Chris Kingsbury
Personal information | |
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Born | undrafted | September 18, 1974
Playing career | 1996–2001 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
1996–1997 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1997–1998 | JuveCaserta |
1999–2001 | Cincinnati Stuff |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher J. Kingsbury (born September 18, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard who was known for his long range
High school career
Kingsbury was born in
As a senior he was averaging 20.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game until the month of February,
He is the all-time top scorer of Hamilton High School with 1,540 points, and he also holds the record of most 3-point shots made with 184, and most free throws made with 297.[10]
College career
Kingsbury was being recruited by Gary Close of Iowa since the age of 14;[1] he also received offers from Ohio State, Virginia, NC State,[7] Indiana and Michigan.[11] He signed a letter of intent with Iowa in November 1992,[12] and officially signed in April 1993.[13] He chose to wear jersey number 14 and he made his debut in the first game of the season on November 30, 1993 against Drake, playing 21 minutes and scoring 9 points.[14] He played a total of 27 games in his freshman year, starting 3 (against Minnesota, Purdue and Northwestern) and finished the season with averages of 8.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.2 minutes per game.
Kingsbury's sophomore season was his best with Iowa. He started 26 of 33 games, averaging 28.2 minutes per game.
In the weeks preceding the start of his junior season Kingsbury was arrested and pleaded guilty to a charge of
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1993–94 | Iowa | 27 | 3 | 20.2 | .333 | .321 | .821 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
1994–95 | Iowa | 33 | 26 | 28.2 | .400 | .394 | .803 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.8 |
1995–96 | Iowa | 29 | 12 | 22.9 | .341 | .308 | .796 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
Career | 89 | 41 | 23.8 | .367 | .350 | .804 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.6 |
Professional career
After the end of his junior year at Iowa Kingsbury was facing the possibility of being deemed academically ineligible, and decided to declare for the NBA draft on May 7, 1996.[22] He went undrafted and participated in training camps with the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards, but was cut by the Wizards before the 1996–97 NBA season.[1] He then joined the La Crosse Bobcats in the CBA, where he played 49 games (3 starts) averaging 5.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 16.5 minutes per game.[30]
He then moved to
After the end of his basketball career he went on to work in a bank in Ponca, Nebraska.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Kingsbury revels in his life off the basketball court". The Des Moines Register. December 18, 2005. p. 54.
- ^ a b "Our BDC People". bankofdc.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Basketball camps overflowing with Ohio prep talents". The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 13, 1991. p. 36.
- ^ a b "Juniors Kingsbury, Flint tops". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 6, 1991. p. 32.
- ^ "Stars in separate galaxies – for now". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 4, 1992. p. 54.
- ^ "Recruit an all-American". The Des Moines Register. February 16, 1993. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Hawkeyes raid talent from Ohio". Iowa City Press-Citizen. April 14, 1993. p. 22.
- ^ "HOOP SCOOP'S FINAL RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 SENIORS". Hoop Scoop. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "The Next 48 are up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2020. 1993 game and rosters at page 75.
- ^ Dyer, Mike (March 30, 2015). "Hamilton's Chris Kingsbury recalls 1993 McDonald's game". cincinnati.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Ohio star Kingsbury says he'll go to Iowa". Iowa City Press-Citizen. October 27, 1992. p. 19.
- Daily Record. November 14, 1992. p. 6.
- ^ "Big help on the way for Hawkeyes". Iowa City Press-Citizen. April 9, 1993. p. 23.
- ^ "Box Score" (PDF). hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Box Score" (PDF). hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Box Score" (PDF). hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Where are they now? Chris Kingsbury". hawkeyesportsnews.com. March 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Fleming, David (October 24, 1995). "CHRIS KINGSBURY". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Box Score" (PDF). hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "1994-95 Big Ten Conference Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kingsbury charged: public intoxication". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 10, 1995. p. 13.
- ^ a b c Fleming, David (November 15, 1996). "CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT IOWA WAS A WELL-CRAFTED TEAM WITH DESIGNS ON A TITLE THIS YEAR. THEN THE LURE OF THE NBA WREAKED HAVOC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Box Score" (PDF). hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "1995-96 Big Ten Conference Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Mitch (February 16, 2015). "Chris Kingsbury". Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Iowa 2018–19 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Boxscores from "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Boxscores from "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Boxscores from "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Kingsbury". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kingsbury Chris - Statistiche INDIVIDUALI" (in Italian). legabasket.it. Retrieved April 7, 2019.