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Joseph Alton Byrd (born March 11, 1958) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the Vice President of Business Operations for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.

Alton Byrd

Long Island Nets
Position	Vice President of Business Operations
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1958-03-11) March 11, 1958 (age 64) San Francisco, California
Nationality	American / British
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, California)
College	Columbia (1976–1979)
NBA draft	1979 / Round: 10 / Pick: 186th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1979–1997
Position	Point guard
Career history
1979–1982	Crystal Palace
1983–1987	Murray International
1987–1988	Manchester United
1988–1989	Glasgow Rangers
1990–1992	Kingston Kings
1992–1994	Guildford Kings
1994–1997	Crystal Palace
Career highlights and awards
5× Scottish League champion 4 xBBL MVP (1980, 1981, 1991, 1992) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1979) 3× All-Ivy League (1977–1979)

He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high school basketball star. He continued to be a basketball star at Columbia University, where he was one of the best point guards in the country in spite of his small stature. His height was usually officially listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m). He holds the school records for career assists (526) and assists in a single season (210).

After receiving his bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1979, he attended the Boston Celtics rookie camp, but, suffering with a foot injury, he did not get a contract and joined Crystal Palace of the British Basketball League. During his rookie season, he led Palace to a 50–5 record. He later started for teams in Glasgow, Manchester, Guildford and Kingston.[1] In 1984 he became a British citizen and made his debut for England.[2]

Off the court, he pursued a variety of broadcasting and business ventures, including a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live dedicated to American sports. From 1997 to 1998, he was the general manager of the London Monarchs of NFL Europe, while there he guided the team to rebrand as the England Monarchs, before ultimately folding after a 1998 season that ended with a 3–7 record, after three straight 4–6 tallies. They were replaced by the Berlin Thunder in 1999.[3]

In 1999, he returned to the United States to be a Vice President of the Sacramento Kings. He then founded a management consulting company, Clear Focus Communications. In September 2013, the Atlanta Dream hired him as the Chief Revenue Officer.[4] On March 24, 2016, the Brooklyn Nets hired Alton Byrd as the Vice President of Business Operations.[5]

References

External links

• "From Columbia to Britain's "Mr Basketball" to the NBA". February 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
• British Basketball League stats

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[de] Alton Byrd

Joseph Alton Byrd (* 3. November 1957 in San Francisco, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanisch-britischer ehemaliger Basketballspieler und Sportmanager. Byrd wurde nach seinem Studium in seinem Heimatland professioneller Spieler im Vereinigten Königreich, wo er zahlreiche Meisterschaften und individuelle Auszeichnungen gewann. Nach seiner Heirat 1983 mit einer Engländerin erwarb Byrd die britische Staatsbürgerschaft 1984 und wurde schließlich Nationalspieler in der englischen Auswahl bei internationalen Spielen.[1] Bei seinen Vereinsstationen ließ sich Byrd auch in das Management der Vereine einbinden und war nach seiner aktiven Spielerkarriere auch im Management des NFL-Europe-Klubs London Monarchs tätig, bevor er von 1999 bis 2001 bei der Maloof Sports Entertainment Group arbeitete und dabei auch Managementaufgaben für den NBA-Klub Sacramento Kings wahrnahm. Anschließend arbeitete Byrd unter anderem freiberuflich als Unternehmensberater.

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