Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional

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player. At a height of 6'0" (1.83 m), he played at the

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position.

High school

Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in

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College career

Bennett played

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at the

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, with the

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, from 1988 to 1992.

Professional career

Bennett was selected by the

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, in the second round (38th overall) of the

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. Bennett played in 21 career games in the

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, in a span of three seasons. He averaged 2.3 points per game over his NBA career. Bennet played with Rochester Renegade, the

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, the

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and the

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in the

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. His first European club was in Italy, as he played with

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in 1995. He also played with CRO Lyon Basket in 1996. Bennett played most of his professional career in Spain. He landed in

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in 1997 and stayed there until 2003. He then played with

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DKV Joventut Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

and Cajasol Sevilla. Among his accomplishments are featured the 2001–02 Spanish League title with TAU Cerámica, two Spanish King's Cups with TAU also in 1999 (named also MVP) and 2002, another league in 2004–05 with Real Madrid and the

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with DKV Joventut.

External links

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at euroleague.net

at fibaeurope.com
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at legabasket.it 1970 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Basketball players from Illinois Real Betis Baloncesto players Cleveland Cavaliers players Denver Nuggets players Fargo-Moorhead Fever players Grand Rapids Hoops players Houston Rockets players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players Oklahoma City Cavalry players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philadelphia 76ers players Point guards Real Madrid Baloncesto players Rochester Renegade players Saski Baskonia players Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub