ALLAN HOUSTON
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Allan Houston

POSITION - SHOOTING GUARD
HEIGHT - 6'6"
WEIGHT - 200 LBS.
BIRTH DATE - 4/20/71
BIRTH PLACE - LOUISVILLE, KY
COLLEGE - TENNESSEE
DRAFTED - 1993
ROUND - # 1, 11TH OVERALL PICK

FAVORITES

FAVORITE FOOD - SEA BASS, SUSHI
FAVORITE COLOR - BLACK
FAVORITE SEASON - SUMMER
FAVORITE GROUP - EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
HOBBIES - GOLF, MOVIES, READING
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT - NEKER ISLAND
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH - BASKETBALL , GOLF
FAVORITE DAY - SATURDAY
FAVORITE ACTOR - BEN STILLER
FAVORITE BOOK - THE BIBLE
 

  • Earned his BA degree in African-American Studies
  • Played collegiate ball for his father, Wade, then the head coach at the University of Tennessee
  • His greatest moment in sports was winning the State High School Basketball Championship while at Ballard High School in Kentucky
  • Was a high jumper on his high school track team
  • Known to keep his teammates loose with impersonations
  • Presided over third season of his "Allan's Courtside Classroom" ticket/education program in which 16-18 deserving ninth graders from Westchester county are selected and seated courtside during warmups and recieve Knick gifts
  • Initiated "My Teacher is a Hero" Award at January 16, 2001 breakfast at MSG
  • Hosted a group of 40 13-year-olds from PS 220 in The Bronx at the computer center of the Eastside House Settlement, Dec 11, 2000 as part of the Garden's "Cheering for Children" after school program
  • Member of People magazine's Digital Heroes campaign, a program that teaches celebrities to mentor kids through the internet