NBA guard for the Phoenix Suns (1986-1992), Philadelphia 76ers
(1992-1994) and Utah Jazz (1994-2000).
The Phoenix Suns fired Hornacek as its head coach after a 91-78 loss to the Dallas Mavericks which dropped the injury-plagued team to 14-35. A month ago, ownership fired Hornacek's top two assistant coaches. [January 31, 2016}.
46th overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft out of Iowa State. Ignored by scouts, Hornacek was interviewing for accounting jobs when his father contacted Bobby Knight, who contacted Phoenix Suns GM Jerry Colangelo about inviting Hornacek to a pre-draft tryout.