Samuel Dalembert

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Samuel Dalembert
Philadelphia 76ers  – No. 1
Center
Born May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10) (age 28)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
League NBA
Salary $12,125,694[1]
High school Saint Patrick's (New Jersey, United States)
College Seton Hall
Draft 26th overall, 2001
Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career 2001–present
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Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player who plays center for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Dalembert began playing in Montreal, Quebec and played college basketball at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, United States. Dalembert is known for his excellent shot blocking ability; he averages around two blocks per game, placing him among the league's elite in this category. He was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and lived there for two years before moving to Montreal.

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[edit] International career

Dalembert became a Canadian citizen on August 7, 2007 and joined the Canadian national team in hopes of qualifying for the Olympics.[2] However, in July 2008 Dalembert was dismissed from the team during the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[3]

[edit] NBA 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  Bold  Career high

[edit] Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Philadelphia 34 0 5.2 .440 .000 .389 2.0 .1 .2 .4 1.5
2003–04 Philadelphia 82 53 26.8 .541 .000 .644 7.6 .3 .5 2.3 8.0
2004–05 Philadelphia 72 60 24.8 .524 .000 .601 7.5 .5 .6 1.7 8.2
2005–06 Philadelphia 66 52 26.7 .531 .000 .705 8.2 .4 .5 2.4 7.3
2006–07 Philadelphia 82 82 30.9 .541 .000 .746 8.9 .8 .6 1.9 10.7
2007–08 Philadelphia 82 82 33.2 .513 .000 .707 10.4 .5 .5 2.3 10.5
2008–09 Philadelphia 82 82 24.8 .498 .000 .734 8.5 .2 .4 1.8 6.4
Career 500 411 26.4 .524 .000 .688 8.1 .4 .5 1.9 8.1

[edit] Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Philadelphia 5 5 38.4 .553 .000 .400 12.8 .4 .4 1.4 11.6
2007–08 Philadelphia 6 6 32.2 .422 .000 .842 9.5 .5 .3 1.7 9.0
2008–09 Philadelphia 6 6 22.2 .615 .000 .750 7.8 .5 .3 1.5 5.8
Career 17 17 30.5 .517 .000 .658 9.9 .5 .3 1.5 8.6

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2007/08/07/4400269-cp.html
  3. ^ Canada Basketball | CANADA KEEPS OLYMPIC HOPES ALIVE

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Philadelphia 76ers current roster

1 Dalembert | 3 Iverson | 7 Brezec | 9 Iguodala | 11 Holiday | 12 Ivey | 14 Smith | 16 Speights | 21 Young | 23 Williams | 25 Carney | 33 Green | 42 Brand | 72 Kapono

Head coach Jordan
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2001 NBA Draft
First Round
Second Round
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