Dionte Christmas
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 15, 1986 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Samuel Fels (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Lutheran Christian Academy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | Hapoel Afula |
| 2010–2011 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi |
| 2011 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2011 | PAOK |
| 2011–2012 | Rethymno Aegean |
| 2012–2013 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2013 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2013–2014 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2014–2015 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2016 | AEK Athens |
| 2016 | Torku Konyaspor |
| 2016–2017 | Delaware 87ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dionte Lamont Christmas (born September 15, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Temple.
Christmas attended Samuel S. Fels High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a junior in 2002–03, he averaged 17.7 points per game, earning honorable mention all-Public honors. As a senior in 2003–04, he averaged 26.5 points per game, earning first team all-Public League and third team all-City honors.
After completing his education at Samuel Fels, Christmas prepped for a year at Lutheran Christian Academy in 2004–05. He ranked among the Top 40 prep school players in the nation by Hoop Scoop's Clark Francis after averaging 18 points per game while leading his team to a 35-3 record. He was also an all-tournament selection at the 2005 National Prep Invitational held at the University of Rhode Island.
In his freshman season at Temple, Christmas played in all 32 games, making lone start in final game of season against Akron. He averaged 3.5 points per game, sixth best on squad and tops among reserves.
In his sophomore season, he played in all 30 games, starting 29, as he earned second team All-District and All-Atlantic 10 honors, and was named the Atlantic 10's Most Improved Player. He also earned first team All-Philadelphia Big 5, Big 5 Most Improved Player, and picked up Cy Kaselman and Palumbo awards as city-league's top free throw percentage leader and scoring champion, respectively. In 30 games, he averaged 20.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
In his junior season, he started all 34 games averaging 37.2 minutes per game. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, and earned first team All-Atlantic 10 and first team Big 5 honors. He also earned USBWA first team All-District and NABC second team All-District honors. He became just the third person to win back to back A-10 scoring titles, averaging 19.7 points per game. He also averaged 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
In his senior season, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 first team and the Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year. In 34 games, he averaged 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
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