Christopher Michael Street (February 2, 1972 – January 19, 1993) was an American college basketball player. He played as a power forward for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1990 to 1993. A potential NBA player, he died in an automobile crash during his junior year at Iowa.
Along with basketball, Street also excelled in baseball and football during high school. He moved with his family to Indianola, Iowa in the fall of 1987 and starred on the town's Class 4A team at Indianola High School. Street committed to play basketball at the University of Iowa as a junior in high school.[1]
Street played in 28 games as a freshman and averaged 5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. In the first 15 games of the 1992–93 season Street averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.[2] In his final game he scored 14 points and collected 8 rebounds and extended his record of made free throws to 34, in a 65–56 loss to Duke. In that game his 33rd and 34th consecutive free throws set an Iowa school record.[3]
On January 19, 1993, following a team dinner at the Highlander Inn outside of Iowa City, Street was killed when he drove his car onto the highway and collided with a snow plow. His girlfriend, Kim Vinton Klinedinst, was a passenger. She survived the accident. The basketball game scheduled against Northwestern the following night was postponed.
Legacyedit
After Chris Street died, Iowa Hawkeye Men's Basketball Coach Tom Davis said "Chris represented all that is good about the Midwest and the state of Iowa. He was open, caring, honest, loving and lived life to the fullest every day."[4]
Chris Street's number 40 was retired by the University of Iowa's Men's Basketball team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 6, 1993. At the end of each season, the Chris Street Award is given to the Hawkeye player or players who best exemplify the spirit, enthusiasm, and intensity of Chris Street.[5] When it was announced that the award was created shortly after Street's death in 1993, Iowa Coach Tom Davis said "We want to remember everything Chris represented. He was one of the greatest Hawkeyes of all time."[6]
On February 25, 2018, Iowa Hawkeye guard Jordan Bohannon purposely missed a free throw against the Northwestern Wildcats that would have broken Street's school record, instead tying it with 34 consecutive made free throws. After the game Bohannon spoke with reporters and said, "That's not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name."[7]
Street is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola, Iowa.
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^Young, Ryan (2018-02-25). "Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player's record". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
"Street's death still hurts, 15 years later". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
January 01, 1970
chris, street, christopher, michael, street, february, 1972, january, 1993, american, college, basketball, player, played, power, forward, iowa, hawkeyes, from, 1990, 1993, potential, player, died, automobile, crash, during, junior, year, iowa, street, 1993per. Christopher Michael Street February 2 1972 January 19 1993 was an American college basketball player He played as a power forward for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1990 to 1993 A potential NBA player he died in an automobile crash during his junior year at Iowa Chris StreetStreet in 1993Personal informationBorn 1972 02 02 February 2 1972Leon Iowa USDiedJanuary 19 1993 1993 01 19 aged 20 Iowa City Iowa USListed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh schoolIndianola Indianola Iowa CollegeIowa 1990 1993 PositionPower forwardCareer highlights and awardsNo 40 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Career statistics 3 1 College 4 See also 5 ReferencesBiography editAlong with basketball Street also excelled in baseball and football during high school He moved with his family to Indianola Iowa in the fall of 1987 and starred on the town s Class 4A team at Indianola High School Street committed to play basketball at the University of Iowa as a junior in high school 1 Street played in 28 games as a freshman and averaged 5 0 points and 5 1 rebounds per game As a sophomore he averaged 10 6 points and 8 2 rebounds per game In the first 15 games of the 1992 93 season Street averaged 14 5 points and 9 5 rebounds per game 2 In his final game he scored 14 points and collected 8 rebounds and extended his record of made free throws to 34 in a 65 56 loss to Duke In that game his 33rd and 34th consecutive free throws set an Iowa school record 3 On January 19 1993 following a team dinner at the Highlander Inn outside of Iowa City Street was killed when he drove his car onto the highway and collided with a snow plow His girlfriend Kim Vinton Klinedinst was a passenger She survived the accident The basketball game scheduled against Northwestern the following night was postponed Legacy editAfter Chris Street died Iowa Hawkeye Men s Basketball Coach Tom Davis said Chris represented all that is good about the Midwest and the state of Iowa He was open caring honest loving and lived life to the fullest every day 4 Chris Street s number 40 was retired by the University of Iowa s Men s Basketball team at Carver Hawkeye Arena on February 6 1993 At the end of each season the Chris Street Award is given to the Hawkeye player or players who best exemplify the spirit enthusiasm and intensity of Chris Street 5 When it was announced that the award was created shortly after Street s death in 1993 Iowa Coach Tom Davis said We want to remember everything Chris represented He was one of the greatest Hawkeyes of all time 6 On February 25 2018 Iowa Hawkeye guard Jordan Bohannon purposely missed a free throw against the Northwestern Wildcats that would have broken Street s school record instead tying it with 34 consecutive made free throws After the game Bohannon spoke with reporters and said That s not my record to have That record deserves to stay in his name 7 Street is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola Iowa Career statistics editLegend 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 edit Year Team GP GS MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1990 91 Iowa 28 500 500 647 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 1991 92 Iowa 30 30 27 0 564 357 681 8 2 1 8 1 1 4 10 6 1992 93 Iowa 15 15 26 8 574 222 892 9 5 1 3 6 9 14 5 Career 73 45 27 0 553 313 732 7 3 1 4 1 0 4 9 3See also editList of basketball players who died during their careersReferences edit Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street s footsteps Hawk Central Archived from the original on 2012 05 01 Retrieved 2012 05 14 Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street s footsteps Hawk Central Archived from the original on 2012 05 01 Retrieved 2012 05 14 Chris Street A Hawkeye Through and Through Bleacher Report Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street s footsteps Hawk Central Archived from the original on 2012 05 01 Retrieved 2012 05 14 Matt Gatens earns Chris Street Award named Iowa s top defender Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street s footsteps Hawk Central Archived from the original on 2012 05 01 Retrieved 2012 05 14 Young Ryan 2018 02 25 Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player s record Yahoo Sports Retrieved 2018 03 01 Street s death still hurts 15 years later Cedar Rapids Gazette Retrieved January 17 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Street amp oldid 1197506637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
