Luke James Bonner (born March 28, 1985) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player.
Pro career
Bonner started his professional career in 2009 with
Hungarian club
Albacomp, where he averaged 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds, before signing for the
Austin Toros
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of the
NBA Development League
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in February 2010. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, he signed with
Lithuanian side
Neptūnas. He spent one year and a half there, before rejoining the Toros in January 2012. However, he was waived due to injury one month later.
Personal life
Luke is the younger brother of
Matt Bonner
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, who is a former a
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) player.
References
External links
NBA D-League ProfileProfileat Eurobasket.com
Luke Bonnerat RealGM.com
Luke Bonnerat LKL.lt
at UMass Official Athletic Site
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1985 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Austin Toros players
Basketball players from New Hampshire
American men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Sportspeople from Concord, New Hampshire
UMass Minutemen basketball players
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players