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Chris Street

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HIGH SCHOOL: Chris Street attended Indianola High School and lived in or near Indianola, Iowa. He scored 1,478 points and had 823 rebounds and 182 assists. He also starred on the football team, but chose to play basketball at Iowa.

COLLEGE: He 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, he averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. 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.

He was killed in 1993 when he drove his car onto the highway after a team dinner. His number 40 was retired by the University of Iowa's Men's Basketball team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 6, 1993. He was projected to be an NBA player.

OTHER: The Chris Street Award is given to the Hawkeye player or players each year who best exemplify his spirit, enthusiasm, and intensity.

Born 2/2/1972 and died on 1/19/1993 at the age of 20.

BOOKS and MOVIES

Emotion in Motion: The Life and Legacy of Chris Street (1/1/2018)
More than a recollection of big plays and great games, "Emotion in Motion" tells the touching story of Chris Street, the University of Iowa basketball player whose life was cut short by an accident midway through his junior year with the Hawkeyes. It also tells the story of those who loved and knew him, and of the foundation started in his honor, which has already impacted the lives of countless Iowans. With a foreward by Tom Davis, Street's coach, "Emotion in Motion" brilliantly captures the undying spirit of Number 40.The book was written by Rick Brown, formerly of the Des Moines Register.