Dionte Christmas

Dionte Lamont Christmas (born September 15, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player for Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He played college basketball for Temple.

Dionte Christmas
Personal information
Born (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
  • Samuel Fels
    (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Lutheran Christian Academy
    (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeTemple (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2018
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2010Hapoel Afula
2010–2011Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2011ČEZ Nymburk
2011PAOK
2011–2012Rethymno Aegean
2012–2013CSKA Moscow
2013Montepaschi Siena
2013–2014Phoenix Suns
2014–2015Paris-Levallois
2015–2016Hapoel Holon
2016AEK Athens
2016Torku Konyaspor
2016–2017Delaware 87ers
2018Ciclista Olímpico
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

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.[1]

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.[1]

Collegiate career

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

Christmas finished his Temple career with 2,043 points, becoming only the fourth player in school history to eclipse the 2000-point mark. During his senior season, he set school records for most three-pointers in a season (107) and career (317). He ranks in Temple's all-time top ten in three-pointers attempted and three-point field goal percentage. He is also the first player to lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring for three consecutive seasons.[3]

College statistics
Season Averages
Season Team G PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MIN
2005–06 Temple 32 3.5 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.2 .281 .250 .587 11.3
2006–07 Temple 30 20.0 4.2 2.1 1.4 0.4 .466 .400 .871 34.3
2007–08 Temple 34 19.7 5.9 2.5 1.4 0.2 .439 .369 .772 37.2
2008–09 Temple 34 19.5 5.8 2.9 1.5 0.1 .414 .352 .753 35.0
Totals: 130 15.7 4.4 2.0 1.2 0.2 .425 .360 .777 29.6

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Christmas joined the Philadelphia 76ers/New Jersey Nets combined team for the Orlando Summer League and the Los Angeles Clippers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 28, 2009, he signed with the 76ers. However, he was later waived by the 76ers on October 21, 2009.[4]

On January 4, 2010, he signed with Hapoel Afula of Israel for the rest of the 2009–10 season.[5]

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Christmas joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2010 NBA Summer League.[6] On August 4, 2010, he signed with Mersin of Turkey for the 2010–11 season.[7] On January 28, 2011, he parted ways with Mersin.[8]

On February 15, 2011, he signed with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic for the rest of the season.[9] In April 2011, he left ČEZ Nymburk and joined P.A.O.K. B.C. of Greece for the rest of the season.[10]

2011–12 season

On October 18, 2011, Christmas signed with Rethymno Aegean B.C. of Greece for the 2011–12 season. In 26 games, he averaged 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Christmas joined the Boston Celtics for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On July 31, 2012, he signed with the Celtics.[11] However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 16, 2012.[12][13]

On October 31, 2012, he signed with CSKA Moscow of Russia for the 2012–13 season.[14] On February 21, 2013, he was waived by CSKA.[15] On April 10, 2013, he signed with Montepaschi Siena of Italy for the rest of the season.[16]

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Christmas joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and the Phoenix Suns for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 13, 2013, he signed with the Suns.[17] On November 1, 2013, he made his NBA debut, recording 9 points and 4 rebounds in an 87–84 victory over the Utah Jazz.[18]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Christmas re-joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2014, he was waived by the Suns.[19] On September 26, 2014, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[20] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 17, 2014.[21]

On November 12, 2014, Christmas signed with Paris-Levallois for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.[22]

2015–16 season

On October 10, 2015, Christmas signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[23] However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games.[24] On December 1, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[25] On January 7, 2016, he was released by Holon[26] in order for him to sign with AEK Athens of Greece for the rest of the season.[27] On February 9, he parted ways with AEK after appearing in just four games.[28][29] On March 27, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of Turkey for the rest of the 2015–16 BSL season.[30]

2016–17 season

On October 24, 2016, Christmas signed with the Philadelphia 76ers,[31] but was waived the same day.[32] Five days later, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the 76ers.[33] On February 7, 2017, Christmas suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture and was subsequently ruled out for the season.[34] He was waived later that day.[35] In 31 games with the Sevens, he averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.6 minutes.[34]

2017–18 season

On January 25, 2018, Christmas signed with Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.[36]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Phoenix 3106.4.355.290.7501.2.3.1.12.3
Career 3106.4.355.290.7501.2.3.1.12.3

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 CSKA Moscow 13615.2.483.556.7271.1.7.4.16.54.2
Career 13615.2.483.556.7271.1.7.4.16.54.2

See also

References
  1. "Dionte Christmas – 2008–09 Men's Basketball". OwlSports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. "Dionte Christmas Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  3. "Dionte Christmas Named Lowe's Senior CLASS All-Senior All-America Second Team". OwlSports.com. April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  4. "Transactions: 2009–10 Season". Sportando.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  5. "Dionte Christmas lands in Afula". Sportando.com. January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
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  8. "Mersin and Dionte Christmas part ways". Sportando.com. January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  9. "Dionte Christmas moves to CEZ Nymburk". Sportando.com. February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  10. "Συμφωνία ΠΑΟΚ και Dionte Christmas". PAOKBC.gr (in Greek). April 4, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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  12. "Celtics Waive Christmas and Smith". NBA.com. October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  13. "Dionte Christmas, Jamar Smith waived by Boston Celtics". MassLive.com. October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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  24. "Cavaliers Waive Four Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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  28. "Dionte Christmas, AEK Athens part ways". Sportando.com. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  29. "Christmas left AEK Athens". Eurobasket.com. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  30. "Dionte Christmas İle Anlaşmaya Vardık". konyasporbasket.org (in Turkish). March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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  32. "Sixers Waive Five Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  33. "SEVENS INVITE 13 PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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  36. "Dionte Christmas signs at Olimpico de La Banda". Latinbasket.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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