Chris Childs (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 20, 1967 Bakersfield, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Foothill (Bakersfield, California) |
| College | Boise State (1985–1989) |
| NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1989–2003 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 1, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1990 | Rapid City Thrillers |
| 1990–1991 | Columbus Horizon |
| 1991 | La Crosse Catbirds |
| 1991 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1991–1992 | Bakersfield Jammers |
| 1992 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1992–1993 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1993 | Miami Tropics |
| 1993–1994 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1994 | Miami Tropics |
| 1994–1996 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1996–2001 | New York Knicks |
| 2001–2002 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2002–2003 | New Jersey Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,710 (6.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,308 (2.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,633 (4.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Chris Childs (born November 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player, who played primarily at the guard position.
Childs played his high school basketball at Foothill High School and starred at Boise State University in the late 1980s. Childs was the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 1989.
Despite his collegiate success, Childs went undrafted in the 1989 NBA Draft and began his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association. He played for five different teams in his first three seasons in the league, but eventually found a home with the Quad City Thunder. With the Thunder, Childs won a league title and the Continental Basketball Association MVP award in 1994 after averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 assists.
According to Quad City Thunder owner Anne Potter DeLong's obituary on QCOnline, Childs struggled with alcoholism during his time in the Continental Basketball Association. Childs went to DeLong for help at which point she called former NBA player George Gervin who facilitated Childs' admittance to a rehab facility in Houston, Texas. The clinic was run by retired NBA player John Lucas II.
Childs' success in the minor leagues proved to be his ticket after the NBA, as he signed with the New Jersey Nets prior to the start of the 1994–95 NBA season. He spent his first two seasons with the Nets, and averaged an NBA career-high 12.8 points in 1995-96.
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