David Benoit (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1968 Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lafayette (Lafayette, Louisiana) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–2007 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 21, 2 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1991 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 1991–1996 | Utah Jazz |
| 1996–1998 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1998 | Orlando Magic |
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2000–2001 | Utah Jazz |
| 2001–2002 | Shanghai Sharks |
| 2002–2004 | Hitachi SunRockers |
| 2004–2005 | Utah Snowbears |
| 2005–2007 | Saitama Broncos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,455 |
| Rebounds | 1,983 |
| Assists | 287 |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
David Benoit (born May 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, in the small forward position.
During his career, he played eight years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), six as a member of the Utah Jazz.
Benoit was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He played high school basketball at Lafayette High School (Louisiana) and also had his jersey retired there. Benoit played in the NJCAA for Tyler Junior College, from 1986 to 1988. His last two years of college basketball were spent with the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide.
Benoit was not selected in the 1990 NBA draft, playing his first professional season in Spain. In the following year, he joined the Utah Jazz as a free agent, and would post interesting numbers during his five-season spell.
In 1993, Benoit participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished fourth out of eight contestants. During the 1994–95 season, he achieved a career-best 10 points and five rebounds per game in 71 regular season contests, to which he added 12 and six in the postseason's first round, as the Jazz were downed 2–3 by the eventual champion Houston Rockets.
After losing his starting position to Chris Morris, Benoit left the Jazz in the 1996 summer, and signed with the New Jersey Nets. He spent his first season in the sidelines, due to injury.
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