Raja Bell

Raja Bell

Bell with the Suns
Cleveland Cavaliers
Position	Director of Player Administration
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1976-09-19) September 19, 1976 (age 40) Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Miami Killian (Miami, Florida)
College	Boston University (1994–1996) FIU (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Undrafted
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Shooting guard
Number	19, 11, 18
Career history
1999–2000	Yakima Sun Kings
2001–2002	Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2003	Dallas Mavericks
2003–2005	Utah Jazz
2005–2008	Phoenix Suns
2008–2009	Charlotte Bobcats
2009–2010	Golden State Warriors
2010–2013	Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Defensive First Team (2007) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008)
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,998 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,968 (2.8 rpg)
Assists	1,208 (1.7 apg)

Raja Bell (born September 19, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Bobcats, and Golden State Warriors. He is the Director of Player Administration for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was twice named to the NBA All-Defensive Team in his career.

Bell was born in Saint Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and grew up in the greater Miami, Florida area, attending Ponce de Leon Junior High, Gulliver Academy and Miami Killian Senior High School. He began his college career at Boston University, where he was America East Conference (then called North Atlantic Conference) Freshman of the Year. But after a sophomore year slump and difficulties with head coach Dennis Wolff, he transferred to Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. As a Senior, he led the FIU Golden Panthers to a Sun Belt Conference tournament title, and a bid in the NCAA tournament. Bell went undrafted out of college in the 1999 NBA draft.