Delonte West
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Born | July 26, 1983 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| College | Saint Joseph's |
| Draft | 24th overall, 2004 Boston Celtics |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| Former teams | Boston Celtics (2004–2007) Seattle SuperSonics (2007–2008) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Delonte West (born July 26, 1983, in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player in the guard positions for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
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[edit] College career
West starred at Saint Joseph's University after graduating from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. At St. Joseph's he formed what was widely regarded as the best backcourt in the country along with Wooden- and Naismith Award-winner Jameer Nelson, averaging 18 points and 4.7 assists per game and shooting 41% from three-point range as a junior. His efforts helped the Hawks to go undefeated (27-0) in the regular season, and earn an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Saint Joseph's finished the season at 30-2.
[edit] NBA career
West chose to leave St. Joseph's after his junior campaign and was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 24th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. In his first season he struggled with injuries, playing a total of just 39 games, mostly coming off the bench. He averaged 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. After making the transition to point guard in his rookie season, West was named the starting point guard at the beginning of the 2005-06 season by head coach Doc Rivers.
In 2005-06, West averaged 11.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 4.6 APG. On February 12, 2006, he was named to represent the Celtics on the sophomore team for the Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend. Coincidentally, he replaced his college teammate Jameer Nelson, who withdrew because of injuries.
West was moved to the shooting guard spot in the 2006-07 season, but showed signs of difficulty early in the season. He was later moved back to the point guard position. West has had some clutch shots, including a game-winning buzzer-beater against the Charlotte Bobcats on November 8, 2006, and a game-tying three pointer with 4 seconds remaining in regulation to bring the game into overtime against the New Jersey Nets on March 3, 2007. The Celtics would eventually win the game against the Nets. The next day against the Minnesota Timberwolves, West scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-high 12 free throw shots, in a double overtime Celtics victory. West scored all 31 of his points in that game during the second half, including the two overtimes. At the end of the 2006-07 season, he was sharing starting minutes with Rajon Rondo.
On June 28, 2007 (during the 2007 NBA Draft) the Celtics traded West to the Seattle SuperSonics, along with Jeff Green (their 5th overall pick) and Wally Szczerbiak. Boston received Ray Allen and Sonics' 35th overall pick Glen Davis.
On February 21, 2008, West was part of a three-team trade which sent him, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and Wally Szczerbiak to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[1] He was reunited with his Saint Joseph's teammate Dwayne Jones.
On April 27, 2008, West made perhaps the most clutch 3-pointer of his NBA career with 5.4 seconds left in a playoff game against the Washington Wizards, in Washington. His tiebreaking game-winner took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 3-1 lead in this first round series.[2]
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[edit] External links
- Delonte West Info Page at NBA.com
- Delonte West Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- ESPN.com Player Page
- Boston Celtics Player Profile
- Delonte West Yahoo! Player Profile
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