Benoit Benjamin

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Benoit Benjamin

Personal information
Born	(1964-11-22) November 22, 1964 (age 57) Monroe, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	Carroll (Monroe, Louisiana)
College	Creighton (1982–1985)
NBA draft	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1985–1999
Position	Center
Number	00, 7
Career history
1985–1991	Los Angeles Clippers
1991–1993	Seattle SuperSonics
1993	Los Angeles Lakers
1993–1995	New Jersey Nets
1995	Vancouver Grizzlies
1995–1996	Milwaukee Bucks
1996	Toronto Raptors
1998	Yakima Sun Kings
1998	Philadelphia 76ers
1998	Grand Rapids Hoops
1999	Philadelphia 76ers
1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – NABC (1985) First-team Parade All-American (1982) McDonald's All-American (1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,223 (11.4 ppg)
Rebounds	6,063 (7.5 rpg)
Assists	1,070 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lenard Benoit Benjamin [be-NOYT] (/bəˈnɔɪt/; born November 22, 1964) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (3rd overall) 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 (1993, 1999 preseason), New Jersey Nets (1993–95), Vancouver Grizzlies (1995), Milwaukee Bucks (1995–96), Toronto Raptors (1996), Philadelphia 76ers (1998–99) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1999).^[1]

Career[]

Benjamin's best year as a professional came during the 1988–89 NBA season as a member of the Clippers, appearing in 79 games and averaging 16.4 ppg. In his NBA career, he had a .541 field goal percentage, recorded 4,604 defensive rebounds and 1,581 blocks and averaged 11.4 points and 2.0 blocks per game. Benjamin also played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in the latter part of his career. In 8 games over two seasons with the Yakima Sun Kings and Grand Rapids Hoops, he averaged 10.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest.^[2]

He is the Clippers' career leader in blocked shots (1,117) and in blocked shots per game (2.75).

See also[]

• List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game

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