Geoff Huston (basketball)

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Geoff Huston
Personal information
Born (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 67)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Canarsie (Brooklyn, New York)
College Texas Tech (1975–1979)
NBA draft 1979: 3rd round, 50th overall pick
Drafted by New York Knicks
Playing career1979–1990
Position Point guard
Number23, 20, 15
Career history
1979–1980 New York Knicks
1980–1981 Dallas Mavericks
1981–1984 Cleveland Cavaliers
1985 Westchester Golden Apples
1985–1986 Golden State Warriors
1986 Los Angeles Clippers
1987 Long Island Knights
1990 New York Whitecaps
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,380 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds 684 (1.4 rpg)
Assists 2,509 (5.1 apg)
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Geoffrey Angier Huston (born November 8, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a point guard for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Collegiately, he played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. [1] The Dallas Mavericks traded Huston, along with a 1983 third round draft choice to the Cavaliers in exchange for Chad Kinch and a 1985 first round draft choice on February 7, 1981. [2]

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In eight NBA seasons, he played in 496 games, having played 12,252 minutes, and scoring 4,380 points. During his NBA career he managed a 48.3 field goal percentage (1,836 for 3,805), 25.4 three-point field goal percentage (16 for 63), 70.8 free throw percentage (692 for 978), 684 total rebounds (201 offensive, 483 defensive), 2,509 assists, 331 steals, 32 blocked shots, 899 turnovers and 844 personal fouls. [3]

After retiring as a basketball player, Huston became the director of the St. Mary's Recreation Center in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx in New York City. [4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Source [5]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1979–80 New York 7113.0.390.176.737.82.2.5.13.1
1980–81 Dallas 5633.8.488.250.6921.84.9.8.116.1
Cleveland 2521.7.497.000.8151.64.7.5.07.0
1981–82 Cleveland 784330.9.484.300.7651.97.6.9.110.3
1982–83 Cleveland 807934.0.482.333.6862.06.1.9.112.2
1983–84 Cleveland 775626.5.498.182.7141.25.4.5.010.5
1984–85 Cleveland 8011.6.480–.667.12.9.0.03.3
1985–86 Golden State 82014.7.513.333.685.84.2.5.04.2
1986–87 L.A. Clippers 19822.5.455.500.529.95.3.7.06.8
Career49618624.7.483.254.7081.45.1.7.18.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Tech guard Huston still making assists off basketball court". Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Cavaliers All-Time Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009. (4.14  MiB); retrieved June 26, 2007
  3. ↑ Geoff Huston Statistics
  4. ↑ "Black History Month - Geoff Huston". Archived from the original on February 11, 2004. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Geoff Huston NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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