and 2015 seasons.

Johnny Dawkins also developed the "student-athlete" relationship and signified Stanford as a University with "class and humility." However, Stanford only made 15-15 this season and finished the ninth game of the Pac-12 Conference with the score of 8-10.

Johnny Dawkins was 156-115 as the Stanford coach. Meanwhile, from 1982 to 1986, Johnny Dawkins was a star of Duke Blue Devils. In fact, Johnny Dawkins was selected as the 10th overall in the NBA draft.

Johnny Dawkins was first known as an NBA star for about 10 years before being part of Mike Krzyzewski's staff in 1998. Johnny Dawkins arrived at Stanford after being a top assistant.