John Stockton Daughter, Son, Wife, Family, Height, Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-06-08

John Stockton is a former professional basketball player who was named one of the greatest points players in NBA history. Although now retired, his entire basketball career (1984 to 2003) was recognized as a sign of the National Basketball League (NBA) Utah Jazz team. During his career, he became a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, as well as a ten-time NBA All-Star. He also holds the records for most steals and career assists by impressive margins. See more interesting facts about him below.

Who is John Stockton?

John Houston Stockton was born in Spokane, Washington on March 26, 1962 to parents Jack Stockton and Clementine Frei. Ethnically, he is of Irish and German-Swiss descent. As a child, he was enrolled in St. Aloysius Elementary School, after which he attended Gonzaga Prep High School. There he played basketball on the school team. Before graduating in 1980, he had broken the city record for scores accumulated in a single basketball season. Subsequently, John Stockton was admitted to Gonzaga University where he continued his college career in basketball. In 1984, when he was playing on the school team, he was doing well in averaging 57% shooting from the field and a total of 20.9 points in every game played. With Stockton on the team,

Professional career

In the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft, he was chosen by Utah Jazz as the 16th overall pick. Although his selection was not appreciated by most Utah fans, John Stockton had to prove himself in the games that followed. For many years, he quickly proved to be an asset to the team. It was his record breaking performance in the 1995 game against the Denver Nuggets in Salt Lake City that took him to a whole different level. In the game, Stockton surpassed Magic Johnson’s career assist record with 9,921 points, setting a new record of 9,927 with just 6.22 remaining. Impressively, while Magic Johnson achieved his feat in his 874th game, Stockton achieved his in the 860th.

Through his time with Utah Jazz, himself and teammate, Malone has formed a formidable duo for the team. They have both played a commendable 1,1212 seasons together and most of the assists Stockton has recorded in his career are the result of assists from Malon.

On May 2, 2003, the NBA and its die-hard fans received the news that he was retiring from professional basketball. He was named as one of the best players to win an NBA championship and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Net value

Considering the number of years he spent with John Stockton, his one and only professional team, the Utah Jazz, arguably earned a lot playing his favorite game. More so, given that he owns the patent for his own shorts called “Stocktons”, he continues to win even after his retirement from active basketball. These and many more put his net worth at $40 million.

Family – wife, son, daughter

John Stockton is a family man and has been so since he married the love of his life, Nada Stepovich in 1986. Nada happens to be the daughter of Alaska’s last territorial governor, Mike Stepovich, and his wife , Matilda Stepovich. As a couple, John and Nada have six children, four sons, Samuel, Michael, Houston and David, as well as two beautiful daughters, Laura and Lindsay.

Interestingly, three of his sons are in sports. Houston Stockton started out as a college football player with the University of Montana Grizzlies, where he played defensive back. He was then signed in the German second division by BG Karlsruhe. For David Stockton, he started playing basketball at Gonzaga. He was then signed to the Utah Jazz like his father. Michael Stockton also played college basketball at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.

One of John’s daughters, Lindsay also developed a passion for basketball and she played the sport from high school through college at Gonzaga University.

the size

John Stockton may not have been the tallest player on the pitch in his day, nevertheless, he narrowly missed the moniker of medium height as he stands tall at 6ft 1in (1.85m) . Although most NBA players tend to be taller than his recorded height, that didn’t stop him from being one of the best guards of his generation.