After playing in Puerto Rico, Switzerland and the Philippines, Best joined German team Bayer Giants Leverkusen where he was the Basketball Bundesliga Top Scorer in 2001 with an average of 22.9 points per game.

Best grew up in Neptune, New Jersey and then moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family in 1987, before his junior year of high school.

[2] In his freshman season he played 15 games (no starts) and averaged 3.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game, receiving limited playing time; he also won the Golden Eagle Award given by Tennessee Tech every year to players who showed "sacrifice, dedication and hard work": he received the award together with his teammate Mitch Cupples.

[6] After the graduation of forward Earl Wise, the 1989–90 top scorer at Tennessee Tech,[7] coach Frank Harrell gave Best a spot in the starting lineup, and he led the team during his sophomore season, recording a team-best 13.9 points per game.

[8] He led the NCAA in 2-point field goals with 292, led the OVC in total points (799, also an all-time record for Tennessee Tech[8]) and points per game (28.5), which also ranked him 3rd in the entire Division I and 2nd all-time in Tennessee Tech history behind Jimmy Hagan's 1958–59 season (28.8).

[16] [17][18] After the end of his senior season, Best was automatically eligible for the 1993 NBA draft, during which he was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 9th pick in the second round (36th overall).

[19] He participated in the preseason camp with the Nets, but was cut before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season[20] and moved to Europe, signing for French club Le Mans Sarthe.

He also appeared in the 2004–05 ULEB Cup with Élan Chalon, and played 10 games, averaging 15.6 points and 4.3 rebounds, shooting 53.6% from the field (41% from three) and 88.9% from the line.