Keith Bennett (basketball)

Keith Bennett (קית' בנט; born April 19, 1961) is an American-Israeli former basketball player.[1] He played the guard and forward positions.[1] He played 10 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

Keith Bennett
קית' בנט
Personal information
Born (1961-04-19) April 19, 1961
Stamford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High schoolWesthill High School
College
NBA draft1983 / Round: 7 / Pick: 156th overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
PositionGuard/forward

Biography

Bennett was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut.[2][3] He is 6' 5" (1.97 meters) tall.[1][2]

He attended Westhill High School.[4] Bennett was named to the 1978-79 New Haven Register All-State boys basketball team, and 1978-79 All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference.[4][5]

Bennett attended Sacred Heart University, and played for the Sacred Heart Pioneers.[6][2] In 1983 he became the school's leading career scorer.[7] He was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-American in 1981, 1982, and 1983, and Regional Player of the Year in 1982 and 1983.[8][9]

He was drafted in the 1983 NBA Draft in Round 7, Pick 156, by the New Jersey Nets.[6][2]

Bennett played 10 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon, Ironi Nahariya, and Hapoel Givatayim.[1][10][11]

References
  1. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1993-94 Season | Ironi Nahariya | Keith Bennett". basket.co.il.
  2. "Keith Bennett". The Draft Review.
  3. Cavanaugh, John (April 28, 1985). "SUMMER BASKETBALL IS TURNING PRO". The New York Times.
  4. "All-Time New Haven Register All-State boys basketball teams". gametimect.com. September 18, 2013.
  5. "FCIAC BASKETBALL (BOYS)," FCIAC.net.
  6. "Keith Bennett Player Profile, Sacred Heart, NCAA Stats, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  7. Sulzycki, Sandy (March 2, 2013). "Sandy Sulzycki: The Week That Was". Connecticut Post.
  8. "New England Basketball Hall of Fame Elects Three Pioneers". Sacred Heart. May 17, 2013.
  9. "NABC Division II All-America Teams". NABC.
  10. "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | היסטוריה | קלעי כל הזמנים | קית' בנט". basket.co.il.
  11. "לאן נעלמו כוכבי הכדורסל של פעם - קית' בנט". ynet. July 4, 2005.
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