What is Jason Kidd’s Ethnicity? All About Mavericks Head Coach’s Personal Life & Decorated NBA Resume

Before the season started, not many would have thought that the Mavs would be one of the two remaining teams playing until June. But against all odds, under head coach Jason Kidd’s leadership and guidance, they are ready to compete in their first finals after thirteen long years. And the last time the Mavs were at this stage, Kidd was an active member of the roster wreaking havoc on the court. Despite being an integral part of the Mavs’ legacy, many fans are not aware of Kidd’s roots and personal life.

So, let’s dive deeper into Jason Kidd’s life and know the person who has helped the Mavs be within touching distance of the mountaintop not once, but two times.

Is Jason Kidd Caucasian?

Being born in San Francisco back in 1973 and raised all his life in the States, Kidd is American. However, his ethnic background is far more diverse than that. While his father Steve Kidd was an African American man, his mother, Anne Kidd, was of Irish descent, making Jason Kidd’s ethnicity biracial. That means he is part Caucasian because of his mother’s roots being in Ireland. But Kidd was brought up in an African American household.

Spending his childhood in Oakland, Kidd studied at St. Paschal Baylon and later moved to St. Joseph Notre Dame High School. And it was then that he faced tons of challenges because of his mixed ethnicity as the racial tensions in the city at the time were very high, which he even highlighted in an interview with The New York Times during the early years of his career. Despite losing a sense of belonging to either race, Kidd was always proud of his heritage.

Jason Kidd NBA Resume

It was in 1994 that Kidd began his NBA journey as the second overall pick by the Mavs. While the team had little to no success upon his arrival, Kidd proved that he would be a future star as he bagged the co-Rookie of the Year award with Grant Williams and made his first All-Star team in his second season. After less than three seasons, he moved to the Suns, where he stacked up more individual accolades, including three straight First-Team All-NBA selections. With that, Kidd established himself as arguably the best playmaker in the league. But he reached a whole new level of stardom and success after joining the New Jersey Nets in his eighth season.

Finishing second in MVP voting and leading his new team to their first ever Finals, that too in the first year, Kidd became an instant legend in New Jersey. Then, a year later, he took another trip to the Finals only to lose to the Spurs at the biggest stage. After five more seasons in NJ, Jason rejoined the team that drafted him at the age of thirty-four. Only three years later did he finally realize his lifelong dream of winning his first title with the Mavs. Averaging 9.3 points with over four boards and seven assists, the veteran guard played a massive role in Dallas’ historic run despite being in the later stages of his career. Nearing the age of forty, he decided to hang his boots two years after winning the chip.

In his legendary career that spanned nineteen seasons, Kidd led the league in assists five times and also finished second all-time in the assist leaders list with 12,091, only behind John Stockton.

Jason Kidd’s personal life

Kidd has been married twice. He first tied the knot with Joumana Marie Kidd back in 1997, three years after entering the league. That marriage lasted only a decade as the two separated in 2007. Four years later, Jason got married to his second wife, Porschla Coleman. Before the two got married, Jason and Porschla dated for three years and were engaged for over a year.

From his first marriage, Jason became a father to three children, Jazelle, Trey Jason, and Miah. Then in his second marriage, he became a parent to three more children, Chance, Noah Grace, and Cooper Anne.

Now, Kidd has a chance to add to his legacy by winning his career’s second title, this time as the head coach of the Mavs. In the eleventh year of his coaching career with his fourth team, Kidd is finally having the best season of his second career. And he hopes to make it even bigger by lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy.

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