Jerald Honeycutt
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Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20, 1974, in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....

) is an American professional basketball
Basketball
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 player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
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 in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft
1997 NBA Draft
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. Honeycutt played 2 years in the NBA for the Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
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, averaging 5.1 ppg in his career. He played collegiately at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

 where he finished his career as the leading scorer and fifth leading rebounder in school history. He was inducted into the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Honeycutt has played for the CBA
Continental Basketball Association
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's Grand Rapids Hoops
Grand Rapids Hoops
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, and in the Philippines
Philippines
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, Greece
Greece
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, Russia
Russia
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, Lebanon
Lebanon
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 and elsewhere.

Honeycutt played high school basketball at Grambling Lab in Grambling, Louisiana.

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