A. J. Guyton

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A. J. Guyton
Position	Shooting guard\point guard
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Born	February 12, 1978 (1978-02-12) (age 30) Peoria, Illinois
Nationality	USA
College	Indiana
Draft	2^nd round, 32^nd overall, 2000 Chicago Bulls
Pro career	2000–present
Former teams	Chicago Bulls (2000–2002) Golden State Warriors (2002–2003) Skipper Bologna (2003) Hapoel Tel Aviv (2003 –2004) Skipper Bologna (2004) Viola Reggio Calabria (2005–2006) Cedevita Zagreb (2007) Olympia Larissa BC (2008)

Arthur James (A.J.) Guyton (born February 13, 1978 in Peoria, Illinois) is a professional basketball player who currently plays in Greece for Olympia Larissa BC. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (32nd overall pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft, and played collegiately at Indiana University, where he was named Big Ten Co-MVP and first team all-American during his senior year, averaging 19.7 ppg.

Guyton played for the Bulls from 2000-2002 and briefly for the Golden State Warriors during the 2002-03 season, released in December 2002. In March 2003, he signed with Italian team Skipper Bologna for the playoffs (where he helped to a runner-up finish).

In the following season he moved to Israel but in January 2004 returned to Bologna (they lost in the finals of the Italian championship once again, also finishing second in the Euroleague competition to Maccabi Tel Aviv). In 2007, he moved to Croatia's Cedevita Zagreb, in the top division, and the following season joined Olympia Larissa BC in Greek championship A1 Ethniki, without having success.

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