Chris Horton (basketball) explained

Chris Horton
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:225
League:LBA
Team:Trapani Shark
Number:2
Birth Date:29 June 1994
Birth Place:Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
High School:Columbia (Decatur, Georgia)
College:Austin Peay (2012–2016)
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Grand Rapids Drive
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:Alba Fehérvár
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:Kymi
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Cholet
Years5:2020
Team5:BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Years6:2021
Team6:Cholet Basket
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:JSF Nanterre
Years13:2022
Team13:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years14:2022-2023
Team14:Lokomotiv Kuban
Years15:2023–present
Team15:Trapani Shark
Highlights:

Chris Horton (born June 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the LBA. He played college basketball at Austin Peay.

College career

Horton was a four-year starter for the Austin Peay Governors. During his freshman season, Horton set a school record for blocks in a season with 100 and finished sixth in Division I with 3.23 blocks per game to go with 8.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season and was named the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Freshman of the Year and to the conference All-Newcomer team. As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points, 12.0 rebounds and 1.75 blocks per game and 25 double-doubles and was named first team All-OVC.[1] Horton was named the MVP of the 2016 OVC tournament after scoring 90 points and grabbing 57 rebounds during eighth-seeded Governors' run to the conference title.[2] Horton finished his collegiate career as the fifth-leading scorer in school history with 1,719 points, the second-leading rebounder with 1,261 and the all-time leader with 319 shots blocked (2nd most in OVC history).[3]

Professional career

Grand Rapids Drive

After going unselected in the 2016 NBA draft, Horton was named to the Miami Heat's Summer League roster.[4] Following his performance in Summer League, Horton was selected 5th overall in the 2016 NBA Development League draft by the Grand Rapids Drive.[5] Horton averaged 6.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game in 49 games (11 starts) for the Drive in his rookie season. The Drive traded his overseas rights to the Delaware Blue Coats on January 22, 2019.[6]

Alba Fehérvár

Horton signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 3, 2017.[7] Horton averaged 8.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game in 39 NB I/A games and 9.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 12 FIBA Europe Cup games with Alba.[8]

Kymi

Horton signed with Kymi of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on July 30, 2018.[9] Horton was named the GBL Player of the Week after scoring 24 points and grabbing 15 rebounds against PAOK on November 10, 2018.[10] Horton finished the regular season as the league leader with 9.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, fifth in the league with 13.6 points per game, and third with 1.6 blocks in 23 total games (16 starts) and was named honorable mention All-GBL by EuroBasket.com.[11]

Cholet

Horton signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A on July 15, 2019.[12] Horton was selected to play for the "World" team in the 2020 LNB All-Star Game.[13] Horton averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and 1.7 assists for Cholet.[14]

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

On June 13, 2020, he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[15]

Cholet Basket

On January 2, 2021, he signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A.[16]

Nanterre 92

On July 22, 2021, Horton signed with Nanterre 92.[17] On May 18, 2022, Horton was named to the All-LNB Pro A First Team of the 2021–22 season.[18]

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On July 28, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[19]

Lokomotiv Kuban

On November 29, 2022, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[20]

Trapani Shark (2023–present)

On September 27, 2023, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Serie A2.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: APSU’s Chris Horton named OVC Freshman of the Year joins Travis Betran on OVC All-Newcomer team. ClarksvilleOnline.com. Ohio Valley Conference. March 6, 2013. February 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Chris Horton named as state's Men's College Basketball Player of the Year. The Leaf-Chronicle. USA Today. May 19, 2016. January 31, 2019.
  3. Web site: KU contains Austin Peay big man Chris Horton. Ken. Corbitt. CJOnline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. March 17, 2016. January 31, 2019.
  4. Web site: Austin Peay State University Basketball’s Chris Horton named to Miami Heat’s summer league roster. ClarksvilleOnline.com. APSU Sports Information. July 1, 2016. January 30, 2019.
  5. Web site: Ex-Gov Horton to play in NBA D-League for Grand Rapids. Autumn. Allison. The Leaf-Chronicle. USA Today. November 2, 2016. January 30, 2019.
  6. Web site: Blue Coats Acquire Keenan Evans and Returning Player Rights to Chris Horton from Grand Rapids Drive. GLeague.NBA.com. Delaware Blue Coats. January 22, 2019. January 30, 2019. January 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123224024/https://bluecoats.gleague.nba.com/news/blue-coats-acquire-keenan-evans-and-returning-player-rights-to-chris-horton-from-grand-rapids-drive/. dead.
  7. Web site: Alba Signs Chris Horton. Winter. Gabor. EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. August 3, 2017. January 30, 2019.
  8. Web site: Chris Horton (ex Alba) joins Kymis. EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. July 29, 2018. January 30, 2019.
  9. Web site: Chris Horton to bolster Kymis. Court Side Newspaper. July 30, 2018. January 30, 2019.
  10. Web site: Horton named Greek league Player of the Week. Colby. Wilson. LetsGoPeay.com. Austin Peay State Athletics Department. November 15, 2018. January 31, 2019.
  11. Web site: Cholet lands Chris Horton, ex Kymis. EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. July 15, 2019.
  12. Web site: Basketball. Jeep Elite. Chris Horton engages with Cholet Basketball. Ouest-France. July 15, 2019. August 5, 2019. fr.
  13. Web site: French ProA All-Star Game 2020 Rosters. Igor. Obradovic. EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. December 31, 2019. January 2, 2020.
  14. Web site: Gravelines-Dunkerque formalizes the arrival of Chris Horton (Cholet). L'Équipe. June 13, 2020. June 23, 2020. fr.
  15. Web site: Chris Horton Joins BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque. June 13, 2020. Sportando. En. June 15, 2020.
  16. Web site: Chris Horton returns to Cholet. January 2, 2021. Sportando. En. January 2, 2021.
  17. Web site: Nanterre adds Chris Horton . Sportando . July 22, 2021 . July 22, 2021.
  18. Web site: 2022-05-18 . Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE ! . 2022-06-26 . Betclic ELITE . fr.
  19. Web site: Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Chris Horton. July 28, 2022. Sportando. En. August 10, 2022.
  20. Web site: «Локо» подписал Криса Хортона. November 29, 2022. lokobasket.com. ru. December 21, 2022.
  21. Web site: La Trapani Shark firma l’americano Chris Horton. September 27, 2023. trapanishark.it. it. July 6, 2024.