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Born | Watonga, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 22, 1969||||||||||||||
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 pick overall) of the 1992 NBA draft. In an National Basketball Association (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. Houston played for the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected as the CBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1998. [2]
Houston's biological father is former NBA player Curtis Perry. [3]
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