Elmer Bennett

American basketball player

For the American lawyer, see Elmer F. Bennett. For the baseball player, see Doc Bennett.

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Elmer BennettPersonal information

Born|  (1970-02-13) February 13, 1970 (age 53)
Evanston, Illinois
Nationality| American
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.com

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.

## High school[edit]

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

## College career[edit]

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

## Professional career[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Elmer Bennett at acb.com (in Spanish)
* Elmer Bennett at euroleague.net
* Elmer Bennett at fibaeurope.com
* Elmer Bennett at legabasket.it (in Italian)

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1992 NBA draft

First round|

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* Alonzo Mourning
* Christian Laettner
* Jim Jackson
* LaPhonso Ellis
* Tom Gugliotta
* Walt Williams
* Todd Day
* Clarence Weatherspoon
* Adam Keefe
* Robert Horry
* Harold Miner
* Bryant Stith
* Malik Sealy
* Anthony Peeler
* Randy Woods
* Doug Christie
* Tracy Murray
* Don MacLean
* Hubert Davis
* Jon Barry
* Oliver Miller
* Lee Mayberry
* Latrell Sprewell
* Elmore Spencer
* Dave Johnson
* Byron Houston

Second round|

* Marlon Maxey
* P. J. Brown
* Sean Rooks
* Reggie Smith
* Brent Price
* Corey Williams
* Chris Smith
* Tony Bennett
* Duane Cooper
* Isaiah Morris
* Elmer Bennett
* Litterial Green
* Steve Rogers
* Popeye Jones
* Matt Geiger
* Predrag Danilović
* Henry Williams
* Chris King
* Robert Werdann
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Copa del Rey de Baloncesto MVP Award

* 1990: Davis
* 1991: Orenga
* 1992: Pinone
* 1993: Arlauckas
* 1994: Perasović
* 1995: Laso
* 1996: Creus
* 1997: Turner
* 1998: Rodilla
* 1999: Bennett
* 2000: Reyes
* 2001: Gasol
* 2002: Tomašević
* 2003: Bodiroga
* 2004: Fernández
* 2005: Garbajosa
* 2006: Prigioni
* 2007: Trias
* 2008: Fernández
* 2009: Teletović
* 2010: Vázquez
* 2011: Anderson
* 2012: Llull
* 2013: Mickeal
* 2014: Mirotić
* 2015: Fernández
* 2016: Ayón
* 2017: Llull
* 2018: Heurtel
* 2019: Heurtel
* 2020: Campazzo
* 2021: Higgins
* 2022: Mirotić
* 2023: Carter

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ACB Finals MVP Award

* 1991: Thompson
* 1992: Smith
* 1993: Sabonis
* 1994: Sabonis
* 1995: Ansley
* 1996: X. Fernández
* 1997: Dueñas
* 1998: Creus
* 1999: Alston
* 2000: Angulo
* 2001: Gasol
* 2002: Bennett
* 2003: Jasikevičius
* 2004: Bodiroga
* 2005: Bullock
* 2006: Garbajosa
* 2007: Reyes
* 2008: Mickeal
* 2009: Navarro
* 2010: Splitter
* 2011: Navarro
* 2012: Lorbek
* 2013: Reyes
* 2014: Navarro
* 2015: Llull
* 2016: Llull
* 2017: Dubljević
* 2018: R. Fernández
* 2019: Campazzo
* 2020: Vildoza
* 2021: Mirotić
* 2022: Tavares
* 2023: Mirotić

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EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

Pre Final Four era
(1958–1987)|

* 1958: Krūmiņš
* 1959: Krūmiņš
* 1960: Krūmiņš
* 1961: Zubkov
* 1962: Hightower
* 1963: Rodríguez
* 1964: Rodríguez
* 1965: Luyk
* 1966: Zídek Sr.
* 1967: Chubin
* 1968: Aiken
* 1969: Andreev
* 1970: Belov
* 1971: Belov
* 1972: Skansi
* 1973: Belov
* 1974: Meneghin
* 1975: Morse
* 1976: Morse
* 1977: Boatwright
* 1978: Szczerbiak
* 1979: Varajić
* 1980: Williams
* 1981: Bonamico
* 1982: Flowers
* 1983: Riva
* 1984: San Epifanio "Epi"
* 1985: Petrović
* 1986: Sabonis
* 1987: Johnson

Final Four era
(1988–present)|

* 1988: McAdoo
* 1989: Jamchi
* 1990: Kukoč
* 1991: Savić
* 1992: Danilović
* 1993: Teagle
* 1994: Martínez
* 1995: Sabonis
* 1996: Karnišovas
* 1997: Rivers
* 1998: Rigaudeau
* 1999: Rigaudeau
* 2000: Huffman
* 2001: Ginóbili & Bennett & Alexander (EuroLeague) / Bodiroga (SuproLeague)
* 2002: Ginóbili
* 2003: Bodiroga
* 2004: Parker & Vujanić
* 2005: Jasikevičius
* 2006: Solomon
* 2007: Papaloukas
* 2008: Bynum
* 2009: Holden
* 2010: Navarro
* 2011: Batiste
* 2012: Papanikolaou
* 2013: Spanoulis
* 2014: Rice
* 2015: Lojeski
* 2016: de Colo
* 2017: Bogdanović & Kalinić
* 2018: Melli
* 2019: Larkin
* 2020: N/A
* 2021: Micić
* 2022: Micić

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DKV Joventut 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup champions

* 4 Huertas
* 5 Fernández (Final Four MVP)
* 6 Bennett
* 9 Vázquez
* 10 Archibald
* 11 Bartoň
* 12 Young
* 13 Anagonye
* 14 Betts
* 15 Mumbrú
* 16 Flis
* 17 Ribas
* 19 Norel
* 32 Rubio

* Head coach: García Reneses

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