Kirk Haston

Kirk Haston (born March 10, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He played for Indiana University under coach Bobby Knight between 1998–99 and 2000–01. He was subsequently drafted 16th overall in 2001 by the Charlotte Hornets, with whom he played a reserve role for two years during the team's transition to New Orleans.

Kirk Haston
Personal information
Born (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979
Lobelville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerry County (Lobelville, Tennessee)
CollegeIndiana (1998–2001)
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2001–2005
PositionPower forward / small forward
Number35
Career history
2001–2002Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003New Orleans Hornets
2004–2005Florida Flame
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points32 (1.2 ppg)
Rebounds27 (1.0 rpg)
Assists8 (0.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Since 2019, Haston has been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing Tennessee's 72nd state congressional district as a Republican.

Early life

Born in Lobelville, Tennessee, he attended Perry County High School in Linden, Tennessee, where, as a senior, he was a part of the 37–0 Class A state championship team,[1] being named Class A "Mr. Basketball". His college career took place under head coach Bob Knight and Mike Davis at Indiana University where, in the 2000–01 season he led the Big Ten Conference in scoring and was a third-team All-American selection. In the 2000–01 season, Haston's buzzer-beating three-pointer helped IU beat the defending champion and top-ranked Michigan State 59–58 at Assembly Hall. During his sophomore year, he lost his mother, Patti Kirk Haston, 48, in a tornado that hit the county seat, Linden, Tennessee on May 5, 1999.

Basketball career

Haston was selected 16th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2001 NBA draft; many analysts, who had pegged Haston in the late first round-early second round area, thought that the Hornets took Haston to be a 'zone breaker', working against the change in rules that allowed some forms of the zone defense in games. Haston was known for his sky hook shot and shooting range for a forward/center.

Haston averaged 1.2 points and 1 rebound per game, playing in 27 games. Haston would only play in the NBA for 2 years as his final NBA game was played on March 7, 2003, in a 102–76 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final game, Haston recorded 2 points and 1 rebound in 8 minutes of play.

He played the 2004–05 season with the Florida Flame for head coach Dennis Johnson in the NBA D-League. There he averaged 16 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks per game and was selected to the All NBDL First-Team. His season came to an end when he suffered a right knee injury that required season-ending knee surgery with three games remaining.

In 2005, he signed with Upea Capo D'Orlando of the Serie A. He and his wife Kasey soon returned from Sicily to Middle Tennessee when he was waived due to a right knee injury prior to the start of the season.

In 2010, he came back to Perry County High School to coach the boys basketball team. He then led his alma mater to two state appearances in his first seasons. In 2012, the Perry County Vikings finished their season as state runner-up.

Political career

In 2016 he published Days of Knight: How the General Changed My Life in which he details his mostly positive experiences playing for then Indiana Coach Bob Knight.[2] Knight provided assistance and an endorsement during Haston's 2018 campaign to the Tennessee House of Representatives.[3]

In 2018, Haston was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 72. He won with 81% of the vote.[4]

Haston was inaugurated on January 8, 2019. That same month, Haston was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Tennessee's House Education Committee.[5]

In 2023, Haston supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Source[7]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Indiana 341322.4.514–.7536.5.9.6.89.9
1999–2000 Indiana 292727.4.496.000.7308.31.4.81.215.3
2000–01 Indiana 332830.8.440.377.6878.71.21.11.219.0
Career 966826.8.473.366.7177.81.2.81.114.6

NBA

Source[8]

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Charlotte 1505.1.282.000.5001.3.3.0.11.7
2002–03 New Orleans 1204.8.118.000.500.6.3.0.4.5
Career 2705.0.232.000.5001.0.3.0.21.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002 Charlotte 202.01.000––.5.0.5.01.0

NBA D-League

Source[9]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Florida 464636.4.456.444.7057.91.61.11.616.4

Electoral history

2018
2018 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 4,590 37.57
Republican Dan Hughes 4,401 36.03
Republican Gordon Wildridge 3,225 26.40
Total votes 12,216 100.00
2018 Tennessee State House District 72[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 16,218 81.53
Democratic Dan T. Hughes 3,673 18.47
Total votes 19,891 100.00

2020
2020 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 6,870 69.18
Republican Gordon Wildridge 3,061 30.82
Total votes 9,931 100.00
2020 Tennessee State House District 72[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 24,633 100.00

2022
2022 Tennessee State House District 72 Republican Primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 7,831 100.00
2022 Tennessee State House District 72[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Haston 14,780 100.00

References
  1. Haston to enter NBA Draft Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Haston, Kirk, 1979– (2016-08-29). Days of knight : how the general changed my life. Bloomington. ISBN 9780253022400. OCLC 952855479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "The mystery surrounding Bob Knight: 'People just want to know about him'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  4. "Former IU basketball star Kirk Haston wins election in Tennessee". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  5. "Speaker Casada Names Representative Kirk Haston Vice-Chairman Of The House Education Committee". TNHouseGOP.org. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. "Kirk Haston". Sports Reference College Basketball. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. "Kirk Haston". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. "Kirk Haston G-League Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. "2018 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results". Commercial Appeal. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. "State of Tennessee - Totals November 6, 2018 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  12. "2020 Tennessee State House - District 72 Republican Primary Results". USA Today. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  13. "State of Tennessee Totals November 3, 2020 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  14. "State of Tennessee August 4, 2022 Republican Primary" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  15. "State of Tennessee - Totals November 8, 2022 State General" (PDF). TN SOS Gov Files. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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