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Albert Culton
Personal information
Born	Ennis, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Ennis (Ennis, Texas)
College	Texas A&M (1977–1979); UT Arlington (1980–1982);
NBA draft	1982: 10th round, 209th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
	Southland Player of the Year (1982); 2× First-team All- Southland (1981, 1982); Southland Freshman of the Year (1981);

Albert Culton is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies and UT Arlington Mavericks.

Culton attended Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas. He averaged 22.6 points and 19.6 rebounds per game as a senior while he led his team to its first district title and earned first-team all-state honors.^[1] He was heavily recruited by colleges, including most teams in the Southwest Conference, and signed a letter of intent with the Texas A&M Aggies on April 14, 1977.^[1] He transferred to play for the UT Arlington Mavericks and was named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 1981.^[2] He averaged 18.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game during the 1981–82 season and was selected as the Southland Player of the Year.^[3]

Culton was selected by the Dallas Mavericks as the 209th overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft.^[4] He played for the Harlem Globetrotters.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Howard, Bob (April 14, 1977). "Culton signed by Texas Aggies". The Waxahachie Daily Light. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "Griffin Lands on SLC First Team". UT Arlington. March 6, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "How the men's basketball team measures up going in to College Park Center". The Shorthorn. January 31, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ Lopez, Selby (May 30, 2018). "UT-Arlington's Kevin Hervey says playing for NBA's Mavericks would be 'dream come true'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "All-Time Globetrotters". Harlem Globetrotters. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

External links

[howard-1] Howard, Bob (April 14, 1977). "Culton signed by Texas Aggies". The Waxahachie Daily Light. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[2] "Griffin Lands on SLC First Team". UT Arlington. March 6, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[3] "How the men's basketball team measures up going in to College Park Center". The Shorthorn. January 31, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[4] Lopez, Selby (May 30, 2018). "UT-Arlington's Kevin Hervey says playing for NBA's Mavericks would be 'dream come true'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[5] "All-Time Globetrotters". Harlem Globetrotters. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

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