Byron Stewart Dinkins (born June 15, 1967 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to 1991.
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A 6'1" (1.86 m) guard from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dinkins played for the Houston Rockets during the 1989–90 NBA season and split time with the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers during the 1990–91 season. In his NBA career, Dinkins played in 45 games and scored a total of 151 points.
Although Dinkins never played for an NBA team after 1991, he did have a prosperous basketball career playing professionally in the Greek League for Peristeri Athens, Panionios Athens, Panathinaikos Athens (1996–1997), and Iraklis Thessaloniki.[1] In the 1996–97 season he played with Panathinaikos and in September 1996 he helped them win the Intercontinental Cup.[2]
Dinkins returned to his birthplace of Charlotte, North Carolina and now serves as the head coach of the Northside Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team.
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