Cedric Ceballos
Personal information | |
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Born | Maui, Hawaii | August 2, 1969
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[1] |
Career information | |
High school | Dominguez (Compton, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1990: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1990–2011 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 23, 1 |
Career history | |
1990–1994 | Phoenix Suns |
1994–1997 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1997–1998 | Phoenix Suns |
1998–2000 | Dallas Mavericks |
2000 | Detroit Pistons |
2000–2001 | Miami Heat |
2002 | Las Vegas Slam |
2002 | Harlem Globetrotters |
2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2002–2003 | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody |
2003 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2003–2004 | San Miguel Beermen |
2004–2005 | Los Angeles Stars |
2005–2007 | Orange County / Maywood Buzz |
2007 | Phoenix Flame |
2008–2011 | Maywood Buzz |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Cedric Z. Ceballos (born August 2, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played mostly for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers, later finishing his National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.
Playing career
Ceballos attended college at Ventura College and later Cal State Fullerton.
His career highlights include winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a blindfolded dunk in 1992. He also led the NBA in field goal percentage (57.6) in 1992–93 with the Suns, who reached the NBA finals that year. He also led the Lakers in scoring in 1994–95 with a 21.7 average and made the All-Star team, but couldn't participate due to an injury. In the 1995–96 season, Ceballos again led the Lakers with a 21.2 average, notching the Lakers' first 50-point game in over 20 years in 1995.
In 2002, Ceballos signed with Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv, but was waived after a couple of games. Shortly after, he moved to Russia and was signed by BC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody. He also played for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
In late 2004, he signed with the Los Angeles Stars from the ABA. Ceballos later became employed by the Phoenix Suns as their in-arena emcee and host of a weekly webcast, "Nothin' but Net". He also hosted a morning music program for Phoenix, Arizona rhythm & blues radio station MEGA 104.3 FM.
In March 2007, the Phoenix Flame of the IBL announced the signing of Ceballos[2] for its inaugural season in the league, but he quickly moved behind the lines as an assistant coach the next month.[3]
Ceballos has toured with the "USA Legends". On June 19, 2011, the USA Legends defeated the Malaysian NBL All Star team 97-79, with Ceballos being the unofficial MVP of the game. A notable highlight of Ceballos' performance during the game was when he donned one of the Malaysian player's jerseys and played for the Malaysian team over a stretch of a few possessions, scoring a breakaway dunk during one of them.
Ceballos later became part owner of the American Basketball Association's Arizona Scorpions, and also played for the team.
Personal life
Ceballos has Mexican ancestry and was invited to play for the Mexico national basketball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4]
In media
In 1997, Ceballos played himself on an episode of Living Single titled "High Anxiety".
Ceballos also worked on the album titled B-Ball's Best Kept Secret, a 1994 record featuring tracks of an array of early 1990s NBA players. He is featured on multiple tracks performing with hip-hop star Warren G on "Flow On" and later on the track "Ya Don't Stop" also featuring fellow NBA All-Star Dana Barros and rappers Grand Puba, Sadat X, AG and Diamond D.
Ceballos appeared along with Shawn Marion in the 30th season of The Amazing Race.[5]
NBA career statistics
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 |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1990–91 | Phoenix | 63 | 0 | 11.6 | .487 | .167 | .663 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
1991–92 | Phoenix | 64 | 4 | 11.3 | .482 | .167 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
1992–93 | Phoenix | 74 | 46 | 21.7 | .576* | .000 | .725 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
1993–94 | Phoenix | 53 | 43 | 30.2 | .535 | .000 | .724 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
1994–95 | L.A. Lakers | 58 | 54 | 35.0 | .509 | .397 | .716 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
1995–96 | L.A. Lakers | 78 | 71 | 33.7 | .530 | .277 | .804 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
1996–97 | L.A. Lakers | 8 | 8 | 34.9 | .410 | .238 | .867 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
1996–97 | Phoenix Suns | 42 | 32 | 27.3 | .464 | .259 | .737 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 15.3 |
1997–98 | Phoenix Suns | 35 | 16 | 17.9 | .500 | .300 | .714 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
1997–98 | Dallas | 12 | 9 | 30.3 | .478 | .300 | .770 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
1998–99 | Dallas | 13 | 5 | 27.1 | .421 | .393 | .694 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.5 |
1999–00 | Dallas | 69 | 25 | 29.9 | .446 | .328 | .843 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
2000–01 | Detroit | 13 | 0 | 12.8 | .394 | .275 | .800 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
2000–01 | Miami | 27 | 0 | 14.6 | .462 | .333 | .879 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
Career | 609 | 313 | 24.2 | .500 | .309 | .753 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1991 | Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .583 | – | .333 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
1992 | Phoenix | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | .550 | – | .667 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
1993 | Phoenix | 16 | 3 | 11.6 | .571 | – | .727 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
1994 | Phoenix | 10 | 8 | 21.2 | .462 | .000 | .833 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
1995 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | 10 | 34.0 | .381 | .360 | .737 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14.2 |
1996 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .484 | .313 | .917 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
1997 | Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .333 | .250 | 1.000 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
2001 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .286 | – | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Career | 59 | 33 | 20.6 | .466 | .325 | .743 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
References
- ^ "Cedric Ceballos". NBA Stats. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cedric Ceballos signs with Phoenix Flame – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News". OurSports Central. January 2, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Phoenix Flame (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com) Archived May 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aguirre Might Play For Mexico". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1992. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Meet The Cast Of The Amazing Race Season 30 - Page 5". CBS.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
External links
- 1969 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Basketball players from Hawaii
- Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball players
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Miami Heat players
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- People from Maui
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Phoenix Suns draft picks
- Phoenix Suns players
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Small forwards
- The Amazing Race contestants
- Ventura Pirates men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players