Cedric Bozeman Explained

Cedric Bozeman
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:215
Birth Date:7 March 1983
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High School:Mater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
College:UCLA (2002–2006)
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2006
Career End:2018
Career Number:6
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Team1:Atlanta Hawks
Years2:2007
Team2:Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Years3:2007
Team3:Telindus Oostende
Years4:2007–2008
Team4:Energa Czarni Słupsk
Years5:2008–2009
Team5:Anaheim Arsenal
Years6:2009–2010
Team6:Beijing Ducks
Years7:2010–2011
Team7:Belgacom Liège
Years8:2011–2012
Team8:Reno Bighorns
Years9:2012
Team9:Maine Red Claws
Years10:2012
Team10:Barangay Ginebra Kings
Years11:2013
Team11:Westports Malaysia Dragons
Years12:2013–2015
Team12:Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
Years13:2016–2017
Team13:Fukushima Firebonds
Years14:2017–2018
Team14:Link Tochigi Brex
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Cedric Rudolph Bozeman (born March 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Born in Los Angeles, California, Bozeman attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana alongside Jamal Sampson and USC Heisman Trophy winner, Matt Leinart. He was a member of the high school's top-ranked Mater Dei Monarchs basketball team. Bozeman later played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins.

During his Freshman year, he played In 26 games (21 starts). Was a Honorable-Mention Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Selection after averaging 3.5 assists per game (8th In Pac-10), At The Ucla Basketball Banquet Awards He Won The Seymour Armond Memorial Award As The Most Valuable Freshman. As A Junior, He Started All 28 Games, and Led The Pac-10 In assists per game (5.5) and assists (155), at the end of the year banquet, he was given the bruin hoopsters jd morgan memorial award for outstanding team play.

Professional career

Bozeman was not drafted in the NBA, but found his way into the league through the Atlanta Hawks where he averaged 1.1 points in 23 games with five starts before being waived in January 2007.[1] Soon thereafter he was quickly picked up by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League.[2] Bozeman went overseas to play for the Belgium-based Telindus Oostende basketball club and averaged 4.6 points per game over ten games.[3] The former Bruin went on to play another season in Europe, this time with the Polish Czarni Słupsk club during the 2007 - 08 season.[4]

In 2010, he signed with Belgacom Liège in Belgium.[5]

For the 2011–12 season, Bozeman joined the Reno Bighorns of the NBDL. At the end of December 2011, the Bighorns waived Bozeman due to injury.[6] However, he later rejoined the team.In 2012, he joined the Barangay Ginebra Kings of Philippine Basketball Association as their import for the Governors Cup. Later in 2012, he signed with the Westports Malaysia Dragons.[7]

From 2013 to 2015, Bozeman played with the Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa of the Japanese NBL where he won a championship in the 2013–14 season.

Career statistics

NBA

|-| align="left" | 2006–07| align="left" | Atlanta| 23 || 5 || 8.7 || .282 || .154 || .333 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.1|}

College

|-| align="left" | 2001–02| align="left" | UCLA| 26 || 21 || 23.4 || .413 || .280 || .286 || 2.5 || 3.5 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 4.0|-| align="left" | 2002–03| align="left" | UCLA| 21 || 17 || 26.0 || .408 || .313 || .514 || 3.0 || 3.2 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 7.3|-| align="left" | 2003–04| align="left" | UCLA| 28 || 28 || 33.7 || .413 || .222 || .554 || 3.8 || 5.5 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 7.5|-| align="left" | 2005–06| align="left" | UCLA| 31 || 30 || 27.4 || .500 || .393 || .776 || 3.3 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 7.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 106 || 96 || 27.8 || .435 || .321 || .584 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.6|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-nbaup0104.artjan04,0,3492875.story?coll=hc-headlines-sports Hawks waive Bozeman
  2. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3417549 Thunderbirds Defeat D-Fenders in First Ever Meeting
  3. http://www.scouting4u.com/player.asp?id=1963 Scouting4u.com
  4. http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=POL&Team=153&Year=2007-2008 ENERGA CZARNI SLUPSK basketball team
  5. Web site: Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman . 2010-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908133933/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/belgium/12133/belgacom_liege_adds_taylor_griffin_and_cedric_bozeman.html . 2010-09-08 . dead .
  6. Web site: NBA Development League: Bighorns Acquire Adrian Oliver . . 2012-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812003138/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_acquire_adrian_oliver_2011_12_30.html . 2013-08-12 .
  7. Web site: Westports Malaysia Dragons Sign Cedric Bozeman and Gavin Edwards . 2013-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108202716/http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/news/detail/7103/westports-malaysia-dragons-sign-cedric-bozeman-and-gavin-edwards . 2014-11-08 . dead .