Position: Guard
Born: 04/04/71
Height: 6-6
Weight: 200 lbs.
College: Tennesse '93




Allan Houston

1997-98 NOTES Scored a team-high 19 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in a 79-67 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 12/22 Totaled 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 95-83 victory over the Phildelphia 76ers on 12/13 Registered a season-high 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals against the Philadelphia 76ers on 12/7 Posted 22 points and 3 assists against the San Antonio Spurs on 12/2 Recorded 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in a 102-80 victory over the Phoenix Suns on 11/29 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Selected to represent USA Basketball at the 1998 FIBA Men's World Championship from July 29-August 9, 1998, in Athens, Greece Played in his 300th career game against the Chicago Bulls on 3/9/97 Scored a season-high 32 points, including 6-of-9 on three-point attempts, against the Philadelphia 76ers on 12/20/96 Scored a team-high 28 points, in his Knicks debut, against the Toronto Raptors on 11/1/96 Broke his own Pistons records, set in 1994-95, for three-point baskets made (191), three-point attempts (447) and three-point field goal percentage (.427) during the 1995-96 season Improved his scoring average over five points for the second consecutive season during 1995-96 (19.7 ppg) Played over 1,000 minutes more and made more than twice as many free throws during the 1995-96 season than he did in the 1994-95 season Averaged 24.8 ppg over the last 24 games of the 1994-95 season Participated in the NBA slam-dunk competition during the 1994 NBA All-Star Weekend in Minneapolis CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (11th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft. Signed by the New York Knicks as a free agent on 7/14/96. PERSONAL Earned his BA degree in African-American Studies Played collegiate ball for his father, Wade, then the head coach at the University of Tennessee His greatest moment in sports was winning the State High School Basketball Championship while at Ballard High School in Kentucky Was a high jumper on his high school track team Known to keep his teammates loose with impersonations.