Delonte West
West with the Celtics in 2011
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 26, 1983 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| College | Saint Joseph's (2001–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2007 | Boston Celtics |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2008–2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2010–2011 | Boston Celtics |
| 2011–2012 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2013 | Texas Legends |
| 2013–2014 | Fujian Xunxing |
| 2014 | Shanghai Sharks |
| 2015 | Texas Legends |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Delonte Maurice West (born July 26, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. He also played professionally for the Fujian Xunxing and Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Prior to playing professionally, West played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University.
West went to Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he excelled at basketball, teaming with fellow NBA player Eddie Basden. He led the Raiders to their first tournament appearance. They made it to the Maryland 4A championship, where Delonte had 22 points and 8 rebounds, but the Raiders lost 70–58. He was named Washington Post All Met Basketball Player of the Year due to his averages of 20.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. He scored double figures in all but one game his senior season. He then committed himself to Saint Joseph's University.
At Saint Joseph's University he formed what was widely regarded as the best backcourt in the country along with Wooden and Naismith Award winner Jameer Nelson. West averaged 18.9 points and 6.7 assists per game, shooting 41% from three-point range, as a junior. His efforts helped the Hawks to go 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.
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