Chris King (basketball)

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Chris King

Personal information
Born	(1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 52) 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
1993–1994	Seattle SuperSonics
1994–1995	Aris
1995–1996	Vancouver Grizzlies
1996	Polti Cantù
1996–1997	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
1997	Gordon's Gin Boars
1997–1998	Rockford Lightning
1998
1998	Rockford Lightning
1998–1999	La Crosse Bobcats
1999	Utah Jazz
1998–1999	Barangay Ginebra Kings
1999	SLUC Nancy
1999–2000	Paris Basket Racing
2000–2001	Le Mans
2001	Piratas de Quebradillas
2001–2002	Le Mans
2002–2003	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2003	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2003–2004	Gary Steelheads
2005
2005	Atlético Biguá
2006–2007
2008	Link Tochigi Brex
Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (1997 Commissioners') Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (1994 II)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Christopher Donnell King (born July 24, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player, most notably for the National Basketball Association (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 made 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 grabbed an NBA career-high 14 rebounds to go along with 21 points in a 79–94 loss to the Utah Jazz.^[1] 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.

King is currently^[when?] living in Roanoke, Virginia working as a security guard for Center in the Square located in downtown Roanoke.

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External links[]

• NBA & college stats @ basketballreference.com