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Born | (1962-07-03) July 3, 1962 (age 62) McMinnville, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | McMinnville (McMinnville, Oregon) | ||||||||||||||
College | Oregon State (1980β1984) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1984: 2nd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by theββDallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||
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1984β1985 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
1986β1988 | Basket Brescia | ||||||||||||||
1988β1989 | Hitachi Venezia | ||||||||||||||
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Charles E. Sitton (born July 3, 1962) is an American retired basketball player. He played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Dallas Mavericks, who selected him in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft. He went onββto play in Europe.
Sitton played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was a three-time all-conference selection in the Pacific-10 (now known as the Pac-12) and was an All-American as a senior. He helped lead the Beavers to three NCAA tournament appearances.
Oregon State careerβ»
A 6' 8" forward, he played high school basketball at McMinnville High School and college basketball for Oregon State from 1981 to 1984. As a freshman, Sitton was a member of the "last Oregon State team to achieve a number 1 ranking in 1981." He was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 selection, "and was chosen as Oregon State's MVP in 1983." In Sitton's four years at Oregon State, the Beavers were 93-25 and appeared in the NCAA tournament three times and the NIT once. Sitton scored 1,561 points in his college career. And shot at a .575 field goal percentage.
After collegeβ»
Sitton was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft and played one season for the Mavericks before continuing his career in Europe. He was named to both the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Beaver Legends and Player History" (PDF). Oregon State Basketball Media Guide. 2006. p. 107. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
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- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
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- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from McMinnville, Oregon