Corey Benjamin

Corey Benjamin

No. 25
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	February 24, 1978 (1978-02-24)
Place of birth	Compton, California
Nationality	American
High school	Fontana
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College	Oregon State
NBA Draft	1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career	1999–2008
Career history
Chicago Bulls (1999–2001) Sutor Montegranaro (Italy) (2001–2002) Southern California Surf (ABA) (2001–2002) Atlanta Hawks (2003) North Charleston Lowgators (2002–2003) Chalonnais (France) (2003–2004) Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) (2003–2004) Guaros de Lara (Venezuela) (2005–2006) Conquistadores de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) (2006) Benfica (Portugal) (2006–2007) Daegu Orions (Korea) (2007–2008)
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (1996)
Stats at NBA.com

Corey Dwight Benjamin (born February 24, 1978 in Compton, California) is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1998-2003. He graduated from Fontana High School in Fontana, California, then played college basketball for Oregon State University, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (28th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft. He stayed with the Bulls for 3 seasons, and in the 2002-03 season he signed temporary contracts to play for the Atlanta Hawks.

He later played for Benfica, one of Portugal's biggest clubs.

External links

• NBA.com bio