Chris King (basketball)

For other people named Chris King, see Chris King (disambiguation).
Chris King
Personal information
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969
Newton Grove, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Hobbton
(Newton Grove, North Carolina)
College Wake Forest (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 1992–2008
Position Power forward / Small forward
Number 35, 17, 33
Career history
1992–1993 Unicaja Mayoral Málaga (Spain)
1993–1994 Seattle SuperSonics
1994–1995 Aris (Greece)
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996 Polti Cantù (Italy)
1996–1997 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain)
1997 Gordon's Gin Boars (Philippines)
1997–1998 Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1998 Ortaköyspor (Turkey)
1998 Rockford Lightning (CBA)
1998–1999 La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
1999 Utah Jazz
1999 San Miguel Beermen (Philippines)
1999 SLUC Nancy (France)
1999–2000 Paris Basket Racing (France)
2000–2001 Le Mans (France)
2001 Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico)
2001–2002 Le Mans (France)
2002–2003 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
2003 Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel)
2003–2004 Gary Steelheads (CBA)
2005 Deportivo Español de Talca (Chile)
2005 Atlético Biguá (Uruguay)
2006–2007 CS Rapid Bucureşti (Romania)
2008 Link Tochigi Brex (Japan)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Christopher Donnell "Chris" King (born July 24, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player, most notably for the NBA.

Born in Newton Grove, North Carolina, King got his start at playing high school basketball for the Hobbton High School Wildcats. He then played collegiately at Wake Forest University before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2nd round (45th pick overall) of 1992 NBA Draft.

King played 15 games for the Sonics during the 1993-94 season, where he would make his only playoff appearance. He was also a member of the Vancouver Grizzlies' inaugural season (1995–96) for whom he played 80 of 82 games starting in 66 of them, averaging 7.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He tipped in a Byron Scott miss at the buzzer in their home opener to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime. His final appearance in the league was during the 1999 lockout season where he played eight games for the Utah Jazz.

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