- Charlie Sitton
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Charlie Sitton No. 52 Small forward Personal information Date of birth July 3, 1962 Place of birth McMinnville, Oregon Nationality American High school McMinnville Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College Oregon State (1980–1984) NBA Draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall Selected by the Dallas Mavericks Career history 1984–1985 Dallas Mavericks 1986–1988 Basket Brescia (Italy) 1988–1989 Hitachi Venezia (Italy) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com MedalsMen's basketball Competitor for United States
Pan American Games Gold 1983 Caracas Team competition Charles E. "Charlie" Sitton (born July 3, 1962 in McMinnville, Oregon) is a retired American basketball player.
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Oregon State career
A 6' 8" forward, he played high school basketball at McMinnville High School and college basketball for Oregon State from 1981 to 1984. As a freshman, Sitton was a member of the last Oregon State team to achieve a number 1 ranking in 1981. He was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 selection, and was chosen as Oregon State's MVP in 1983. In Sitton's four years at Oregon State, the Beavers were 93-25 and appeared in the NCAA tournament three times and the NIT once. Sitton scored 1,561 points in his college career, and shot at a .575 field goal percentage.[1]
After college
Sitton was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played one season for the Dallas Mavericks before traveling to Europe, where he played an additional five years in Italy, France and Belgium.[citation needed] He was named to both the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He resides in the Portland area.
References
- ^ "Beaver Legends and Player History.". Oregon State Basketball Media Guide. 2006. p. 107. http://admin.xosn.com//pdf2/52002.pdf?SPSID=27770&SPID=1954&DB_OEM_ID=4700. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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1984 NBA Draft First round Hakeem Olajuwon · Sam Bowie · Michael Jordan · Sam Perkins · Charles Barkley · Melvin Turpin · Alvin Robertson · Lancaster Gordon · Otis Thorpe · Leon Wood · Kevin Willis · Tim McCormick · Jay Humphries · Michael Cage · Terence Stansbury · John Stockton · Jeff Turner · Vern Fleming · Bernard Thompson · Tony Campbell · Kenny Fields · Tom Sewell · Earl Jones · Michael YoungSecond round Devin Durrant · Victor Fleming · Ron Anderson · Cory Blackwell · Stuart Gray · Steve Burtt · Jay Murphy · Eric Turner · Steve Colter · Tony Costner · Othell Wilson · Charles Jones · Ben Coleman · Charlie Sitton · Danny Young · Anthony Teachey · Tom Sluby · Willie White · Greg Wiltjer · Fred Reynolds · Gary Plummer · Jerome Kersey · Ronnie WilliamsCategories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Dallas Mavericks draft picks
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players
- People from McMinnville, Oregon
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