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Benoit Benjamin
Personal information
Born (1964-11-22) November 22, 1964 (age 60)
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
High school Carroll (Monroe, Louisiana)
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College Creighton (1982–1985)
NBA Draft 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 1985–2001
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
1997 Yakima Sun Kings
1997–1998 Peristeri Athens
1998 Philadelphia 76ers
1998 Grand Rapids Hoops
1998 Criollos de Caguas
1999 Philadelphia 76ers
1999 Cleveland Cavaliers
1999 Atenas de Córdoba
1999 Criollos de Caguas
2000 Detroit Dogs
2000–2001 Al Riyadi Beirut
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)

Lenard Benoit Benjamin (born November 22, 1964) is a former professional basketball player from the United States. He was chosen by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 3rd overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft. Benjamin, who is 7 feet tall, played as a center. He played for nine different NBA teams over 15 seasons, from 1985 to 1999. His daughter, Khaalia Hillsman, also played college basketball at Texas A&M.

Basketball Career Highlights

Benoit Benjamin played for many teams during his career. These included the Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Vancouver Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Best Season with the Clippers

Benjamin's best year in the NBA was during the 1988–89 NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers. He played in 79 games that season. He averaged 16.4 points per game (ppg), which means he scored a lot of points.

During this time, some sports announcers, like Dick Vitale, felt that Benjamin could have shown more effort or a better attitude on the court.

Career Statistics and Records

Throughout his NBA career, Benjamin was known for his strong defense. He had a field goal percentage of .541, meaning he made more than half of his shots. He also grabbed 4,604 defensive rebounds and blocked 1,581 shots. On average, he scored 11.4 points and blocked 2.0 shots per game.

Benjamin holds a special record for the Clippers. He is their all-time leader in blocked shots per game, with an average of 2.75 blocks. He also played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) later in his career.

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

Regular Season Games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 L.A. Clippers 79 37 26.4 .490 .333 .746 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 11.1
1986–87 L.A. Clippers 72 61 31.0 .449 .000 .715 8.1 1.9 0.8 2.6 11.5
1987–88 L.A. Clippers 66 59 32.9 .491 .000 .706 8.0 2.6 0.8 3.4 13.0
1988–89 L.A. Clippers 79 62 32.7 .541 .000 .744 8.8 2.0 0.7 2.8 16.4
1989–90 L.A. Clippers 71 58 32.6 .526 .000 .732 9.3 2.2 0.8 2.6 13.5
1990–91 L.A. Clippers 39 38 34.3 .492 .000 .728 12.0 1.9 0.7 2.3 14.9
1990–91 Seattle 31 27 29.0 .502 .000 .690 8.2 1.5 0.9 1.7 12.9
1991–92 Seattle 63 61 30.8 .478 .000 .687 8.1 1.2 0.6 1.9 14.0
1992–93 Seattle 31 6 14.5 .497 .000 .701 3.6 0.4 0.5 1.1 6.7
1992–93 L.A. Lakers 28 0 10.9 .481 .000 .595 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 4.5
1993–94 New Jersey 77 74 23.6 .480 .000 .710 6.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 9.3
1994–95 New Jersey 61 57 26.2 .510 .000 .760 7.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 11.1
1995–96 Vancouver 13* 13 31.1 .441 .000 .696 7.9 1.2 0.8 1.2 13.9
1995–96 Milwaukee 70* 58 21.3 .520 .000 .732 6.2 0.7 0.5 1.0 7.8
1996–97 Toronto 4 3 11.0 .417 .000 .750 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.3
1997–98 Philadelphia 14 0 14.1 .537 .000 .633 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 4.5
1998–99 Philadelphia 6 0 5.5 .286 .000 .000 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7
1999–00 Cleveland 3 0 2.7 .333 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
Career 807 614 27.2 .497 .048 .721 7.5 1.3 0.6 2.0 11.4

Playoff Games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Seattle 5 5 32.6 .488 .000 .906 6.6 0.2 0.6 2.6 13.8
1991–92 Seattle 9 4 17.9 .561 .000 .500 5.1 0.6 0.6 1.4 6.1
1993–94 New Jersey 4 4 27.0 .412 .000 .875 5.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 5.3
Career 18 13 24.0 .505 .000 .776 5.6 0.4 0.6 1.9 8.1

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Benoit Benjamin para niños

  • 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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