Darrell Lockhart (born September 14, 1960 in
Thomaston, Georgia
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) is a retired American professional
basketball
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center
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.
College career
Lockhart attended
Auburn University
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, where he played
college basketball
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with the
Auburn Tigers
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.
Professional career
Lockhart was drafted by the
San Antonio Spurs
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, in the second round (35 overall), of the
1983 NBA draft. Lockhart spent one season in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA), as a member of the
Spurs, during the 1983–84 season. He spent most of his professional career playing in
Spain
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. Lockhart is the NBA’s all time leader in career field-goal percentage, shooting 100% on two attempts.
Career teams
*High School. R. E. Lee Institute (Thomaston, Georgia).
*1979–1983
Auburn Tigers
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*1983–1984
San Antonio Spurs
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. 2 games
*1983–1984
Bancoroma Roma.
*1984–1985 Maccabi Brussels.
*1985–1986 Pepper Mestre.
*1986–1988
Cajabilbao
Club Baloncesto Caja Bilbao was a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain.
History
Caja Bilbao was founded in 1983 and promoted to Liga ACB in 1987, where it remained during five years.CB Sevilla
Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. It plays its home games at San Pablo.
History
Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was foun ...
.
*1994–1995
CB Girona
Club Bàsquet Sant Josep was a professional basketball team based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
History
The club was founded in 1962 by Ramon Sitjà as CB Sant Josep. In 1989 it became the Anonymous Sport Association (SAD). In 1987, when the ACB ...
.
*1995–1996
Xacobeo 99 Ourense.
*1996–1997
BC Andorra
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.
*1997–1998
Los Barrios
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.
External links
1960 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Auburn Tigers men's basketball players
Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
BC Andorra players
American expatriate basketball people in Andorra
CB Girona players
Centers (basketball)
Club Ourense Baloncesto players
Liga ACB players
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players
People from Thomaston, Georgia
Real Betis Baloncesto players
San Antonio Spurs draft picks
San Antonio Spurs players
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