1. Gregory Fuller Kite was born on August 5,1961 and is an American former professional basketball player.
25 Facts About Greg Kite
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Greg Kite was the youngest of four siblings with a brother and two sisters.
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Greg Kite first played team basketball when he was 10 years old at the Southwest YMCA in Houston, while playing other sports.
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Greg Kite attended Pershing Junior High, where he played basketball in grades seven through nine.
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Greg Kite attended Madison High School in Houston, Texas, under Coach Paul Benton.
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Greg Kite averaged 18 points and 15 rebounds as a senior.
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Greg Kite was selected to play in the 1979 McDonald's All-American Game, alongside players such as Sam Bowie, Antoine Carr, Quintin Dailey, Sidney Green, Clark Kellogg, Sidney Lowe, John Paxson, Ralph Sampson, Byron Scott, Steve Stipanovich, Isiah Thomas, Dereck Whittenburg, Dominique Wilkins and James Worthy.
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Greg Kite was recruited by Duke, Kentucky and UCLA among others.
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Greg Kite had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win over UCLA.
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Greg Kite averaged 6.4 points and 7.6 rebounds in 112 games over his four-year college career.
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Greg Kite was selected 21st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1983 NBA draft.
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On June 7,1987 in game three of the 1987 NBA Finals, with Robert Parish in foul trouble and Bill Walton ailing, Greg Kite was called upon by Coach KC Jones to match up against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for 22 minutes.
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Greg Kite responded with defense that tired Jabbar, and blocked a shot by Magic Johnson.
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Greg Kite kept Kareem off balance and got a lot of rebounds.
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Greg Kite stayed with his game and did a real good job.
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Greg Kite played five seasons with Boston, until he was waived on February 1,1988.
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Greg Kite played for the Orlando Magic between 1990 and 1994.
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Greg Kite served as backup to Shaquille O'Neal in his final two seasons in Orlando.
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Greg Kite was brought back to Orlando on a veterans' minimum contract.
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Greg Kite finished his NBA career with the Knicks and Pacers in 1995.
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Greg Kite played 680 games in eleven NBA seasons, starting 225 of them.
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Greg Kite averaged 2.5 points, 2.3 fouls and 3.8 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.
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Greg Kite played for the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers.
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Currently residing in Central Florida, Greg Kite is commissioner of the Florida Basketball Association, while working as a financial adviser.
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In 1997, Greg Kite served as an interim assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Brigham Young University.