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


Professional career


Grand Rapids Drive

After going unselected in the 2016 NBA draft, Horton was named to the
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's Summer League roster. Following his performance in Summer League, Horton was selected 5th overall in the 2016 NBA Development League draft by the Grand Rapids Drive. 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.


Alba Fehérvár

Horton signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 3, 2017. 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.


Kymi

Horton signed with Kymi of the
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(GBL) on July 30, 2018. Horton was named the GBL Player of the Week after scoring 24 points and grabbing 15 rebounds against
PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
on November 10, 2018. 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''.


Cholet

Horton signed with Cholet Basket of the French
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on July 15, 2019. Horton was selected to play for the "World" team in the 2020
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. Horton averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and 1.7 assists for Cholet.


BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque

On June 13, 2020, he signed with
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The ...
of the
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.


Cholet Basket

On January 2, 2021, he signed with Cholet Basket of the
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.


Nanterre 92

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


Hapoel Tel Aviv

On July 28, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the
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.


Lokomotiv Kuban

On November 29, 2022, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the
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.


Trapani Shark (2023–present)

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


References


External links


Austin Peay State Governors bioRealGM ProfileEuroBasket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horton, Chris 1994 births Living people Alba Fehérvár players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American men's basketball players Austin Peay Governors men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Centers (basketball) Cholet Basket players Grand Rapids Drive players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Kymis B.C. players Nanterre 92 players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Pallacanestro Trapani players Power forwards Sportspeople from Decatur, Georgia 21st-century American sportsmen