Chris Horton (basketball)
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Horton
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 225
| league = LBA
| team = Trapani Shark
| number = 2
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|29}}
| birth_place = Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
| high_school = Columbia (Decatur, Georgia)
| college = Austin Peay (2012–2016)
| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2016
| years1 = 2016–2017
| team1 = Grand Rapids Drive
| years2 = 2017–2018
| team2 = Alba Fehérvár
| years3 = 2018–2019
| team3 = Kymi
| years4 = 2019–2020
| team4 = Cholet
| years5 = 2020
| team5 = BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
| years6 = 2021
| team6 = Cholet
| years7 = 2021–2022
| team7 = Nanterre
| years13 = 2022
| team13 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| years14 = 2022–2023
| team14 = Lokomotiv Kuban
| years15 = 2023–present
| team15 = Trapani Shark
| highlights =
- All-LNB Élite First Team (2022)
- 2× LNB Élite rebounding leader (2020, 2022)
- LNB Élite blocks leader (2022)
- 2× LNB All-Star Game (2020, 2022)
- First team All-OVC (2016)
- OVC Freshman of the Year (2013)
- OVC tournament MVP (2016)
}}
Chris Horton (born June 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the LBA. He played college basketball 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 Ohio Valley Conference (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.{{cite web|url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2013/03/06/apsus-chris-horton-named-ovc-freshman-of-the-year-joins-travis-betran-on-ovc-all-newcomer-team/|title=APSU’s Chris Horton named OVC Freshman of the Year joins Travis Betran on OVC All-Newcomer team|website=ClarksvilleOnline.com|publisher=Ohio Valley Conference|date=March 6, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/college/apsu/basketball/2016/05/19/chris-horton-named-states-mens-college-basketball-player-year/84615412/|title=Chris Horton named as state's Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|publisher=USA Today|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2019}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/sports/hawkzone/2016-03-17/ku-contains-austin-peay-big-man-chris-horton|title=KU contains Austin Peay big man Chris Horton|first=Ken|last=Corbitt|website=CJOnline.com|publisher=The Topeka Capital-Journal|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2019}}
Professional career
=Grand Rapids Drive=
After going unselected in the 2016 NBA draft, Horton was named to the Miami Heat's Summer League roster.{{cite web|url=http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2016/07/01/austin-peay-state-university-basketballs-chris-horton-named-miami-heats-summer-league-roster/|title=Austin Peay State University Basketball’s Chris Horton named to Miami Heat’s summer league roster|website=ClarksvilleOnline.com|publisher=APSU Sports Information|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=January 30, 2019}} Following his performance in Summer League, Horton was selected 5th overall in the 2016 NBA Development League draft by the Grand Rapids Drive.{{cite web|url=https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/college/apsu/basketball/2016/11/02/ex-gov-horton-play-nba-d-league-grand-rapids/93114296/|title=Ex-Gov Horton to play in NBA D-League for Grand Rapids|first=Autumn|last=Allison|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|publisher=USA Today|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=January 30, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://bluecoats.gleague.nba.com/news/blue-coats-acquire-keenan-evans-and-returning-player-rights-to-chris-horton-from-grand-rapids-drive/|title=Blue Coats Acquire Keenan Evans and Returning Player Rights to Chris Horton from Grand Rapids Drive|website=GLeague.NBA.com|publisher=Delaware Blue Coats|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123224024/https://bluecoats.gleague.nba.com/news/blue-coats-acquire-keenan-evans-and-returning-player-rights-to-chris-horton-from-grand-rapids-drive/|url-status=dead}}
=Alba Fehérvár=
Horton signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A) on August 3, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/501002/Alba-signs-Chris-Horton|title=Alba Signs Chris Horton|first=Winter|last=Gabor|work=EuroBasket.com|publisher=EuroBasket Data Center|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/541705/Chris-Horton-(ex-Alba)-joins-Kymis|title=Chris Horton (ex Alba) joins Kymis|work=EuroBasket.com|publisher=EuroBasket Data Center|date=July 29, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2019}}
=Kymi=
Horton signed with Kymi of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on July 30, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.court-side.com/news/chris-horton-to-bolster-kymis/|title=Chris Horton to bolster Kymis|work=Court Side Newspaper|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2019}} Horton was named the GBL Player of the Week after scoring 24 points and grabbing 15 rebounds against PAOK on November 10, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://letsgopeay.com/news/2018/11/15/mens-basketball-horton-named-greek-league-player-of-the-week.aspx?path=mbball|title=Horton named Greek league Player of the Week|first=Colby|last=Wilson|website=LetsGoPeay.com|publisher=Austin Peay State Athletics Department|date=November 15, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/587000/Cholet-lands-Chris-Horton,-ex-Kymis|title=Cholet lands Chris Horton, ex Kymis|work=EuroBasket.com|publisher=EuroBasket Data Center|date=July 15, 2019}}
=Cholet=
Horton signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A on July 15, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/basket/cholet/basket-ball-jeep-elite-chris-horton-s-engage-avec-cholet-basket-6445799|title=Basketball. Jeep Elite. Chris Horton engages with Cholet Basketball|work=Ouest-France|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=August 5, 2019|language=fr}} Horton was selected to play for the "World" team in the 2020 LNB All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/609657/French-ProA-All-Star-Game-2020-Rosters|title=French ProA All-Star Game 2020 Rosters|first=Igor|last=Obradovic|work=EuroBasket.com|publisher=EuroBasket Data Center|date=December 31, 2019|access-date=January 2, 2020}} Horton averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and 1.7 assists for Cholet.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Gravelines-dunkerque-officialise-l-arrivee-de-chris-horton-cholet/1142929|title=Gravelines-Dunkerque formalizes the arrival of Chris Horton (Cholet)|work=L'Équipe|date=June 13, 2020|access-date=June 23, 2020|language=fr}}
=BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque=
=Cholet Basket=
=Nanterre 92=
On July 22, 2021, Horton signed with Nanterre 92.{{cite web |title=Nanterre adds Chris Horton |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nanterre-adds-chris-horton/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 22, 2021 |date=July 22, 2021}} On May 18, 2022, Horton was named to the All-LNB Pro A First Team of the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE ! |url=https://www.lnb.fr/elite/trophees-lnb-les-laureats-en-betclic-elite/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Betclic ELITE |language=fr}}
=Hapoel Tel Aviv=
On July 28, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/hapoel-tel-aviv-lands-chris-horton/|title=Hapoel Tel Aviv lands Chris Horton|last=|first=|date=July 28, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
=Lokomotiv Kuban=
=Trapani Shark (2023–present)=
On September 27, 2023, he signed with Trapani Shark of the Serie A2.{{Cite web|url=https://trapanishark.it/news-dal-club/la-trapani-shark-firma-lamericano-chris-horton/|title=La Trapani Shark firma l’americano Chris Horton|last=|first=|date=September 27, 2023|website=trapanishark.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 6, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://letsgopeay.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3880 Austin Peay State Governors bio]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-horton-1.html College Statistics at Sports-Reference.com]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Chris-Horton/Summary/43097 RealGM Profile]
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Chris_Horton/Greece/GS-Kymis/259237 EuroBasket Profile]
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Category:Alba Fehérvár players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Austin Peay Governors men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Cholet Basket players
Category:Grand Rapids Drive players
Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
Category:PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
Category:Pallacanestro Trapani players