Chris Denson

Christopher Tyler Denson II (born September 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.^[1][2]

High school career

Denson averaged 24.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior at Columbus Shaw High School under coach Terry White in 2009–10. He was a McDonald's All-American nominee. He also was a first-team All-State selection as a senior. Denson averaged 13.9 points as a junior, and scored a game-high 38 points versus Liberty County in the Class AAA state tournament in 2010. He helped Shaw advance to the State Playoffs all four years, including an Elite Eight appearance as a freshman, Sweet 16 as a sophomore and then losing a first round heartbreaker as a junior in 2009 when Shaw finished 23-8.

College career

Chris Denson played four seasons collegiately for the Auburn Tigers and graduated August 2, 2014. He averaged 19.1 points his senior season. During his senior year, Chris Denson scored 25 or more points in four straight conference games (Feb. 5-15) and was the first AU player to do that since Keenan Carpenter did it in 5 straight in 1988-89. Denson made 176 out of 268 free throws. His free throw attempts are a single-season Auburn record, breaking John Mengelt’s record of 256 from 1970-71. Chris Denson was voted 2014 Associated Press All-SEC Honorable Mention, named All-SEC second team by the league coaches, and an All-District player by the NABC and the USBWA. ^[3]

Professional career

On July 24, 2014, he signed a 1-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch of the Dutch DBL.^[4][5]

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