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Kirk Haston
Personal information
Born(1979-03-10)March 10, 1979(age 45)
Lobelville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerry County (Lobelville, Tennessee)
CollegeIndiana(1998–2001)
NBA draft2001:1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by theCharlotte Hornets
Playing career2001–2005
PositionPower forward/small forward
Number35
Career history
2001–2002Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003New Orleans Hornets
2004–2005Florida Flame
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points32 (1.2 ppg)
Rebounds27 (1.0 rpg)
Assists8 (0.3 apg)
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Kirk Haston(born March 10, 1979) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer and politician. He played forIndiana Universityunder coachBobby Knightbetween1998–99and2000–01.He was subsequently drafted 16th overall in2001by theCharlotte Hornets,with whom he played a reserve role for two years during the team's transition toNew Orleans.

Since 2019, Haston has been a member of theTennessee House of Representatives,representing Tennessee's 72nd state congressional district as aRepublican.

Early life

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Born inLobelville, Tennessee,he attended Perry County High School inLinden, Tennessee,where, as a senior, he was a part of the 37–0 Class A state championship team,[1]being named Class A"Mr. Basketball".His college career took place under head coachBob KnightandMike DavisatIndiana Universitywhere, in the 2000–01 season he led theBig Ten Conferencein scoring and was a third-teamAll-Americanselection. In the 2000–01 season, Haston's buzzer-beating three-pointer helped IU beat the defending champion and top-rankedMichigan State59–58 atAssembly Hall.During his sophomore year, he lost his mother, Patti Kirk Haston, 48, in atornadothat hit the county seat, Linden,TennesseeonMay 5, 1999.

Basketball career

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Haston was selected 16th overall by theCharlotte Hornetsin the2001 NBA draft;many analysts, who had pegged Haston in the late first round-early second round area, thought that the Hornets took Haston to be a 'zone breaker', working against the change in rules that allowed some forms of thezone defensein games. Haston was known for his sky hook shot and shooting range for a forward/center.

Haston averaged 1.2 points and 1 rebound per game, playing in 27 games. Haston would only play in the NBA for 2 years as his final NBA game was played on March 7, 2003, in a 102–76 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Haston recorded 2 points and 1 rebound in 8 minutes of play.

He played the 2004–05 season with theFlorida Flamefor head coachDennis Johnsonin theNBA D-League.There he averaged 16 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks per game and was selected to the All NBDL First-Team. His season came to an end when he suffered a right knee injury that required season-ending knee surgery with three games remaining.

In 2005, he signed withUpea Capo D'Orlandoof theSerie A.He and his wife Kasey soon returned fromSicilyto Middle Tennessee when he was waived due to a right knee injury prior to the start of the season.

In 2010, he came back to Perry County High School to coach the boys basketball team. He then led his alma mater to two state appearances in his first seasons. In 2012, the Perry County Vikings finished their season as state runner-up.

Political career

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In 2016 he publishedDays of Knight: How the General Changed My Lifein which he details his mostly positive experiences playing for then Indiana CoachBob Knight.[2]Knight provided assistance and an endorsement during Haston's 2018 campaign to theTennessee House of Representatives.[3]

In 2018, Haston was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 72. He won with 81% of the vote.[4]

Haston was inaugurated on January 8, 2019. That same month, Haston was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Tennessee's House Education Committee.[5]

In 2023, Haston supported a resolution toexpelthreeDemocraticlawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

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Source[7]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Indiana 34 13 22.4 .514 – .753 6.5 .9 .6 .8 9.9
1999–2000 Indiana 29 27 27.4 .496 .000 .730 8.3 1.4 .8 1.2 15.3
2000–01 Indiana 33 28 30.8 .440 .377 .687 8.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 19.0
Career 96 68 26.8 .473 .366 .717 7.8 1.2 .8 1.1 14.6

NBA

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Source[8]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Charlotte 15 0 5.1 .282 .000 .500 1.3 .3 .0 .1 1.7
2002–03 New Orleans 12 0 4.8 .118 .000 .500 .6 .3 .0 .4 .5
Career 27 0 5.0 .232 .000 .500 1.0 .3 .0 .2 1.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002 Charlotte 2 0 2.0 1.000 – – .5 .0 .5 .0 1.0

NBA D-League

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Source[9]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Florida 46 46 36.4 .456 .444 .705 7.9 1.6 1.1 1.6 16.4

Electoral history

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2018

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2018 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 4,590 37.57
Republican Dan Hughes 4,401 36.03
Republican Gordon Wildridge 3,225 26.40
Total votes 12,216 100.00
2018 Tennessee State House District 72[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 16,218 81.53
Democratic Dan T. Hughes 3,673 18.47
Total votes 19,891 100.00

2020

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2020 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 6,870 69.18
Republican Gordon Wildridge 3,061 30.82
Total votes 9,931 100.00
2020 Tennessee State House District 72[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 24,633 100.00

2022

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2022 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 7,831 100.00
2022 Tennessee State House District 72[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 14,780 100.00

References

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  1. ^Haston to enter NBA DraftArchived2008-08-27 at theWayback Machine
  2. ^Haston, Kirk, 1979– (August 29, 2016).Days of knight: how the general changed my life.Bloomington.ISBN9780253022400.OCLC952855479.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^"The mystery surrounding Bob Knight: 'People just want to know about him'".Indianapolis Star.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
  4. ^"Former IU basketball star Kirk Haston wins election in Tennessee".Indianapolis Star.RetrievedApril 12,2019.
  5. ^"Speaker Casada Names Representative Kirk Haston Vice-Chairman Of The House Education Committee".TNHouseGOP.org.January 17, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
  6. ^Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve."Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third".CNN.RetrievedApril 7,2023.
  7. ^"Kirk Haston".Sports Reference College Basketball.Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 16,2023.
  8. ^"Kirk Haston".Basketball Reference.Sports Reference.RetrievedJune 20,2022.
  9. ^"Kirk Haston G-League Stats".Basketball Reference.Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  10. ^"2018 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results".Commercial Appeal.August 3, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  11. ^"State of Tennessee - Totals November 6, 2018 State General"(PDF).TN SOS Gov Files.November 6, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  12. ^"2020 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results".USA Today.August 7, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  13. ^"State of Tennessee Totals November 3, 2020 State General"(PDF).TN SOS Gov Files.November 3, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  14. ^"State of Tennessee August 4, 2022 Republican Primary"(PDF).TN SOS Gov Files.November 8, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
  15. ^"State of Tennessee - Totals November 8, 2022 State General"(PDF).TN SOS Gov Files.November 8, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 10,2023.
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