Dionte Lamont Christmas was born on September 15,1986 and is an American former professional basketball player for Ciclista Olimpico of the Liga Nacional de Basquet.
18 Facts About Dionte Christmas
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Dionte Christmas was an all-tournament selection at the 2005 National Prep Invitational held at the University of Rhode Island.
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Dionte Christmas averaged 3.5 points per game, sixth best on squad and tops among reserves.
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Dionte Christmas earned first team All-Philadelphia Big 5, Big 5 Most Improved Player, and picked up Cy Kaselman and Palumbo awards as city-league's top free throw percentage leader and scoring champion, respectively.
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Dionte Christmas was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, and earned first team All-Atlantic 10 and first team Big 5 honors.
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Dionte Christmas earned USBWA first team All-District and NABC second team All-District honors.
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Dionte Christmas became just the third person to win back to back A-10 scoring titles, averaging 19.7 points per game.
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Dionte Christmas averaged 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
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Dionte Christmas finished his Temple career with 2,043 points, becoming only the fourth player in school history to eclipse the 2000-point mark.
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Dionte Christmas is the first player to lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring for three consecutive seasons.
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In July 2010, Dionte Christmas joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2010 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2012, Dionte Christmas joined the Boston Celtics for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2013, Dionte Christmas joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and the Phoenix Suns for the Las Vegas Summer League.
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In July 2014, Dionte Christmas re-joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2014 NBA Summer League.
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On October 10,2015, Dionte Christmas signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On October 24,2016, Dionte Christmas signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, but was waived the same day.
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On February 7,2017, Dionte Christmas suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture and was ruled out for the season.
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On January 25,2018, Dionte Christmas signed with Ciclista Olimpico of the Liga Nacional de Basquet.