Carlton B. McKinney (born October 21, 1964), is a retired professional basketball player. McKinney played collegiate ball with the
University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1983–1985) and
Southern Methodist University
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Mustangs (1986–88). He briefly played in the
NBA with the
Los Angeles Clippers
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(1989) and the
New York Knicks (1991). McKinney is currently the athletic director and boys' basketball coach at his high school alma mater, Nixon-Smiley High School, in
Nixon, TX
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.
Professional career
McKinney briefly played in the
NBA with the
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
(1989) and the
New York Knicks (1991).
He played the majority of his professional basketball career in the
CBA for the
Topeka Sizzlers
The Topeka Sizzlers, originally the Kansas City Sizzlers, were a professional basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri from 1985 to 1986 until they relocated to Topeka, Kansas where they played from 1986 to 1990. The Sizzlers were members o ...
(1988–89),
Quad City Thunder
The Quad City Thunder was a Continental Basketball Association franchise that was based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. They played in the CBA from the 1987–88 season until the CBA folded in 2001. The Thunder were successful on the c ...
(1989–90),
Santa Barbara Islanders (1990),
Rapid City Thrillers
The Rapid City Thrillers were a semi-professional basketball team in Rapid City, South Dakota, that competed in the Continental Basketball Association beginning in the 1987 season. They were reincarnated in 1998 as an International Basketball As ...
(1990–91),
Fargo-Moorhead Fever
The Fargo-Moorhead Fever were a professional basketball team based in the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area on the North Dakota–Minnesota border. The Fever were members of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for two seasons, from 1992 t ...
(1991–1992),
Grand Rapids Hoops
The Grand Rapids Hoops were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their first season was in 1989 and their final season was in 2003. Professional basketball later returned to Grand ...
(1993–94) and
Sioux Falls Skyforce
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(1994–1996), where he helped win a championship before retiring in 1996. He also played overseas in Europe notably in
Italy
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,
Greece
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and
Spain
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References
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1964 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
Alaska Aces (PBA) players
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from San Diego
CB Zaragoza players
Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Liga ACB players
Los Angeles Clippers players
New York Knicks players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Quad City Thunder players
Rapid City Thrillers players
Santa Barbara Islanders players
Shooting guards
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
Topeka Sizzlers players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players
Undrafted NBA players