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{{Short description|American basketball player (1972–1993)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Street
| image = Chris Street.jpg
| caption = Street in 1993
| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|02|02}}
| birth_place = [[Leon, Iowa]], US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|01|19|1972|02|02}}
| death_place = [[Iowa City, Iowa]], US
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 220
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| high_school = Indianola ([[Indianola, Iowa]])
| college = [[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa]] (1990–1993)
| highlights =
* No. 40 [[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Iowa Hawkeyes]]
}}
'''Christopher Michael Street''' (February 2, 1972 – January 19, 1993) was an American [[college basketball]] player. He played as a [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] for the [[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa Hawkeyes]] from 1990 to 1993. A potential [[NBA]] player, he died in an [[automobile crash]] during his junior year at Iowa.

==Biography==
==Biography==
Other than basketball, Street also excelled in [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]]<nowiki/> during high school. He moved with his family to [[Indianola, Iowa|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 |df= }}</ref>
Along with basketball, Street also excelled in [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]] during high school. He moved with his family to [[Indianola, Iowa|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps &#124; Hawk Central |accessdate=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 }}</ref>


Street played in 28 games as a freshman and averaged 5.0 ppg, and 5.1 rebounds. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.6 ppg,and 8.2 rebounds. In the first 15 games of the 1992&ndash;93 season Street averaged 14.5 ppg and 9.5 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 |df= }}</ref> 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 Blue Devils|Duke]]. In that game his 33rd and 34th consecutive free throws set an Iowa school record.<ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/329257-chris-street-a-hawkeye-through-and-through</ref>
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&ndash;93 season Street averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps &#124; Hawk Central |accessdate=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 }}</ref> 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 Blue Devils|Duke]]. In that game his 33rd and 34th consecutive free throws set an Iowa school record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/329257-chris-street-a-hawkeye-through-and-through|title=Chris Street: A Hawkeye Through and Through|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>


On January 19, 1993, following a team dinner at the Highlander Inn outside of [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]], Street was killed when he drove his car onto the highway and collided with a [[snow plow]]. His girlfriend, Kim Vinton, was a passenger and survived the accident but was treated at a local hospital for a punctured lung and separated shoulder. The basketball game scheduled against [[Northwestern University|Northwestern]] the following night was postponed.
On January 19, 1993, following a team dinner at the Highlander Inn outside of [[Iowa City, Iowa|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 University|Northwestern]] the following night was postponed.


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
When Chris Street died, Iowa Hawkeye Men's Basketball Coach [[Tom Davis (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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 |df= }}</ref>
After Chris Street died, Iowa Hawkeye men's basketball coach [[Tom Davis (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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps &#124; Hawk Central |accessdate=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 }}</ref>

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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thegazette.com/2012/04/24/matt-gatens-earns-chris-street-award-named-iowas-top-defender/|title = Matt Gatens earns Chris Street Award, named Iowa's top defender}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps &#124; Hawk Central |accessdate=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 }}</ref>

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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa-point-guard-intentionally-misses-free-throw-preserve-fallen-players-record-040549723.html|title=Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player's record|last=Young|first=Ryan|work=Yahoo Sports|date=2018-02-25|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

Street is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola, Iowa.


==Career statistics==
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. No other Hawkeye numbers have been retired since.<ref>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/329257-chris-street-a-hawkeye-through-and-through</ref>
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
⚫
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.<ref>http://thegazette.com/2012/04/24/matt-gatens-earns-chris-street-award-named-iowas-top-defender/</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501175815/http://hawkcentral.com/2012/04/25/matt-gatens-walks-in-chris-streets-footsteps/ |archivedate=2012-05-01 |df= }}</ref>


===College===
On February 25, 2018, Iowa Hawkeye guard Jordan Bohannon purposely missed a free throw against
{{NBA player statistics start}}
Northwestern that would've put him ahead of Street in the school's record books. By missing it, Bohannon remained tied with Street with 34 consecutive made free throws. After the game Bohannon was speaking with reporters and said " That's not my record to have. That record deserves to stay in his name."
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| 28 || || || .500 || '''.500''' || .647 || 5.1 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1991–92 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| '''30''' || '''30''' || '''27.0''' || .564 || .357 || .681 || 8.2 || '''1.8''' || '''1.1''' || .4 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| 15 || 15 || 26.8 || '''.574''' || .222 || '''.892''' || '''9.5''' || 1.3 || .6 || '''.9''' || '''14.5'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 73 || 45 || 27.0 || .553 || .313 || .732 || 7.3 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .4 || 9.3
{{S-end}}


== See also ==
Street is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola, Iowa beneath a monument that says "Son * Brother * Grandson * Friend * Cousin * Nephew * Hero".<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=28870734&PIpi=13341256</ref>
*[[List of basketball players who died during their careers]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Iowa]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Iowa]]
[[Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players]]
[[Category:People from Indianola, Iowa]]
[[Category:People from Indianola, Iowa]]
[[Category:Power forwards (basketball)]]
[[Category:Power forwards]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Iowa]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Iowa]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 22:59, 22 November 2024

Chris Street
Street in 1993
Personal information
Born(1972-02-02)February 2, 1972
Leon, Iowa, US
DiedJanuary 19, 1993(1993-01-19) (aged 20)
Iowa City, Iowa, US
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolIndianola (Indianola, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (1990–1993)
PositionPower forward
Career highlights and awards

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.

Biography

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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.

Legacy

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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.

Career statistics

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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

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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 9.3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps | Hawk Central". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. ^ "Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps | Hawk Central". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  3. ^ "Chris Street: A Hawkeye Through and Through". Bleacher Report.
  4. ^ "Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps | Hawk Central". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  5. ^ "Matt Gatens earns Chris Street Award, named Iowa's top defender".
  6. ^ "Matt Gatens walks in Chris Street's footsteps | Hawk Central". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  7. ^ Young, Ryan (2018-02-25). "Iowa point guard intentionally misses free throw to preserve fallen player's record". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
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