Eddie House
A journeyman shooter whose instant offense off the bench helped fuel the Boston Celtics' 2008 championship run.
Born 1978 (age 48)·American basketball player·Birthday: May 14·Generation X
Biography
Eddie House carved out an 11-year NBA career not with flashy athleticism, but with a quick trigger and unwavering confidence from beyond the arc. The Arizona State product, drafted in the second round in 2000, became a basketball nomad, playing for nine different teams. His value was simple: he entered games with one job—to score in bursts. This role found its perfect home with the 2007-08 Boston Celtics. Coming off the bench for a superteam of stars, House provided essential spacing and combustible scoring punches, most memorably in Game 4 of the NBA Finals where his 11 points in the fourth quarter helped secure a crucial victory. After retiring, he transitioned seamlessly to broadcasting, offering sharp, experienced analysis for Celtics games.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Eddie was born in 1978, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Eddie Was Born
The biggest hits of 1978
#1 Movie
Grease
Best Picture
The Deer Hunter
#1 TV Show
Laverne & Shirley
Eddie's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1978Born
First test-tube baby born
Gas: $0.63/galHome: $35,300Min wage: $2.65/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Shadow Dancing" — Andy GibbBest Picture: The Deer Hunter
1983Started school
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1991Became a teenager
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1994Could drive
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $90,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"The Sign" — Ace of BaseBest Picture: Forrest Gump
1996Could vote
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
1999Turned 21
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2008Turned 30
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2018Turned 40
Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan; Parkland shooting
Gas: $2.72/galHome: $211,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"God's Plan" — DrakeBest Picture: Green Book
2026Age 48 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won an NBA championship as a key reserve with the Boston Celtics in 2008.
- Scored a career-high 37 points for the Phoenix Suns in a 2006 game.
- Holds a career three-point shooting percentage of 39.1% across 11 NBA seasons.
- Led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (44.2%) during the 2004-05 season with the Charlotte Bobcats.
Did You Know?
He and his father, Eddie House Sr., are one of only a few father-son duos to both be drafted into the NBA.
He wore jersey number 50 for most of his career as a tribute to his home state of California.
In college, he once scored 61 points in a single game for Arizona State, a school record that stood for over two decades.
“When I get the ball, I'm shooting it. That's my job.”
