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

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player. At a height of , 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 Fighting Irish, from 1988 to 1992.

Professional career

Bennett was selected by the

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, in the second round (38th overall) of the 1992 NBA draft. 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 Grand Rapids Hoops, the Fargo-Moorhead Fever and the

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in the

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. 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

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, 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.

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