- Geoff Huston
infobox NBA Player
name = Geoff Huston
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lbs = 175
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1957|11|8
birth_place =Brooklyn, New York
college = Texas Tech
draft = 3rd round
draft_year = 1979
draft_team =New York Knicks
career_start = 1979
career_end = 1987
former_teams =New York Knicks (1979-1980)Cleveland Cavaliers (1981-1985)Golden State Warriors (1985-1986)Los Angeles Clippers (1986-1987)Geoffrey (Geoff) Angier Huston (born
November 8 ,1957 inBrooklyn ,New York ) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He was a guard for theNew York Knicks (1979-80),Dallas Mavericks (1980-81),Cleveland Cavaliers (1981-85),Golden State Warriors (1985-86), andLos Angeles Clippers (1986-87). Collegiately, he played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. [ [http://www.redraiders.com/stories/090405/mbb_090405028.shtml Former Tech guard Huston still making assists off basketball court] ]He led the NBA in assist ratio in the 1985–86 season (46.3). Huston ranks 84th on the NBA career assists per game list (5.1) and 32nd on the NBA career assist ratio list (32.8).Fact|date=April 2008
In eight seasons, he played in 496 games, having played 12,252 minutes, and scoring 4,380 points. During his career he managed a 0.483 field goal percentage (1,836 for 3,805), 0.254 three-point field goal percentage (16 for 63), 0.708
free throw percentage (692 for 978), 684 total rebound (201 offensive, 483 defensive), 2,509 assists, 331 steals, 32 blocked shots, 899 turnovers, and 844personal fouls . [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hustoge01.html Geoff Huston Statistics] ]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 . [ [http://www.nba.com/knicks/community/bhm_huston.html Black History Month - Geoff Huston] ]References
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUSTOGE01 NBA stats] @ databasebasketball.com
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