Derrick Chievous

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| name = Derrick Chievous

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|07|03}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Holy Cross (Queens, New York)

| college = Missouri (1984–1988)

| draft_year = 1988

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 16

| draft_team = Houston Rockets

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 1996

| career_number = 3, 33

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}}

| team1 = Houston Rockets

| years2 = {{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years3 = 1991–1992

| team3 = Albany Patroons

| years4 = 1991–1992

| team4 = Quad City Thunder

| years5 = 1992

| team5 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years6 = 1992

| team6 = San Miguel Beermen

| years7 = 1992–1993

| team7 = Quad City Thunder

| years8 = 1992–1993

| team8 = SYP Patronato Mallorca

| years9 = 1993–1994

| team9 = Dafni

| years10 = 1995–1996

| team10 = Quilmes

| years11 = 1996

| team11 = APOEL

| years12 = 1998

| team12 = Sportivo Independiente

| highlights =

Greek League All-Star (1994 I)
Second-team All-American – UPI (1987)
Third-team All-American – AP (1987)
No. 3 retired by Missouri Tigers
Fourth-team Parade All-American (1984)

| stats_league = NBA

| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|USA}}}}

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Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played at the small forward position. Chievous played three seasons in the National Basketball Association, after being selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft.

College career

Chievous played college basketball at University of Missouri, with the Missouri Tigers, from 1984 to 1988. He led the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances. He also led them to Big Eight regular-season and tournament titles.

Chievous became the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career.http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403082251/http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html |date=April 3, 2007 }} University of Missouri Official Player Bio Chievous was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996.{{Cite web |url=http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/hall-of-fame.html |title=MISSOURI OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - on Campus |access-date=March 23, 2009 |archive-date=April 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419065127/http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/hall-of-fame.html |url-status=dead }} On November 1, 2012, it was announced that Chievous would be part of the "Class of 2012" inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on November 15.{{cite web|url=http://www.heartlandconnection.com/sports/story.aspx?id=820196|title=Willie Smith and Derrick Chievous are headed to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame|publisher=Associated Press via KTVO-TV website|date=November 1, 2012|accessdate=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302071932/http://www.heartlandconnection.com/sports/story.aspx?id=820196|archive-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} On February 19, 2019, during a ceremony at halftime of a game between Missouri and Kentucky, the university retired Chievous' number 3 jersey.{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Jones|url=https://www.linncountyleader.com/sports/20190220/chievous-gets-moment-in-spotlight-as-missouri-retires-no-3|title=Chievous gets moment in spotlight as Missouri retires No. 3|work=Linn County Leader|date=February 19, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2019|archive-date=February 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000007/https://www.linncountyleader.com/sports/20190220/chievous-gets-moment-in-spotlight-as-missouri-retires-no-3|url-status=dead}}

Professional career

Chievous was selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft. Chievous played in the NBA from 1988 to 1991, with the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best NBA season came in his rookie year, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 points per game.

Personal life

Chievous' son Quinton Chievous (b. 1992), played college basketball at the University of Tennessee and Hampton University.{{cite news |last1=Koutelas |first1=Reed |title=Missouri retires number of Derrick Chievous, the program's all-time scoring leader |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_mens_basketball/missouri-retires-number-of-derrick-chievous-the-programs-all-time-scoring-leader/article_da046d56-34a7-11e9-acea-efc473d9d5df.html |accessdate=July 19, 2020 |work=Columbia Missourian |date=February 19, 2019}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071210210515/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHIEVDE01 Derrick Chievous NBA statistics], basketballreference.com
[https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-chievder001 Derrick Chievous CBA statistics], statscrew.com

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