Derrick Chievous
Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played the forward position, and played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after being selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Chievous played at Missouri from 1984-88 and led the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a Big Eight regular-season and tournament title.
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| Born | July 3, 1967 New York City, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Holy Cross (Queens, New York) | |||||||||||||
| College | Missouri (1984–1988) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–1996 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
| Number | 3, 33 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Albany Patroons | |||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Quad City Thunder | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Rapid City Thrillers | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | San Miguel Beermen | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Quad City Thunder | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | SYP Patronato Mallorca | |||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Dafni | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Quilmes de Mar del Plata | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | APOEL B.C. | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Club Sportivo Independiente | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Chievous played in the NBA from 1988 to 1991 for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season came during his rookie campaign as a member of the Rockets, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 ppg.
Before that, Chievous played collegiately at the University of Missouri, becoming the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career.[1] Chievous was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996.[2] On November 1, 2012 it was announced that Chievous would be part of the "Class of 2012" inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on November 15.[3] On February 19, 2019, during a ceremony at halftime of a game between Missouri and Kentucky, MU retired Chievous’ number 3 jersey.[4]
His son Quinton (b. 1992) played basketball at the University of Tennessee and Hampton University.[5]
References
- http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html University of Missouri Official Player Bio
- http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/hall-of-fame.html
- "Willie Smith and Derrick Chievous are headed to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame". Associated Press via KTVO-TV website. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- Jones, Daniel (February 19, 2019). "Chievous gets moment in spotlight as Missouri retires No. 3". Linn County Leader. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- Koutelas, Reed (February 19, 2019). "Missouri retires number of Derrick Chievous, the program's all-time scoring leader". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links
- Derrick Chievous NBA statistics, basketballreference.com
- Derrick Chievous CBA statistics, statscrew.com