Benoit Benjamin

American basketball player (born 1964)

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Also known as Lenard Benoit Benjamin · Big Ben

Born: November 22, 1964
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Birthplace: Monroe
Citizenship: United States
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Occupation: basketball player
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1.Stated in RealGMRetrieved 2022-04-04
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Education: Creighton University
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Height: 213 cm
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Overview

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Lenard Benoit Benjamin [be-NOYT] is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA draft. A 7'0" center from Creighton University, Benjamin played for nine NBA teams in 15 seasons from 1985 to 1999. He played for the Clippers (1985–91), Seattle SuperSonics (1991–93), Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets (1993–95), Vancouver Grizzlies (1995), Milwaukee Bucks (1995–96), Toronto Raptors (1996), Philadelphia 76ers (1998–99) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1999). Benjamin's daughter is Khaalia Hillsman who played at Texas A&M.

Overview

NBA stats — season by season

15 seasons · from AIDB's NBA dataset

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG
1985–86	LAC	79	37	2,088	878	600	79	64	206	49.000	33.300	74.600	11.1	7.6	1.0
1986–87	LAC	72	61	2,230	828	586	135	60	187	44.900	.000	71.500	11.5	8.1	1.9
1987–88	LAC	66	59	2,171	860	530	172	50	225	49.100	.000	70.600	13.0	8.0	2.6
1988–89	LAC	79	62	2,585	1,299	696	157	57	221	54.100	.000	74.400	16.4	8.8	2.0
1989–90	LAC	71	58	2,313	959	657	159	59	187	52.600	.000	73.200	13.5	9.3	2.2
1990–91	LAC, SEA	70	65	2,236	982	723	119	54	145	49.600	—	71.200	14.0	10.3	1.7
1991–92	SEA	63	61	1,941	879	513	76	39	118	47.800	.000	68.700	14.0	8.1	1.2
1992–93	SEA, LAL	59	6	754	335	209	22	31	48	49.100	—	66.300	5.7	3.5	0.4
1993–94	NJN	77	74	1,817	718	499	44	35	90	48.000	—	71.000	9.3	6.5	0.6
1994–95	NJN	61	57	1,598	675	440	38	23	64	51.000	—	76.000	11.1	7.2	0.6
1995–96	VAN, MIL	83	71	1,896	728	539	64	45	85	49.800	.000	72.200	8.8	6.5	0.8
1996–97	TOR	4	3	44	13	9	1	1	0	41.700	—	75.000	3.3	2.3	0.3
1997–98	PHI	14	0	197	63	53	3	4	4	53.700	—	63.300	4.5	3.8	0.2
1998–99	PHI	6	0	33	4	8	1	0	0	28.600	—	—	0.7	1.3	0.2
1999–2000	CLE	3	0	8	2	1	0	0	1	33.300	—	—	0.7	0.3	0.0
Career		807	614	21,911	9,223	6,063	1,070	522	1,581	.497	.048	.721	11.4	7.5	1.3

Career stats

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia 76ers
Creighton Bluejays men's basketball(1982–1985)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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Position played on team / speciality: center
Family name: Benjamin
Given name: Benoit
Sport: basketball
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Drafted by: Los Angeles Clippers
Mass: 114 kg
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1.Stated in Basketball ReferenceRetrieved 2017-02-05
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Country for sport: United States
End of work period: 2001
Start of work period: 1985
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball(1982–1985)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2020-07-28
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National Basketball Association
Native language: English

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