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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.

Benoit Benjamin was a tall player, standing 7 feet (2.13 meters) tall. He played as a center for many years. He played for nine different NBA teams during his 15 seasons in the league. His daughter, Khaalia Hillsman, also played college basketball at Texas A&M.

Basketball Career Highlights

Benoit Benjamin had a long career in professional basketball. He played for many teams, including the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, and New Jersey Nets. His best season was during the 1988–89 NBA season with the Clippers. In that year, he played in 79 games and scored an average of 16.4 points per game.

Throughout his NBA career, Benjamin was known for his strong defense. He had a good shooting percentage from the field. He also collected many rebounds and made many blocks. He averaged 11.4 points and 2.0 blocks per game over his NBA career.

After his time in the NBA, Benjamin also played in other leagues. He played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He also played for teams outside the United States.

NBA Statistics: Regular Season

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
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

NBA Statistics: Playoffs

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

More About Benoit Benjamin

  • 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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