Edward C. Horton (born December 17, 1967) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player who was selected by the
Washington Bullets
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in the second round (39th pick overall) of the
1989 NBA draft
The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn Ke ...
. He was a 6'8", 230 lb.
forward.
Horton played one full season in the NBA, appearing in 45 games and averaging 4.5 ppg for the Bullets during the
1989–90 season.
Horton was part of
George Raveling
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's recruiting class at the
University of Iowa
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in 1985 which included
B. J. Armstrong,
Roy Marble,
Les Jepsen and
Kevin Gamble
Kevin Douglas Gamble (born November 13, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and currently a scout with the Toronto Raptors. At 6'5" (1.96 m) he played as both a shooting guard and smal ...
. All five recruits went on to play in the
National Basketball Association
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. Horton and Gamble played together at Lanphier High School in
Springfield, Illinois. Horton was First Team All-Big Ten in 1988–89.
External links
Career stats at basketball-reference.com
1967 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Illinois
Columbus Horizon players
Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Power forwards (basketball)
Rapid City Thrillers players
Rockford Lightning players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois
Tulsa Zone players
Washington Bullets draft picks
Washington Bullets players
Yakima Sun Kings players
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Titanes de Morovis players
Polluelos de Aibonito players
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