SUGAR LAND, Texas – Former BYU men’s basketball player Greg Kite was one of eight legendary coaches and players named to the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Wednesday afternoon.
“Excellence is the best word to describe the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025,” said TABC Executive Director Johnnie B. “Hawk” Carter. “These eight men and women have left a lasting legacy on the high school hardwood with their victories, records and honors. They have also been great off-the-court ambassadors for basketball both within and outside the State of Texas.”
Kite along with Tommy Alridge, Pamela Crawford, Stan Leech, Danny Nix, Krista Gerlich, Darryn Shearmire and LaQuan Stallworth will be inducted at a banquet on May 10, 2025, at the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel during the annual Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Clinic.
Kite was an All-State, Parade All-American and McDonald’s All-American during his prep career at Houston Madison High School where he led the Marlins to the state semifinals.
The Houston, Texas native played at BYU from 1979-83, appearing in 112 games. His 208 career blocks are still a program record while he also ranks second all-time in blocks per game (1.86) and sixth in rebounds (847). He is one four players in program history to lead team in blocks per game in three consecutive seasons.
He averaged 8.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks as a sophomore in 1980-81 helping the Cougars reach the program’s only Elite Eight with wins over Princeton, UCLA and Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament.
Kite was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 21st pick in the 1983 NBA Draft. He was a member of Boston’s 1984 and 1986 NBA Championship teams. He appeared in the fourth-most NBA games by a Cougar in program history, 680, during his 11-year NBA career which included stops with the Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.