Tarik Black signs contract with NBA’s Houston Rockets

By J-W Staff Report     Aug 27, 2014

The NBA’s Houston Rockets signed former Kansas University center Tarik Black to a two-year, partially guaranteed contract on Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reported.

The Rockets announced the signing on Wednesday afternoon. The newspaper said on Twitter there was a “small amount” of money guaranteed in the deal.

Black, a 6-foot-8 forward, played 13 games for Houston in the July summer league.

Playing five games with the Rockets at the 2014 Orlando Summer League, free agent Black averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 20.0 minutes per game. Black also averaged 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 16.0 minutes a game in eight games for Houston in the Las Vegas Summer League.

More on Black and recruiting in the KU basketball notebook to appear in Thursday’s Journal-World and on kusports.com

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