Allan Houston

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAllan Wade•Houston
Used nameAllan•Houston
Nick/petnamesH20
Born20 April 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky (USA)
Measurements195 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsNew York Knicks, New York (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Allan Houston was a shooting guard who helped the United States win basketball gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won international gold medals at the 1999 FIBA Americas Championship and the 1990 FIBA U-18 Americas Championship.

Houston played in college at the University of Tennessee, where he was a four-time first team All-Southeastern Conference selection. As a junior and senior he was named third-team All-American. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1993 NBA Draft with the 11th overall pick.

Houston played for 13 years in the NBA, from 1993-2005. He was with the Pistons from 1993-96 and then played for nine years with the New York Knicks. In 2000-01 Houston was chosen for the NBA All-Star Game. He ended his NBA career with an average of 17.3 points/game.

After retiring as a player Houston joined the Knicks as an assistant to the President for basketball operations and later was named an assistant general manager.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
2000 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) USA Allan Houston
Basketball, Men (Olympic) United States 1 Gold