Hilton Armstrong

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Hilton Armstrong
Santa Cruz Warriors
Armstrong with the Washington Wizards
Position	Center / Power forward
League	NBA D-League
Personal information
Born	(1984-11-23) November 23, 1984 Peekskill, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Peekskill (Peekskill, New York)
College	Connecticut (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
Pro playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2010	New Orleans Hornets
2010	Sacramento Kings
2010	Houston Rockets
2010–2011	Washington Wizards
2011	Atlanta Hawks
2011–2012	ASVEL Basket (France)
2012	Panathinaikos (Greece)
2013	Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
2013	Changan Group Guangdong (China)
2013	Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
2013	Golden State Warriors
2014–present	Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2004) Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2006) NBA D-League All-Defensive Second Team (2013) NBA D-League All-Star (2014)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Hilton Julius Armstrong, Jr. (born November 23, 1984)^[1] is an American professional basketball player. During his college basketball career, he played as a forward and center for the University of Connecticut Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors of the NBA.

College career

After graduating from Peekskill High School, Armstrong started off slowly as a college athlete, averaging under 4 points in each of first 3 seasons at UConn with the Huskies. However, he greatly improved in his senior year, averaging 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks, and shooting 61% from the field. He followed after his teammate Josh Boone, and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.

Professional career

He was declared eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft, and was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 12th overall pick. Known for his shot-blocking and athleticism, he was anticipated by analysts to be an instant contributor to the Hornets front line, but the team then traded for the Chicago Bulls center Tyson Chandler. Chandler was named the starting center, and Armstrong did not do much to improve in the following off-seasons.

On January 11, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Sacramento Kings for a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick.^[2]

On February 18, 2010, Armstrong was traded to the Houston Rockets, along with Kevin Martin, for Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey. He was waived by the Rockets on April 10, 2010.

Armstrong signed with the Washington Wizards on July 13, 2010.^[3]

On February 23, 2011, Armstrong was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, along with Kirk Hinrich, in exchange for Mike Bibby, Jordan Crawford, Maurice Evans and a first-round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.^[4]

In July 2011, Armstrong signed with ASVEL Basket of the French Pro A League.^[5] In August 2012, he signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League. In December 2013, he left Panathinaikos.^[6]

On January 2013, Armstrong was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League.^[7] He played very well for the Warriors, earning 2nd Team All D-League Defensive Team honors. In May 2013, he joined Changan Group Guangdong of China for the 2013 NBL season.^[6]

On September 27, 2013, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.^[8] However, he was waived on October 26.^[9]

In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.

On December 11, 2013, after playing in six games with Santa Cruz, Armstrong signed with the Golden State Warriors.^[10] On December 29, 2013, he was waived by Golden State.^[11] On January 3, 2014, he was re-acquired by Santa Cruz.

On February 3, 2014, Armstrong was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.^[12]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	New Orleans/Oklahoma City	56	5	11.3	.544	.000	.597	2.7	.2	.2	.5	3.1
2007–08	New Orleans	65	3	11.3	.453	.000	.629	2.5	.4	.2	.5	2.7
2008–09	New Orleans	70	29	15.6	.561	.000	.633	2.8	.4	.4	.6	4.8
2009–10	New Orleans	18	0	13.3	.380	.000	.464	3.4	.9	.4	.4	2.8
2009–10	Sacramento	6	0	9.3	.333	.000	1.000	2.3	.3	.3	.7	1.7
2009–10	Houston	9	0	4.4	.294	.000	.000	.7	.3	.6	.0	1.1
2010–11	Washington	41	2	10.0	.484	.333	.609	2.8	.2	.4	.4	1.9
2010–11	Atlanta	12	0	6.3	.500	1.000	.200	1.4	.3	.3	.4	1.3
2013–14	Golden State	2	0	5.8	1.000	.000	.000	3.0	0	0	.5	1.0
Career		279	39	11.8	.502	.286	.586	2.6	.3	.3	.5	3.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	New Orleans	8	0	9.0	.615	.000	.500	2.5	.0	.0	.8	2.6
2009	New Orleans	4	1	13.3	.462	.000	.300	2.0	.3	1.0	.3	3.8
2011	Atlanta	8	0	4.4	.200	.000	.500	1.9	.1	.4	.0	.6
Career		20	1	8.0	.484	.000	.423	1.9	.1	.4	.4	2.1

Notes

↑ http://oklavoters.com/55/0863995.html
↑ "KINGS ACQUIRE HILTON ARMSTRONG". NBA.com. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "Wizards Sign Hilton Armstrong". NBA.com. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
↑ "Hawks Acquire Hinrich and Armstrong". NBA.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
↑ Asvel inks big man Armstrong.
↑ 6.0 6.1 ShamSports.com: Hilton Armstrong player profile
↑ Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Center Hilton Armstrong
↑ Pacers sign Hilton Armstrong
↑ Indiana Pacers release Hilton Armstrong
↑ Warriors Sign Hilton Armstrong From D-League's Santa Cruz Warriors
↑ Warriors Waive Hilton Armstrong
↑ Eighth Annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Features 16 Players With NBA Experience

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
NBA D-League Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
French Pro A League Profile (French)
UConn Huskies College Bio
ESPN.com Profile

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3 Charlie Villanueva 4 Ben Gordon 5 Marcus Williams 11 Hilton Armstrong 12 Taliek Brown 21 Josh Boone 31 Rashad Anderson 33 Denham Brown 50 Emeka Okafor (MOP) Head Coach Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches Tom Moore George Blaney

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First round	Andrea Bargnani LaMarcus Aldridge Adam Morrison Tyrus Thomas Shelden Williams Brandon Roy Randy Foye Rudy Gay Patrick O'Bryant Mouhamed Sene J. J. Redick Hilton Armstrong Thabo Sefolosha Ronnie Brewer Cedric Simmons Rodney Carney Shawne Williams Oleksiy Pecherov Quincy Douby Renaldo Balkman Rajon Rondo Marcus Williams Josh Boone Kyle Lowry Shannon Brown Jordan Farmar Sergio Rodríguez Maurice Ager Mardy Collins Joel Freeland

Second round	James White Steve Novak Solomon Jones Paul Davis P. J. Tucker Craig Smith Bobby Jones Kosta Perović David Noel Denham Brown James Augustine Daniel Gibson Marcus Vinicius Lior Eliyahu Alexander Johnson Dee Brown Paul Millsap Vladimir Veremeenko Leon Powe Ryan Hollins Cheikh Samb Guillermo Diaz Yotam Halperin Hassan Adams Ejike Ugboaja Edin Bavčić Loukas Mavrokefalidis J. R. Pinnock Damir Markota Will Blalock

Persondata
Name	Armstrong, Hilton
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	November 23, 1984
Place of birth	Peekskill, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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