Derrick Chievous

Derrick Chievous

No. 3, 33
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	July 3, 1967 (1967-07-03) (age 44)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Holy Cross (Queens, New York)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Missouri (1984–1988)
NBA Draft	1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1988–1996
Career history
1988–1990	Houston Rockets
1990–1991	Cleveland Cavaliers
1991–1992	Albany Patroons (CBA)
1992	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1992–1993	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1993–1994	Dafni (Greece)
1995–1996	Quilmes de Mar del Plata (Argentina)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s Basketball Competitor for  United States Summer Universiade Silver 1985 Kobe National team

Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967, in New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player who played the forward position, and was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft.

Chievous played in the NBA from 1988-1991 for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season came during his rookie campaign as a member of the Rockets, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 ppg.

Before that, Chievous played collegiately at the University of Missouri, becoming the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career.^[1] Chievous was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996. ^[2]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders

References

1. ^ http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html University of Missouri Official Player Bio
2. ^ http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/hall-of-fame.html

External links

• Derrick Chievous NBA statistics, basketballreference.com

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Name	Chievous, Derrick
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Date of birth	July 3, 1967
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