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Kevin Houston
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Pearl River; (Pearl River, New York)
College	Army (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: undrafted
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Career highlights and awards
	Third team All-American – NABC (1987); NCAA scoring champion (1987); MAAC Player of the Year (1987); 3× First-team All-MAAC (1985–1987); MAAC Rookie of the Year (1984); Haggerty Award (1987);

Kevin Houston (born c. 1964) is an American former basketball player who is best known for leading NCAA Division I in scoring during his senior season at Army in 1986–87.^[1] He averaged 32.9 points per game in 29 games played and set still-standing school records for points in a single game (53) and season (953).^[1]^[2]

Houston was raised in Pearl River, New York and was a three-year starter on the varsity basketball team at Pearl River High School.^[3] He was a diminutive 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 165 lbs. in his prime during college, so as a high school player was even smaller.^[3] His small stature played a big role in why he was overlooked by college scouts.^[4]

Houston decided to attend the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School in New Jersey for one year after high school.^[4] The United States Military Academy (Army), located in his home state of New York, was the only university that had shown Houston any interest during his basketball recruitment.^[3] He enrolled at Army in the fall of 1983 to play for the Black Knights.^[3] During his four-year career, Houston started every single one of the 113 games he played in, which ties him for the most all-time games played in Army history.^[1] By the time he graduated from the Academy in 1987, he had re-written the school's record book. Houston scored still-standing program records for points in a game (53), season (953), career (2,325), and season points per game (32.9) among others.^[1] He was the first ever Army player to be named the Haggerty Award winner, an honor that he shared as a senior with St. John's Mark Jackson, which is given to the best men's basketball player in the greater New York City metropolitan area.^[1] Houston was also the 1986–87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the NCAA season scoring champion.^[5] He was a three-time All-MAAC honoree, two-time honorable mention All-American and one-time third team All-American.^[1]

After college, Houston served his mandatory stint in the United States Army for several years.^[3] He got into high school coaching and guided the Storm King School, located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, to two New England Private School Championships in just seven years.^[3] One of his players was future NBA draft pick Sammy Mejia.^[3] Kevin was married to his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth Cuccia, for 21 years before she died on January 3, 2009. They have three children: Lauren, Luke and Leanne.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kevin Houston bio". goarmysports.com. United States Military Academy. 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Graham, Bryan Armen (November 9, 2006). "Before Keydren, Diminutive Houston Was Scoring King". CSTV Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Newman, Bruce (January 19, 1987). "All That He Can Be (page 2)". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
^ Newman, Bruce (January 19, 1987). "All That He Can Be (page 1)". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2011.