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Allan Houston
Shooting Guard ·New York Knicks ·NBA

Allan Houston

Age55 BornApr 20, 1971 FromUSA Height198 cm (6'6") Weight91 kg CollegeTennessee Draft1993 · #11
Career averages
17.4PPG
2.9RPG
2.4APG
839 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

NYK hub
Career snapshot
12Seasons
839Games
14,564Career points
14.5PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 602 games · 1996-97 to 2004-05
Honors and awards2 total
2×
All-Star Selection2000, 1999
All awards
Career highsSingle season
22.5PPG · 2002-03 · NYK
3.7RPG · 1995-96 · DET
3.0APG · 1995-96 · DET
17.7PER · 2002-03 · NYK
8.6Win shares · 1999-00 · NYK
Draft1993
1Round
11Overall pick
Selected by Detroit Pistons · from Tennessee
Position rank2003-04
#5PPG rank
#13PER rank
#15Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 34 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1996-97 - 2004-05 · 9 seasons
18.6 PPG 3.1 RPG 2.5 APG
602 games
Detroit Pistons
1993-94 - 1995-96 · 3 seasons
14.3 PPG 2.5 RPG 2.2 APG
237 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1993-94 DET 79 20 19.2 8.5 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 40.5 29.9 82.4 9.0 -1.2
1994-95 DET 76 39 26.3 14.5 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 46.3 42.4 86.0 16.4 3.8
1995-96 DET 82 75 37.5 19.7 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 45.3 42.7 82.3 15.7 7.1
1996-97 NYK 81 81 33.1 14.8 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 42.3 38.5 80.3 11.3 4.7
1997-98 NYK 82 82 34.7 18.4 3.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 44.7 38.5 85.1 15.1 6.1
1998-99 NYK 50 50 36.3 16.3 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.2 41.8 40.7 86.2 13.1 2.9
1999-00 NYK 82 82 38.6 19.7 3.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 48.3 43.6 83.8 16.5 8.6
2000-01 NYK 78 78 36.6 18.7 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.1 44.9 38.1 90.9 16.1 7.5
2001-02 NYK 77 77 37.8 20.4 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.1 43.7 39.3 87.0 15.2 4.7
2002-03 NYK 82 82 37.9 22.5 2.8 2.7 0.7 0.1 44.5 39.6 91.9 17.7 7.2
2003-04 NYK 50 50 36.0 18.5 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 43.5 43.1 91.3 14.8 3.1
2004-05 NYK 20 11 26.6 11.9 1.2 2.1 0.4 0.1 41.5 38.8 83.7 12.5 0.7

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1996 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks

All entries are season change.

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About Allan Houston

Allan Wade Houston Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. A shooting guard, Houston played nine seasons for the New York Knicks; he was a member of the Knicks' 1999 NBA Finals team. Houston made the NBA All-Star Team twice and also won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.