Chris Livingston
Christopher Michael Livingston is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.
Early life and high school career
Livingston was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He started playing competitive basketball at age five. As a freshman, he played for Buchtel Community Learning Center in Akron, averaging 24.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Livingston led his team to its first state final four appearance since 1997 and became the highest-scoring freshman in school history. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. In his season finale, Livingston recorded 50 points, 20 rebounds, eight steals and five blocks in a 76–65 win over Bristol High School. As a sophomore, he averaged 32.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, earning MaxPreps Sophomore All-American first team honors.As a junior back at Buchtel, Livingston averaged 31.1 points, 15.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game. He averaged 18.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game during his senior season at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.
Recruiting
Livingston was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. He held multiple college basketball scholarship offers before entering high school. Livingston was offered by Ohio State at age 14. On September 15, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over offers from Georgetown and Tennessee State.College career
As a freshman at Kentucky in 2022–23, Livingston played in 34 games and made 26 starts, averaging 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.4 minutes per game. He was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team.Professional career
Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd (2023–2025)
Livingston was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks as the last and 58th pick of the 2023 NBA draft. On July 9, 2023, he signed a contract with the Bucks. Throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons, he was assigned several times to the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.Livingston made 21 appearances for Milwaukee during the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 1.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.2 assists. After being waived by the Bucks on July 2, 2025, he later re-signed with the team on July 16. Livingston was waived by the Bucks for a second time on October 16.