Peter Shawn Chilcutt (born September 14, 1968, in Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter, South Carolina

-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...

) is a retired American basketball

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 player in the NBA

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He attended Tuscaloosa Academy, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was recruited by a number of schools, and decided to go to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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. Following a collegiate basketball

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 career at North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, he was selected as a first-round NBA Draft pick in 1991

1991 NBA Draft

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 by the Sacramento Kings

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Chilcutt played forward for seven teams over a nine-year professional career that spanned from the 1991–92 to the 1999–2000 season. He won a NBA Championship

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 in the 1994–95 season with the Houston Rockets

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, for whom he played in from 1994 to 1996. He has also played for the Detroit Pistons

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, Vancouver Grizzlies

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, Los Angeles Clippers

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, Cleveland Cavaliers

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 and Utah Jazz

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Chilcutt was born with only one kidney.

External links

• ClutchFans.net Pete Chilcutt Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
• NBA.com player profile