Demond Mallet
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Dayon Demond Mallet (born February 22, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at McNeese State University. Mallet spent 17 seasons as a professional player, in multiple European leagues afterwards, and won multiple championships and was named the Most Valuable Player of several competitions.[1]
Mallet with Joventut in 2009 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1978-02-22) February 22, 1978 (age 46) Leesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Leesville (Leesville, Louisiana) |
College | McNeese State (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001: undrafted |
Playing career | 2001–2017 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 0, 7, 5, 20, 99, 55, 12, 9, 11 |
Career history | |
2001–2004 | Energy Braunschweig |
2004–2006 | GHP Bamberg |
2006–2007 | Rhein-Energie Cologne |
2007–2009 | Joventut Badalona |
2009–2010 | Türk Telekom |
2010–2011 | Spirou Charleroi |
2011–2012 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2012 | Spirou Charleroi |
2012–2013 | Artland Dragons |
2013–2014 | Spirou Charleroi |
2014–2016 | Joventut Badalona |
2017 | SLUC Nancy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mallet won a German League championship, and the German Cup title. He also won the ULEB Cup championship (which is now called the EuroCup), and he won the prestigious Spanish King's Cup title, with the team Joventut Badalona. Joventut later honored Mallet in his last game with the team.[2] Mallet also won the Belgian League MVP in 2011, and the Belgium League championship that same year.