Geoff Huston

Geoffrey Angier Huston (born November 8, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a point guard for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers. Collegiately, he played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1] The Dallas Mavericks traded Huston, along with a 1983 third round draft choice to the Cavaliers in exchange for Chad Kinch and a 1985 first round draft choice on February 7, 1981.[2]

Geoff Huston
Personal information
Born (1957-11-08) November 8, 1957
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanarsie (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeTexas Tech (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 50th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1979–1990
PositionPoint guard
Number23, 20, 15
Career history
1979–1980New York Knicks
1980–1981Dallas Mavericks
1981–1984Cleveland Cavaliers
1985Westchester Golden Apples
1985–1986Golden State Warriors
1986Los Angeles Clippers
1987Long Island Knights
1990New York Whitecaps
Career NBA statistics
Points4,380 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds684 (1.4 rpg)
Assists2,509 (5.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

In eight NBA seasons, he played in 496 games, having played 12,252 minutes, and scoring 4,380 points. During his NBA career he managed a 48.3 field goal percentage (1,836 for 3,805), 25.4 three-point field goal percentage (16 for 63), 70.8 free throw percentage (692 for 978), 684 total rebounds (201 offensive, 483 defensive), 2,509 assists, 331 steals, 32 blocked shots, 899 turnovers and 844 personal fouls.[3]

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.[4]

See also
  • List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game

References
  1. Former Tech guard Huston still making assists off basketball court
  2. "Cavaliers All-Time Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-16. (4.14 MiB); retrieved June 26, 2007
  3. Geoff Huston Statistics
  4. "Black History Month - Geoff Huston". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
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