Geoff Huston (basketball)

For the Australian internet pioneer, see Geoff Huston (internet).

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]

Geoff Huston

Personal information
Born	(1957-11-08) November 8, 1957 (age 67) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Canarsie (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Texas Tech (1975–1979)
NBA draft	1979: 3rd round, 50th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	1979–1990
Position	Point guard
Number	23, 20, 15
Career history
1979–1980	New York Knicks
1980–1981	Dallas Mavericks
1981–1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
1985	Westchester Golden Apples
1985–1986	Golden State Warriors
1986	Los Angeles Clippers
1987	Long Island Knights
1990	New York Whitecaps
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,380 (8.8 ppg)
Rebounds	684 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	2,509 (5.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[5]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	New York	71		13.0	.390	.176	.737	.8	2.2	.5	.1	3.1
1980–81	Dallas	56		33.8	.488	.250	.692	1.8	4.9	.8	.1	16.1
	Cleveland	25		21.7	.497	.000	.815	1.6	4.7	.5	.0	7.0
1981–82	Cleveland	78	43	30.9	.484	.300	.765	1.9	7.6	.9	.1	10.3
1982–83	Cleveland	80	79	34.0	.482	.333	.686	2.0	6.1	.9	.1	12.2
1983–84	Cleveland	77	56	26.5	.498	.182	.714	1.2	5.4	.5	.0	10.5
1984–85	Cleveland	8	0	11.6	.480	–	.667	.1	2.9	.0	.0	3.3
1985–86	Golden State	82	0	14.7	.513	.333	.685	.8	4.2	.5	.0	4.2
1986–87	L.A. Clippers	19	8	22.5	.455	.500	.529	.9	5.3	.7	.0	6.8
Career		496	186	24.7	.483	.254	.708	1.4	5.1	.7	.1	8.8

See also

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