David Benoit

David Benoit who is at present playing in Japan is a professional basketball player. From 1986 to 1988 he played for Tyler Junior College in the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association). Further he was shifted to the University of Alabama and from 1988 to 1990 he played for the Crimson Tide. image: David Benoit

Benoit played for the Utah Jazz from the 1991-92 season to the 1995-96 season. In the 1997-98 season he played for Orlando Magic as well as New Jersey Nets. He returned to play for the Utah Jazz in the 2000-2001 season after remaining away from the NBA (National Basketball Association) for a couple of years. The maximum number of points scored by Benoit in a single season is 740 which were accomplished in 1994-95. In this season he also made 368 rebounds, 58 assists and 183 personal fouls. Out of 587 field goal attempts there were 285 field goals, out of 115 3-point field goal attempts there were 38 3-point field goals and out of 157 free throw attempts there were 132 free throws.

Career Highlights

During his entire career with the NBA Benoit played in 492 games during which he got 9314 playing minutes. During this time he made 1335 field goals out of 3051 field goal attempts, 211 3-point field goals out of 661 3-point field goal attempts and 574 free throws out of 722 free throw attempts. In this career he accrued 3455 points, 1021 personal fouls, 287 assists and 1983 rebounds.