Byron King Mouton (born April 29, 1978) is an American retired
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. He was a starter on the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...
's
2002 national championship team and played professionally in several countries.
College career
Mouton, a 6'6"
swingman from
Rayne, Louisiana
Rayne is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in Acadia Parish. With a population of 7,326 at the 2020 United States census, it is nicknamed the "Frog Capital of the World", as well as the "Louisiana City of Murals". Rayne is part of the Crowley ...
, originally committed to play basketball at the
University of Kentucky
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, but opted out of his commitment after Wildcats coach
Rick Pitino
Richard Andrew Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach for Iona College. He was also the head coach of Greece's senior national team. He has been the head coach of several teams in NCAA ...
left to coach the
Boston Celtics in 1997. Instead, he opted for
Tulane
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...
. After two seasons at Tulane, Mouton transferred to
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
to play for coach
Gary Williams
Gary Bruce Williams (born March 4, 1945) is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, the Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. I ...
. In his junior year of
2000–01, Mouton started and averaged 9.6
points and 4.0
rebounds per game as the Terrapins advanced to the Final Four of the
2001 NCAA tournament. As a senior in
2001–02, Mouton upped his averages to 11.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as Maryland won the
2002 NCAA championship.
Professional career
At the end of his college career, Mouton was invited to the Boston Celtics' training camp, but did not make the team. He played for the
Idaho Stampede
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 2002–03 season and was named to the CBA All-Rookie Team.
He played professionally in Germany, France, China and the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
. In the United States, Mouton played in the
Continental Basketball Association for the
Idaho Stampede
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
, in the
NBA Development League for the
Florida Flame
The Florida Flame was an NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Flame announced they would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league m ...
and in the
American Basketball Association for the
Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the
Maryland GreenHawks
The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) based in Washington, D.C. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and a founding member o ...
.
He founded and still runs a youth basketball program in Maryland called 6th Man Sports.
Byron is currently the head basketball coach for Lanham Christian School in Lanham, MD. In 2019 Byron lead Lanham Christian to victory in the Maryland Christian Schools Tournament Division 1 championship. https://www.somdnews.com/independent/sports/scoreboard/southern-maryland-winter-sports-scoreboard/article_898caeae-623f-580d-b6c1-1775f13f8278.html
References
External links
Maryland Terrapins bio
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1978 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Louisiana
Florida Flame players
Idaho Stampede (CBA) players
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
People from Rayne, Louisiana
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players