Kirk Haston
Personal information | |
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Born | New Orleans Hornets | March 10, 1979
2004–2005 | Florida Flame |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 32 (1.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 27 (1.0 rpg) |
Assists | 8 (0.3 apg) |
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Kirk Haston (born March 10, 1979) is an American former professional
Since 2019, Haston has been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing Tennessee's 72nd state congressional district as a Republican.
Early life
Born in
Basketball career
Haston was selected 16th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2001 NBA draft; many analysts, who had pegged Haston in the late first round-early second round area, thought that the Hornets took Haston to be a 'zone breaker', working against the change in rules that allowed some forms of the zone defense in games. Haston was known for his sky hook shot and shooting range for a forward/center.
Haston averaged 1.2 points and 1 rebound per game, playing in 27 games. Haston would only play in the NBA for 2 years as his final NBA game was played on March 7, 2003, in a 102–76 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Haston recorded 2 points and 1 rebound in 8 minutes of play.
He played the 2004–05 season with the
In 2005, he signed with
In 2010, he came back to Perry County High School to coach the boys basketball team. He then led his alma mater to two state appearances in his first seasons. In 2012, the Perry County Vikings finished their season as state runner-up.
Political career
In 2016 he published Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life in which he details his mostly positive experiences playing for then Indiana Coach Bob Knight.[2] Knight provided assistance and an endorsement during Haston's 2018 campaign to the Tennessee House of Representatives.[3]
In 2018, Haston was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 72. He won with 81% of the vote.[4]
Haston was inaugurated on January 8, 2019. That same month, Haston was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Tennessee's House Education Committee.[5]
In 2023, Haston supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
Source[7]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1998–99 | Indiana
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34 | 13 | 22.4 | .514 | – | .753 | 6.5 | .9 | .6 | .8 | 9.9 |
1999–2000 | Indiana
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29 | 27 | 27.4 | .496 | .000 | .730 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .8 | 1.2 | 15.3 |
2000–01 | Indiana | 33 | 28 | 30.8 | .440 | .377 | .687 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
Career | 96 | 68 | 26.8 | .473 | .366 | .717 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.1 | 14.6 |
NBA
Source[8]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2001–02 | Charlotte | 15 | 0 | 5.1 | .282 | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.7 |
2002–03 | New Orleans | 12 | 0 | 4.8 | .118 | .000 | .500 | .6 | .3 | .0 | .4 | .5 |
Career | 27 | 0 | 5.0 | .232 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .2 | 1.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2002
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Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | – | – | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
NBA D-League
Source[9]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004–05 | Florida | 46 | 46 | 36.4 | .456 | .444 | .705 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
Electoral history
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kirk Haston | 4,590 | 37.57 | |
Republican | Dan Hughes | 4,401 | 36.03 | |
Republican | Gordon Wildridge | 3,225 | 26.40 | |
Total votes | 12,216 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kirk Haston | 16,218 | 81.53 | |
Democratic | Dan T. Hughes | 3,673 | 18.47 | |
Total votes | 19,891 | 100.00 |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kirk Haston | 6,870 | 69.18 | |
Republican | Gordon Wildridge | 3,061 | 30.82 | |
Total votes | 9,931 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kirk Haston | 24,633 | 100.00 |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kirk Haston | 7,831 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kirk Haston | 14,780 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ Haston to enter NBA Draft Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "The mystery surrounding Bob Knight: 'People just want to know about him'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "Former IU basketball star Kirk Haston wins election in Tennessee". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Speaker Casada Names Representative Kirk Haston Vice-Chairman Of The House Education Committee". TNHouseGOP.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Kirk Haston". Sports Reference College Basketball. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "2018 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results". Commercial Appeal. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "State of Tennessee - Totals November 6, 2018 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "2020 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results". USA Today. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "State of Tennessee Totals November 3, 2020 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "State of Tennessee August 4, 2022 Republican Primary" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "State of Tennessee - Totals November 8, 2022 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.