| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1981 DeQuincy, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Upland ( Upland, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2016 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 26 |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2004 | Asheville Altitude |
| 2004 | Orlando Magic |
| 2004 | Asheville Altitude |
| 2004–2005 | Changwon LG Sakers |
| 2005–2007 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2009–2011 | Panthers Fürstenfeld |
| 2012–2013 | Al Kuwait |
| 2013–2013 | Al-Hilal |
| 2014–2015 | Sagesse |
| 2015–2016 | Tadamon Zouk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Desmond Penigar (born July 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" tall forward, he attended Utah State University and Ventura College. Penigar was a member of the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association during the 2003–04 NBA season. As a member of the Asheville Altitude, he won the 2003–04 National Basketball Development League Rookie of the Year award. [1]
He has played professionally in South Korea, Germany, Austria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Professional awards and achievements
- NBDL Rookie of the Year -04
- All-NBDL 1st Team -04
- NBDL Regular Season Champion -04
- NBDL Champion -04
- Austrian Bundesliga A All-Star Game -09
- Eurobasket.com All-Austrian Bundesliga Imports Team -09
- Eurobasket.com All-Austrian Bundesliga 1st Team -09, 10
- Austrian Bundesliga A Semifinals -09
- Austrian Supercup Winner -09
- Austrian A Bundesliga All-Star Game -10
- Eurobasket.com Austrian Bundesliga All-Imports Team -10
- Austrian Bundesliga A Finalist -10
- Austrian Bundesliga A Regular Season Champion -10
- Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League 1st Team -12
- Asia-Basket.com Lebanese League All-Imports Team -12
- Asia-Basket.com Lebanese League All-Defensive Team -12
- Kuwait Federation Cup Winner -13
- Kuwait League Regular Season Champion -13
College and high school awards and achievements
- HS first-team all-league and all-county selection -98,99
- JUCO runner-up player of the year in the state of California -00,01
- JUCO first-team all-conference and all-state selection -00,01
- Big West Conference Regular Season Champion -02 (Utah State)
- Big West Conference Tournament Finalist -02 (Utah State)
- All-Big West Conference 1st Team -02,03
- Big West Tournament Champion -03
- Big West All-Tournament Team -03
References
- ^ Will Bynum Named D-League Rookie of the Year Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Desmond Penigar NBA caseer statistics, basketballreference.com
- http://www.nba.com/playerfile/desmond_penigar/index.html
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
- American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American men's basketball players
- Asheville Altitude players
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- BSC Fürstenfeld Panthers players
- Changwon LG Sakers players
- EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
- Orlando Magic players
- People from DeQuincy, Louisiana
- Power forwards
- Undrafted NBA players
- Utah State Aggies men's basketball players
- Ventura Pirates men's basketball players
- Sagesse SC (basketball) players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American people
- Tadamon Zouk players
- Al Hilal basketball players