Chris Livingston

Christopher Michael Livingston (born October 15, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go 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. 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. 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.

On October 31, 2025, Livingston signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He made three appearances for the Cavaliers, averaging 3.0 points, 1.0 rebound, and 0.3 assists. On January 27, 2026, Livingston was waived shortly after sustaining a hand injury that would keep him inactive for several weeks.

National team career Livingston played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Belém, Brazil. He led his team to the gold medal, recording 23 points, six rebounds and two assists in a 94–77 win over Canada in the final. Livingston was named tournament most valuable player and made the all-tournament team.

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Personal life Livingston has a twin brother, Cordell, who has been his high school basketball teammate at Oak Hill Academy, Buchtel, and Western Reserve Academy.