Hilton Armstrong
Encyclopedia
Hilton A. Armstrong, Jr. (born November 23, 1984, in Peekskill, New York
) is an American
professional basketball
player who currently plays for ASVEL Basket. He played forward/center for the University of Connecticut
Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings
, Houston Rockets
, Washington Wizards
, and Atlanta Hawks
.
and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.
and was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 12th overall pick. Known for his shot-blocking and athleticism, he was anticipated by analysts to be an instant contributor to the Hornets front line, but the team then traded for the Chicago Bulls
center Tyson Chandler
. Chandler was named the starting center, and Armstrong did not do much to improve in the following off-seasons.
On January 11, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Sacramento Kings
for a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick.
On February 18, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Houston Rockets
with Kevin Martin
for Carl Landry
and Joey Dorsey
. He was waived by the Rockets on April 10, 2010.
Armstrong signed with the Washington Wizards
on July 13, 2010.
On February 23, 2011, Armstrong was traded to the Atlanta Hawks
along with Kirk Hinrich
in exchange for Mike Bibby
, Jordan Crawford
, Maurice Evans
and a first-round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft
.
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | NO/Oklahoma City
| 56 || 5 || 11.3 || .544 || .000 || .597 || 2.7 || .2 || .2 || .5 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 65 || 3 || 11.3 || .453 || .000 || .629 || 2.5 || .4 || .2 || .5 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 70 || 29 || 15.6 || .561 || .000 || .633 || 2.8 || .4 || .4 || .6 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 18 || 0 || 13.3 || .380 || .000 || .464 || 3.4 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 2.8
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 6 || 0 || 9.3 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.3 || .3 || .3 || .7 || 1.7
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Houston
| 9 || 0 || 4.4 || .294 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .3 || .6 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Washington
| 41 || 2 || 10.0 || .484 || .333 || .609 || 2.8 || .2 || .4 || .4 || 1.9
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 12 || 0 || 6.3 || .500 || 1.000 || .200 || 1.4 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 277 || 39 || 11.8 || .501 || .286 || .590 || 2.6 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 3.1
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 8 || 0 || 9.0 || .615 || .000 || .500 || 2.5 || .0 || .0 || .8 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 4 || 1 || 13.3 || .462 || .000 || .300 || 2.0 || .3 || 1.0 || .2 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 8 || 0 || 4.4 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .1 || .4 || .0 || .6
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 20 || 1 || 8.0 || .484 || .000 || .423 || 1.9 || .1 || .4 || .4 || 2.1
Peekskill, New York
Peekskill is a city in Westchester County, New York. It is situated on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point.This community was known to be an early American industrial center, primarily for its iron plow and stove products...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who currently plays for ASVEL Basket. He played forward/center for the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
, Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
, Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
, and Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
.
College
After graduating from Peekskill High School, Armstrong started off slowly as a college athlete, averaging under 4 points in each of first 3 seasons at UConn. However, he greatly improved in his senior year, averaging 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks, and shooting 61% from the field. He followed after his teammate Josh BooneJosh Boone
Oscar Joshua "Josh" Boone is an American professional basketball player. He was a forward–center for the Connecticut Huskies, where he played for three years. He declared for the 2006 NBA Draft after his junior season, forgoing his final year of college...
and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.
NBA
He was declared eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft2006 NBA Draft
The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2006 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players,...
and was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 12th overall pick. Known for his shot-blocking and athleticism, he was anticipated by analysts to be an instant contributor to the Hornets front line, but the team then traded for the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
center Tyson Chandler
Tyson Chandler
Tyson Cleotis Chandler is an American professional basketball center who most recently played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. He was also a member of the United States men's national basketball team.-High school:...
. Chandler was named the starting center, and Armstrong did not do much to improve in the following off-seasons.
On January 11, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
for a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick.
On February 18, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
with Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin (basketball)
Kevin Dallas Martin, Jr. , is an American professional basketball player currently with the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is known for his knack for scoring, deceptive quickness and unorthodox style of shooting.-High school and college:...
for Carl Landry
Carl Landry
Carl Christopher Landry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiate basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2004 to 2007. The 6'9", 248 lb power forward is the older brother of Marcus Landry...
and Joey Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey is an American professional basketball player who plays for Caja Laboral. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers, where he was an interdisciplinary studies major...
. He was waived by the Rockets on April 10, 2010.
Armstrong signed with the Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
on July 13, 2010.
On February 23, 2011, Armstrong was traded to the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
along with Kirk Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
Kirk James Hinrich is an American professional basketball player, currently a guard for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He has also been a member of the USA National Team....
in exchange for Mike Bibby
Mike Bibby
Michael "Mike" Bibby is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He is a 6'2" point guard, and he attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona and played collegiately at the University of Arizona. In...
, Jordan Crawford
Jordan Crawford
Jordan Lee Crawford is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards. He played collegiately at Indiana University and then Xavier University. His brother is Joe Crawford II, who has also played professional basketball...
, Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans (basketball)
Maurice Eugene Evans is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb...
and a first-round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | NO/Oklahoma City
| 56 || 5 || 11.3 || .544 || .000 || .597 || 2.7 || .2 || .2 || .5 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 65 || 3 || 11.3 || .453 || .000 || .629 || 2.5 || .4 || .2 || .5 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 70 || 29 || 15.6 || .561 || .000 || .633 || 2.8 || .4 || .4 || .6 || 4.8
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 18 || 0 || 13.3 || .380 || .000 || .464 || 3.4 || .9 || .4 || .4 || 2.8
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 6 || 0 || 9.3 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.3 || .3 || .3 || .7 || 1.7
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 9 || 0 || 4.4 || .294 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .3 || .6 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
| align="left" | Washington
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
| 41 || 2 || 10.0 || .484 || .333 || .609 || 2.8 || .2 || .4 || .4 || 1.9
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
| 12 || 0 || 6.3 || .500 || 1.000 || .200 || 1.4 || .3 || .2 || .4 || 1.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 277 || 39 || 11.8 || .501 || .286 || .590 || 2.6 || .4 || .3 || .5 || 3.1
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 8 || 0 || 9.0 || .615 || .000 || .500 || 2.5 || .0 || .0 || .8 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2009
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...
| align="left" | New Orleans
| 4 || 1 || 13.3 || .462 || .000 || .300 || 2.0 || .3 || 1.0 || .2 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 NBA Playoffs
The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...
| align="left" | Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
| 8 || 0 || 4.4 || .200 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .1 || .4 || .0 || .6
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 20 || 1 || 8.0 || .484 || .000 || .423 || 1.9 || .1 || .4 || .4 || 2.1
External links
- http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/2005/Bios/Armstrong.html
- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=11222
- http://hiltonarmstrong.com/
- Official Website