Andre Davon Hutson (born January 12, 1979) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. Born in
Dayton, Ohio
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, he played as
small forward
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and
power forward
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and he is 2.02 m tall.
High school
Hutson played high-school basketball at
Trotwood-Madison High School, in
Trotwood, Ohio
Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Dayton.
The population was 24,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City Sc ...
.
College career
Hutson played
college basketball
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under
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo (, ); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Izzo has led the Spart ...
at
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
(1997–2001), where he was one of the key players to win the NCAA Championship Title in 2000 against Florida.
Professional career
After his collegiate career, Hutson was a second-round selection by the
Milwaukee Bucks
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in the
2001 NBA Draft
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. Hutson ended up never playing a game in the NBA, making him one of 8 players selected in that year's draft who never appeared in the league.
Hutson then moved to
Italy
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for the 2001–02 season, signed by
Basket Napoli
Napoli Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as GeVi Napoli, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Naples. It's the ''de facto'' successor of the Basket Napoli which was dissolved in 2009.
The team has achieved the promotion ...
. Then moved to
Greece
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for the 2002–03 season, in January 2003, Hutson signed with
Peristeri Athens. Signed for the 2003–04 season by
Maroussi Athens. Signed for the 2004–05 season by
Makedonikos BC
Makedonikos B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 19 ...
. Then moved to
Russia
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for the 2005–06 season, signed by
Ural Great Perm
PBC Ural Great Perm was a Russian professional basketball club that was located in Perm, Russia. The club's home arena was Molot Sports Hall. The team played in the Russian Super League.
History
The club was established in the year 1995 on the ...
. Then back to
Greece
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for the 2006–07 season, signed by
Panionios BC
Panionios B.C. (Greek: Πανιώνιος KAE), known in European competitions as Panionios Athens is the Greek professional basketball club that is based in Nea Smyrni, Athens, and that plays its home games in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece. The ...
. Then moved to
Turkey
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for the 2007–08 season, signed by
Efes Pilsen S.K. Then back to
Italy
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for the 2008–09 season, signed by
Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season.
It was form ...
.
External links
Euroleague.net Profile
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1979 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Basket Napoli players
Basketball players from Dayton, Ohio
Makedonikos B.C. players
Maroussi B.C. players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
Panionios B.C. players
Peristeri B.C. players
PBC Ural Great players
Power forwards (basketball)