- Byron Houston
Infobox NBA Player
name = Byron Houston
position =Small forward /power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 250
league = NBA, PBA
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1969|11|22
birth_place =Watonga, Oklahoma
highschool = Star Spencer
college = Oklahoma State
draft = 27th overall
draft_year = 1992
draft_team =Chicago Bulls
career_start = 1992
career_end = 1997
former_teams =Golden State Warriors (1992-1994)Seattle SuperSonics (1994-95)Sacramento Kings (1995-96) Sunkist Orange Juicers (1997)Byron Dwight Houston (born
November 22 1969 inWatonga, Oklahoma ) is an American former professionalbasketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played collegiately forOklahoma State University and was selected by theChicago Bulls in the first round (27th overall) of the1992 NBA Draft . In an NBA career that lasted four seasons, Houston played for theGolden State Warriors ,Seattle SuperSonics andSacramento Kings . He then played briefly for the now-defunct Sunkist Orange JuicersFact|date=June 2007 in the PBA [ [http://www.nba.com/blog/archive_2003/blog12.html NBA.com: Blog ] ] in 1997.Personal life
In June 2006, Houston was removed from a children's basketball camp in
Oklahoma because he was registered as asex offender in that state. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2485544 Ex-NBA player Houston removed from hoops camp] , updated June 16, 2006]On
June 13 ,2007 , Houston was arrested on counts ofindecent exposure , engaging in a lewd act and driving with a canceled license. [ [http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6924300?MSNHPHMA Former NBA player arrested] ] OnSeptember 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. [cite news | url = http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-houston-probation | title = Byron Houston sentenced to 4 years | publisher =Associated Press | date =September 17 ,2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-17 ]ee also
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List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/houstby01.html Stats at Basketball-Reference]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=1068 ESPN.com profile]
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