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 point guard 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

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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 Fargo-Moorhead Fever and the Oklahoma City Cavalry 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

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. 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 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