Charles Claxton (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | December 13, 1970
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Miami Carol City (Miami, Florida) |
College | Georgia (1991–1995) |
NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50th overall |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1995–2000 |
Position | Center |
Number | 51 |
Career history | |
1995 | Boston Celtics |
1996 | Criollos de Caguas |
1996–1997 | Anwil Włocławek |
1997–1998 | Atletas Kaunas |
1999–2000 | Brighton Bears |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles Claxton Jr. (born December 13, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player.
Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, he attended Miami Carol City High School in Miami, Florida, and played collegiately for the University of Georgia.
He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (50th pick overall) of the 1994 NBA draft.
He played for the Boston Celtics (1995–96) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 3 games. He also was under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers (October 1995) and Utah Jazz (October 1996), but did not play in any regular season NBA games for those teams.
His son Nicolas Claxton is a professional basketball player.[1]
References[]
- ^ Weiszer, Mark (November 14, 2016). "Claxton connection to Georgia continues as Bulldogs land son of former player". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
- American men's basketball players
- American people of United States Virgin Islands descent
- Boston Celtics players
- Brighton Bears players
- Centers (basketball)
- Georgia Bulldogs basketball players
- KK Włocławek players
- LSU-Atletas basketball players
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players
- United States Virgin Islands expatriate sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people
- Criollos de Caguas basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs