| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
| A.K.A. | Corey Dwight Benjamin | ||||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 24 February 1978, Compton, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. | ||||
| Age: | 42 years | ||||
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Corey Dwight Benjamin (born February 24, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1998 to 2003. He graduated from Fontana High School in Fontana, California, then played college basketball for Oregon State University, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (28th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft.
NBA career
Benjamin stayed with the Bulls for three seasons, and during the 2002-03 campaign, he signed a pair of 10-day contracts to play for the Atlanta Hawks. Between his stints with Chicago and Atlanta, he played for Sutor Montegranaro in Italy, and the Southern California Surf in the American Basketball Association. He also suited up for the North Charleston Lowgators in the NBDL (now known as the NBA Development League).
International career
Benjamin spent the final five years of his career playing abroad, first heading to France’s Ligue Nationale de Basketball with Chalonnais for the 2003-04 season, followed by a stint in China for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2004-05.
Heading to Latin America for the 2005-06 campaign, Benjamin next joined the Guaros de Lara in Venezuela’s Liga Profesional de Baloncesto, followed by a spell in Puerto Rico’s Baloncesto Superior Nacional with the Conquistadores de Guaynabo.
Benjamin then returned to Europe to play for Benfica in Portugal during the 2006-07 season. He wrapped up his overseas career with a second stint in Asia the following winter, going to South Korea to compete in the Korean Basketball League with the Daegu Orions.
Personal life
While a member of the Oregon State Beavers, Benjamin played on the same team as his older brother, Sonny.