Byron Houston
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| Born | November 22, 1969 Watonga, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Star Spencer (Spencer, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Oklahoma State (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 21, 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | León Caja España | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Quad City Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | VVS Samara | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | SSA Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | St. Louis Swarm | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 835 (3.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 648 (3.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Byron Dwight Houston (born November 22, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played collegiately for Oklahoma State University and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (27th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. In an NBA career that lasted four seasons, Houston played for the Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics and Sacramento Kings. He then played in the PBA[1] in 1997.
Personal life
In June 2006, Houston was removed from a children's basketball camp in Oklahoma because he was registered as a sex offender in that state.[2]
On June 13, 2007, Houston was arrested on counts of indecent exposure, engaging in a lewd act and driving with a canceled license.[3] On September 16, 2007, he was sentenced to four years in prison for violating probation stemming from this offense. Defense witnesses have claimed that Houston suffers from bipolar disorder and other conditions.[4]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
References
- ^ NBA.com: Blog
- ^ Ex-NBA player Houston removed from hoops camp, updated June 16, 2006
- ^ Former NBA player arrested Archived June 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Byron Houston sentenced to 4 years". Associated Press. September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
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- 1969 births
- Living people
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- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
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- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American sex offenders
- Baloncesto León players
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
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- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- People from Watonga, Oklahoma
- People with bipolar disorder
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- Power forwards (basketball)
- Prokom basketball players
- Quad City Thunder players
- Sacramento Kings players
- Seattle SuperSonics players