Byron Houston

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 in Watonga, Oklahoma) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played collegiately for Oklahoma State University and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (27th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. In an NBA career that lasted four seasons, Houston played for the Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics and Sacramento 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 a sex 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 of indecent exposure, engaging in a lewd act and driving with a canceled license. [ [http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6924300?MSNHPHMA Former NBA player arrested] ] On September 16, 2007, he was sentenced to four years in prison for violating probation stemming from this offense. Defense witnesses have claimed that Houston suffers from bipolar 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

*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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