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| Born | (1969-11-22)November 22, 1969 (age 55) Watonga, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 theChicago 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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Byron Dwight Houston (born November 22, 1969) is an American former professionalbasketball player. A 6'5", 250-poundpower forward, he played collegiately forOklahoma State University and was selected by theChicago Bulls in the first round (27th pick overall) of the1992 NBA draft. In anNational Basketball Association (NBA) career that lasted four seasons, Houston played for theGolden State Warriors,Seattle SuperSonics andSacramento Kings. He then played in thePBA[1] in 1997. Houston played for theQuad City Thunder of theContinental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected as the CBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1998.[2]
In Game 3 of a1993-94 playoff series against thePhoenix Suns, Houston was one of the main assignments meant to guardCharles Barkley by coachDon Nelson. Nelson continued to not double team Barkley on his way to a 56-point performance believing Houston (among others) was strong enough to manage the matchup alone.[3]
Houston's biological father is former NBA playerCurtis Perry.[4]
In June 2006, Houston was removed from a children's basketball camp inOklahoma because he pleaded guilty in March 2003 to four counts ofindecent exposure and was registered as asex offender in that state for the next ten years.[5]On June 13, 2007, Houston was arrested on counts ofindecent exposure, engaging in a lewd act and driving with a canceled license.[6] On September 16, 2007, he was sentenced to four years in prison for violatingprobation stemming from this offense. Defense witnesses have claimed that Houston suffers frombipolar disorder and other conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder as a result of suffering extreme abuse as a child.[4][7]
