Hilton Armstrong

Hilton Armstrong

Armstrong with the Wizards
Position	Center Power forward
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
League	Pro A Euroleague
Team	ASVEL Basket
Born	November 23, 1984 (1984-11-23) Peekskill, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Peekskill
College	Connecticut (2002–2006)
Draft	12th overall, 2006 New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
Pro career	2006–present
Career history	New Orleans Hornets (2006-10) Sacramento Kings (2010) Houston Rockets (2010) Washington Wizards (2010-11) Atlanta Hawks (2011)

Hilton A. Armstrong, Jr. (born November 23, 1984, in Peekskill, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for ASVEL Basket. He played forward/center for the University of Connecticut Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and Atlanta Hawks.

College

After graduating from Peekskill High School, Armstrong started off slowly as a college athlete, averaging under 4 points in each of first 3 seasons at UConn. However, he greatly improved in his senior year, averaging 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks, and shooting 61% from the field. He followed after his teammate Josh Boone and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.

Professional career

NBA

He was declared eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft and was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 12th overall pick. Known for his shot-blocking and athleticism, he was anticipated by analysts to be an instant contributor to the Hornets front line, but the team then traded for the Chicago Bulls center Tyson Chandler. Chandler was named the starting center, and Armstrong did not do much to improve in the following off-seasons.

On January 11, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Sacramento Kings for a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick.

On February 18, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Houston Rockets with Kevin Martin for Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey. He was waived by the Rockets on April 10, 2010.

Armstrong signed with the Washington Wizards on July 13, 2010.

On February 23, 2011, Armstrong was traded to the Atlanta Hawks along with Kirk Hinrich in exchange for Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans and a first-round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Europe

In July 2011 he signed with ASVEL Basket in France.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	NO/Oklahoma City	56	5	11.3	.544	.000	.597	2.7	.2	.2	.5	3.1
2007–08	New Orleans	65	3	11.3	.453	.000	.629	2.5	.4	.2	.5	2.7
2008–09	New Orleans	70	29	15.6	.561	.000	.633	2.8	.4	.4	.6	4.8
2009–10	New Orleans	18	0	13.3	.380	.000	.464	3.4	.9	.4	.4	2.8
2009–10	Sacramento	6	0	9.3	.333	.000	1.000	2.3	.3	.3	.7	1.7
2009–10	Houston	9	0	4.4	.294	.000	.000	.7	.3	.6	.0	1.1
2010–11	Washington	41	2	10.0	.484	.333	.609	2.8	.2	.4	.4	1.9
2010–11	Atlanta	12	0	6.3	.500	1.000	.200	1.4	.3	.2	.4	1.3
Career		277	39	11.8	.501	.286	.590	2.6	.4	.3	.5	3.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	New Orleans	8	0	9.0	.615	.000	.500	2.5	.0	.0	.8	2.6
2009	New Orleans	4	1	13.3	.462	.000	.300	2.0	.3	1.0	.2	3.8
2011	Atlanta	8	0	4.4	.200	.000	.500	1.9	.1	.4	.0	.6
Career		20	1	8.0	.484	.000	.423	1.9	.1	.4	.4	2.1

External links

• Hilton Armstrong at NBA.com
• Hilton Armstrong at Basketball-Reference.com
• Hilton Armstrong at ESPN.com
• http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/2005/Bios/Armstrong.html
• http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=11222
• http://hiltonarmstrong.com/
• Official Website