Christopher Donnell King (born July 24, 1969 in Newton Grove, North Carolina

Newton Grove, North Carolina

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, most notably for the NBA. King got his start at playing high school basketball for the Hobbton High School Wildcats.

King, a 6'7" small forward

Small forward

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 from Wake Forest University

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, was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

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 in 2nd round (45th pick overall) of 1992 NBA Draft

1992 NBA Draft

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. He was a member of the Vancouver Grizzlies

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' inaugural season (1995–96) for whom he played 80 of 82 games, averaging 7.9 points and three rebounds per game. His final appearance in the league was in 1999 with the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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External links

• NBA & college stats @ basketballreference.com