Elmer Bennett

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Elmer Bennett

Personal information
Born	(1970-02-13) February 13, 1970 (age 54) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellaire (Bellaire, Texas)
College	Notre Dame (1988–1992)
NBA draft	1992: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1992–2008
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 5, 6, 14
Career history
1992	Rochester Renegade
1992–1993	Grand Rapids Hoops
1993–1994	Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1994–1995	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1995	Cleveland Cavaliers
1995	Victoria Libertas Pesaro
1995	Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1996	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1996	CRO Lyon Basket
1996	Houston Rockets
1997	Denver Nuggets
1997	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1997–2003	TAU Cerámica
2003–2005	Real Madrid
2005–2007	Joventut Badalona
2008	Sevilla
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2001) FIBA EuroCup champion (2006) 2× Spanish League champion (2002, 2005) 2× Spanish King's Cup winner (1999, 2002) Spanish League Finals MVP (2002) All-Spanish League Team (2004) Spanish King's Cup MVP (1999) CBA champion (1997) CBA Finals MVP (1997) Third-team Parade All-American (1988)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'0" (1.83 m), he played at the point guard position.

Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas.

Bennett played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, with the Fighting Irish, from 1988 to 1992.

Bennett was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the second round (38th overall) of the 1992 NBA draft. Bennett played in 21 career games in the NBA, in a span of three seasons. He averaged 2.3 points per game over his NBA career.

Bennet played with Rochester Renegade, the Grand Rapids Hoops, the Fargo-Moorhead Fever and the Oklahoma City Cavalry in the Continental Basketball Association. His first European club was in Italy, as he played with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in 1995. He also played with CRO Lyon Basket in 1996.

Bennett played most of his professional career in Spain. He landed in TAU Cerámica in 1997 and stayed there until 2003. He then played with Real Madrid, DKV Joventut 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 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup with DKV Joventut.

• Elmer Bennett at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Elmer Bennett at euroleague.net
• Elmer Bennett at fibaeurope.com
• Elmer Bennett Archived 2020-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at legabasket.it (in Italian)

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