Chris Herren

Chris Herren

Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27) (age 36)
Place of birth	Fall River, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College	Boston College Fresno State
NBA Draft	1999 / 2nd round, 33rd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Career history
Denver Nuggets (1999–2000) Boston Celtics (2000–2001)
Stats at NBA.com

Christopher Albert Herren (born September 27, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He started his collegiate career at Boston College,^[1] but left after one year to join Jerry Tarkanian's Fresno State team. After college, Herren was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft. A 6'2" guard, he played for the Nuggets and the Boston Celtics during his NBA career.

Herren was the central figure in a book about Durfee High basketball entitled Fall River Dreams.^[2]

In December 2004, Herren was charged with possession of heroin and driving under the influence with a revoked license in the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.^[3]

After completing intensive rehabilitation programs, Herren has been drug-free since June 4, 2008 and sober since August 1, 2008.^[4] In June 2009, Herren launched Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren, a basketball player development company to mentor players on and off the court.^[5]

Herren has written a book with Providence Journal columnist Bill Reynolds entitled Basketball Junkie: A Memoir, documenting his career on and off the court. Basketball Junkie was released in May 2011.^[6] Herren is the subject of the ESPN documentary Unguarded.

Notes

1. ^ Chris Herren NBA.com bio
2. ^ Herren has it all, by Pat Bigold, Star-Bulletin, published February 26, 1999
3. ^ Hoop Dreams Deferred: The Sad Tale of Chris Herren, The Heights, published December 4, 2006
4. ^ Changing of the Guard: Finally Clean and Sober, Herren Ready To Embrace Post-Basketball Life, Boston.com, published May 31, 2009
5. ^ Transition Game, Newport Daily News, published July 29, 2009
6. ^ Book Details Rise of Celtics, South Coast Today, published November 13, 2010

External links

• Chris Herren historical page at NBA.com
• Chris Herren at Basketball-Reference.com
• Chris Herren at DatabaseBasketball.com

Persondata
Name	Herren, Chris
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Short description
Date of birth	September 27, 1975
Place of birth	Fall River, Massachusetts
Date of death
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