Benoit Benjamin
Personal information
Born (1964-11-22) November 22, 1964
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarroll (Monroe, Louisiana)
CollegeCreighton (1982–1985)
NBA draft1985: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1985–1999
PositionCenter
Number00, 7
Career history
1985–1991Los Angeles Clippers
1991–1993Seattle SuperSonics
1993Los Angeles Lakers
1993–1995New Jersey Nets
1995Vancouver Grizzlies
1995–1996Milwaukee Bucks
1996Toronto Raptors
1998Yakima Sun Kings
1998Philadelphia 76ers
1998Grand Rapids Hoops
1999Philadelphia 76ers
1999Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points9,223 (11.4 ppg)
Rebounds6,063 (7.5 rpg)
Assists1,070 (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 former 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. It was also during this season that some criticized Benjamin’s on-court actions, as famously exemplified by television announcer Dick Vitale after a January 1988 game against the Milwaukee Bucks: “He has a double zero on his back, but he should add another zero. I give him a zero for his offensive attitude, a zero for his defensive attitude, and a zero for his mental attitude ... he’s an absolute, flat-out disgrace to everyone that’s ever worn a basketball uniform.”[2]

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.[3]

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

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 L.A. Clippers 793726.4.490.333.7467.61.00.82.611.1
1986–87 L.A. Clippers 726131.0.449.000.7158.11.90.82.611.5
1987–88 L.A. Clippers 665932.9.491.000.7068.02.60.83.413.0
1988–89 L.A. Clippers 796232.7.541.000.7448.82.00.72.816.4
1989–90 L.A. Clippers 715832.6.526.000.7329.32.20.82.613.5
1990–91 L.A. Clippers 393834.3.492.000.72812.01.90.72.314.9
1990–91 Seattle 312729.0.502.000.6908.21.50.91.712.9
1991–92 Seattle 636130.8.478.000.6878.11.20.61.914.0
1992–93 Seattle 31614.5.497.000.7013.60.40.51.16.7
1992–93 L.A. Lakers 28010.9.481.000.5953.40.40.50.54.5
1993–94 New Jersey 777423.6.480.000.7106.50.60.51.29.3
1994–95 New Jersey 615726.2.510.000.7607.20.60.41.011.1
1995–96 Vancouver 13*1331.1.441.000.6967.91.20.81.213.9
1995–96 Milwaukee 70*5821.3.520.000.7326.20.70.51.07.8
1996–97 Toronto 4311.0.417.000.7502.30.30.30.03.3
1997–98 Philadelphia 14014.1.537.000.6333.80.20.30.34.5
1998–99 Philadelphia 605.5.286.000.0001.30.20.00.00.7
1999–00 Cleveland 302.7.333.000.0000.30.00.00.30.7
Career 80761427.2.497.048.7217.51.30.62.011.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Seattle 5532.6.488.000.9066.60.20.62.613.8
1991–92 Seattle 9417.9.561.000.5005.10.60.61.46.1
1993–94 New Jersey 4427.0.412.000.8755.30.30.52.05.3
Career 181324.0.505.000.7765.60.40.61.98.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Benoit Benjamin Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "NBA Notes : Pistol Pete Spent His Life Searching for Something to Fill Void". Los Angeles Times. 10 January 1988. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ↑ 1999–2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 246
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