New Knicks coach's glam daughter and up-and-coming sportscaster, 22, steals his spotlight
- Knicks unveiled Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach on Friday, but his daughter has ended up stealing the show
- The blonde beauty recently graduated from University of Southern California where she studied broadcast journalism and sports media
- She has already produced features and segments with Fox Sports San Diego and Fox Sports Arizona
- Hornacek, 53, joined the Knicks on a three-year deal worth $15 million with an option for a fourth year
- He filled the vacancy created by Derek Fisher's dismissal earlier this year
The New York Knicks unveiled Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach on Friday, but his 22-year-old daughter has ended up stealing the show.
Hornacek, 53, joined the Knicks on a three-year deal worth $15 million with an option for a fourth year, as he filled the vacancy created by Derek Fisher's dismissal earlier this year.
But during a press conference on Friday at the team's training facility in Tarrytown, his beautiful daughter, Abby, stole his spotlight as she cheered him on alongside her mother and two brothers.
The New York Knicks unveiled Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach on Friday, but his 22-year-old daughter, Abby (pictured with him) has ended up stealing the show
Hornacek, 53,(pictured on Friday) joined the Knicks on a three-year deal worth $15 million with an option for a fourth year, as he filled the vacancy created by Derek Fisher's dismissal earlier this year
During the conference, she was seen wearing a Knicks-blue-hued dress and nude sandals.
This summer, Abby will be court side as she reports on the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas, according to The New York Post.
She graduated from the University of Southern California this year where she majored in broadcast journalism and minored in sports media.
Among her accolades during her college years included being a Lambda Pi Eta National Honors Society member, as well as a member of Order of Omega, a national Greek honor society representing the top three per cent of the Greek community based on GPA and leadership.
The up-and-coming sportscaster has already produced features and segments with Fox Sports San Diego and Fox Sports Arizona, and previously served as an intern for Fox Sports.
A member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma's chapter at USC, she was also a runner up as Miss Desert Rose in Miss Arizona USA 2014.
Abby, a blonde beauty who just graduated from University of the Southern California, has appeared to have stolen the spotlight from her dad
A member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma's chapter at USC, Abby (pictured during 'senior sendoff') was also a runner up as Miss Desert Rose in Miss Arizona USA 2014
Abby pictured with one of her friends. She earned a degree from USC where she majored in broadcast journalism and minored in sports media
On her Instagram, Abby has shared photos of her college life, at work while on camera, and together with her family including her mother Stacy, brothers Tyler and Ryan, and of course her dad.
Hornacek has been welcomed to the Knicks family after an ultimately unsuccessful spell in Phoenix.
He was fired by the Phoenix Suns in February as the team languished with a 14-35 record. In his previous two seasons he had finished 48-34 and 39-43.
The Knicks finished the season third from bottom of the Eastern Conference standings with a 32-50 record.
'Jeff has a tremendous basketball acumen and possesses strong leadership skills,' Knicks president Phil Jackson said.
The up-and-coming sportscaster has already produced features and segments with Fox Sports San Diego and Fox Sports Arizona, and previously served as an intern for Fox Sports
Abby pictured with her dad as the two play ball. This summer, she will be court side as she reports on the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas
'During his career as both a player and coach, he has demonstrated the ability to elevate the game.'
Former Phoenix Suns coach Hornacek was one of several candidates linked to the job, a group that included former Cleveland coach David Blatt and Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton.
'I am extremely excited and honored to be the next coach of such an historic franchise,' Hornacek said in a statement.
'I look forward to working with Phil -- a coach and teacher of the game I have admired for many years -- and collaborating with him and our staff to take this team to the level that Knicks fans expect.'
The Hornacek family pictured from left to right: Jeff, his wife Stacy, Abby, and her brothers Ryan and Tyler
Hornacek center with New York Knicks general manager Steve Mills, right, and President Phil Jackson, left. Former Phoenix Suns coach Hornacek was one of several candidates linked to the job as Knicks coach
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