Darrell Lockhart (born September 14, 1960, in

Thomaston, Georgia Thomaston is a city in and the county seat of Upson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,816 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is incl ...

) is a retired American professional

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College career

Lockhart attended

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a tota ...

, where he played

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with the

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Professional career

Lockhart was drafted by the

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, in the second round (35 overall), of the

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. Lockhart spent one season in the

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(NBA), as a member of the Spurs, during the 1983–84 season. He spent most of his professional career playing in

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. Lockhart is the NBA's all-time leader in career field-goal percentage, shooting 100% on two attempts.

Career teams

*High School. R. E. Lee Institute (Thomaston, Georgia). *1979–1983

*1983–1984

. 2 games *1983–1984 Bancoroma Roma. *1984–1985 Maccabi Brussels. *1985–1986 Pepper Mestre. *1986–1988 Cajabilbao *1988–1989 Teorema Arese *1989–1994

CB Sevilla Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro, the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It p ...

. *1994–1995

CB Girona Club Bàsquet Sant Josep was a professional basketball team based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. History The club was founded in 1962 by Ramon Sitjà as CB Sant Josep. In 1989 it became the Anonymous Sport Association (SAD). In 1987, when the ACB ...

. *1995–1996 Xacobeo 99 Ourense. *1996–1997

BC Andorra Bàsquet Club Andorra SAOE, also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The ...

. *1997–1998

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1960 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Andorra American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Atomics Brussels players Auburn Tigers men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) BC Andorra players CB Cajabilbao players CB Girona players Centers (basketball) Club Ourense Baloncesto players Liga ACB players People from Thomaston, Georgia Real Betis Baloncesto players San Antonio Spurs draft picks San Antonio Spurs players Virtus Roma players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub