Curtis Blair (born September 24, 1970, in Roanoke, Virginia) is a retired American professional

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player and current

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in the

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(NBA).

College

A 6'3" and 185 lb

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, Blair played college basketball for the University of Richmond Spiders. Blair was honored as the

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in 1991–92 season, as well as a two-time first-team All-

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and three-time CAA All-Tournament team selection.

NBA

He was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (53rd overall) of the

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, though he never played in a regular-season game for the Rockets. Following a brief career playing overseas including Turkey, Blair became a referee in the NBA, where he wears the number 74.

References

External links

at ''TheDraftReview.com''

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