Derrick Chievous Basketball player

Derrick Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967, in New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player who played the forward position, and was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. Chievous played in the NBA from 1988-1991 for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season came during his rookie campaign as a member of the Rockets, when he appeared in 81 games and averaged 9.3 ppg. Before that, Chievous played collegiately at the University of Missouri, becoming the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,580 points over his collegiate career. Chievous was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1996.