Byron Dinkins
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Byron Stewart Dinkins is a retired American
professional basketball
player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to 1991.
, Dinkins played for the Houston Rockets
during the 1989–90 NBA season and split time with the San Antonio Spurs
and Indiana Pacers
during the 1990–91 season. In his NBA career, Dinkins played in 45 games and scored a total of 151 points.
for Peristeri Athens
, Panionios Athens
, Panathinaikos Athens (1996–1997), and Iraklis Thessaloniki. In the 1996–97 season he played with Panathinaikos and in September 1996 he helped them win the Intercontinental Cup
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to 1991.
NBA
A 6'1" (1.86 m) guard from the University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
, Dinkins played for the Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
during the 1989–90 NBA season and split time with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
and Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
during the 1990–91 season. In his NBA career, Dinkins played in 45 games and scored a total of 151 points.
Greece
Although Dinkins never played for an NBA team after 1991, he did have a prosperous basketball career playing professionally in the Greek LeagueA1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...
for Peristeri Athens
Peristeri BC
Peristeri B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
, Panionios Athens
Panionios Forthnet
Panionios B.C. is the Greek professional basketball club that plays its home games in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The club is also widely known as Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, or Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis, which is the Pan-Ionian Gymnastic Association of Smyrna. This is...
, Panathinaikos Athens (1996–1997), and Iraklis Thessaloniki. In the 1996–97 season he played with Panathinaikos and in September 1996 he helped them win the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (basketball)
The World Cup for Champion Clubs, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup, was a basketball competition endorsed by FIBA to gather the best clubs from the federations affiliated to FIBA and to officially decide the best club of the world, contended mainly by the continents of higher...
.