Derrick Chievous

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Derrick Chievous
Personal information
Born (1967-07-03) July 3, 1967 (age 56)
Dafni
1995–1996Quilmes
1996APOEL
1998Sportivo Independiente
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kobe
National team

Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played at the small forward position. Chievous played three seasons in the National Basketball Association, after being selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft.

College career

Chievous played college basketball at University of Missouri, with the Missouri Tigers, from 1984 to 1988. He led the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances. He also led them to Big Eight regular-season and tournament titles.

Chievous became the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career.

Kentucky, the university retired Chievous’ number 3 jersey.[4]

Professional career

Chievous was selected by the

NBA from 1988 to 1991, with the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers
. His best NBA season came in his rookie year, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 points per game.

Personal life

Chievous' son

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html Archived April 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine University of Missouri Official Player Bio
  2. ^ "MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - on Campus". Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Jones, Daniel (February 19, 2019). "Chievous gets moment in spotlight as Missouri retires No. 3". Linn County Leader. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Koutelas, Reed (February 19, 2019). "Missouri retires number of Derrick Chievous, the program's all-time scoring leader". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

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