Arthur James Guyton (born February 12, 1978 in Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois

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) is an American

United States

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 former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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 in the 2nd round (32nd overall pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft

2000 NBA Draft

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, and played collegiately at Indiana University

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, where he was named Big Ten

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 Co-MVP and first team all-American during his senior year, averaging 19.7 ppg.

Guyton played for the Bulls from 2000–2002 and briefly for the Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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 during the 2002-03 season

2002-03 NBA season

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. He later played in the NBDL, Italy

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, Israel

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, Croatia

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, and Sweden

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. In 2010 he was an assistant coach at Illinois Central College. He is currently head coach of the Central Illinois Drive

Central Illinois Drive

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, a PBL team located in the Bloomington-Normal area.

External links

• Career stats at basketball-reference.com
• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com