Geoff Huston (basketball) explained

Geoff Huston
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:8 November 1957
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
High School:Canarsie (Brooklyn, New York)
College:Texas Tech (1975–1979)
Draft Year:1979
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:50
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Start:1979
Career End:1990
Career Number:23, 20, 15
Career Position:Point guard
Team1:New York Knicks
Team2:Dallas Mavericks
Years3:
Team3:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years4:1985
Team4:Westchester Golden Apples
Team5:Golden State Warriors
Team6:Los Angeles Clippers
Years7:1987
Team7:Long Island Knights
Years8:1990
Team8:New York Whitecaps
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:4,380 (8.8 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:684 (1.4 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:2,509 (5.1 apg)

Geoffrey Angier Huston (born November 8, 1957) is an American former 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]

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]

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  1. http://www.redraiders.com/stories/090405/mbb_090405028.shtml Former Tech guard Huston still making assists off basketball court
  2. Web site: Cavaliers All-Time Roster . 2009-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217121354/http://www.nba.com/media/cavaliers/200506_all_time_roster.pdf . 2009-12-17 . dead .  ; retrieved June 26, 2007
  3. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hustoge01.html Geoff Huston Statistics
  4. Web site: Black History Month - Geoff Huston . 2008-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040211041048/http://www.nba.com/knicks/community/bhm_huston.html . 2004-02-11 . dead .