Education
Nevitt attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, and played college basketball at North Carolina State University.
Nevitt attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, and played college basketball at North Carolina State University.
At 7 ft 5 in (226 m), he played the center position throughout his nine-year career (1983, 1985–1990, 1992, 1993) in the National Basketball Association, and remains one of the tallest players ever in National Basketball Association history. During his career, Nevitt played with the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Fulgor Libertas Forlì (Italy), and San Antonio Spurs. He usually sported jersey #52.
He was selected in the third round of the 1982 National Basketball Association Draft by the Houston Rockets, subsequently playing 15 games with the Los Angeles Lakers over 2 seasons.
Although playing for nine years, Nevitt appeared in only 155 games, playing a total of 826 minutes, which equates to fewer than 18 complete National Basketball Association games. After a return to the Rockets, he also appeared for the Michael Jordan-led Bulls (during a 1991-1992 10-day contract), and had 1 game with the Spurs - the 1993 season opener, on November 5, in which he made 3-of-6 free throws in less than a minute against the Golden State Warriors, being released shortly after.
Nevitt played in 16 playoff games, 7 with the Lakers and Pistons and 2 with the Rockets. After leaving the Lakers for the Pistons, Nevitt was on the roster of the Chuck Daly coached team that lost to the Lakers in 7 games in the 1988 National Basketball Association Finals.
Nevitt is currently an Information Technology professional living in Raleigh, North Carolina.