Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. During his professional career, he played at the small forward position. Chievous played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), after being selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft.
College career Chievous played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers, from 1984 to 1988. He led the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances. He also led them to Big Eight regular-season and tournament titles.
Chievous became the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career.http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/chievous_derrick00.html University of Missouri Official Player Bio Chievous was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996. On November 1, 2012, it was announced that Chievous would be part of the "Class of 2012" inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on November 15. On February 19, 2019, during a ceremony at halftime of a game between Missouri and Kentucky, the university retired Chievous' number 3 jersey.
Professional career Chievous was selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft. Chievous played in the NBA from 1988 to 1991, with the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best NBA season came in his rookie year, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 points per game.
Personal life Chievous' son Quinton Chievous (b. 1992), played college basketball at the Tennessee Volunteers and Hampton Pirates.
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 81 || 1 || 19.0 || .437 || .208 || .783 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 41 || 0 || 12.0 || .506 || .375 || .701 || 1.8 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 6.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 14 || 0 || 7.1 || .357 || .000 || .792 || 1.1 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 18 || 0 || 6.1 || .370 || – || .563 || 1.0 || .1 || .2 || .1 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 154 || 1 || 14.5 || .443 || .242 || .755 || 2.4 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 7.1
Playoffs
| style="text-align:left;"| 1989 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 4 || 0 || 10.0 || .294 || – || .800 || 1.5 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 4.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 3 || 0 || 9.3 || .600 || – || .778 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 6.3 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 7 || 0 || 9.7 || .407 || – || .789 || 1.3 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 5.3
See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
References
External links Derrick Chievous NBA statistics, basketballreference.com Derrick Chievous CBA statistics, statscrew.com