He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10 (known now as the Pac-12) as a sophomore in 2011.

[10][11] On February 20, 2013, Honeycutt was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Thomas Robinson and Francisco García in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.

[16] In August 2013, Honeycutt signed with Ironi Nes Ziona, who had recently gained promotion to the Israeli Super League.

[21] After missing the first nine games of the EuroLeague season due to injury, he returned to the court in late November 2017.

[22][23] He helped Khimki advance to the EuroLeague Playoffs, where they lost to CSKA Moscow 3–1 in the quarterfinal series.

[23] In VTB United League, Khimki lost the final game to CSKA Moscow, 95–84.

[26] After nine hours, LAPD SWAT entered the home early the next morning, and found Honeycutt dead.

[30] Bort Escoto, who coached Honeycutt for four years at Sylmar High School, said that "he was a great kid to be around.

But he was having some problems", because in Russia he did not know the language and the surroundings, concluding that "he was basically having a hard time with the adjustment.

[31] Honeycutt's mother later sued the LAPD, saying it failed to de-escalate the situation and get him medical care.