Cedric Rudolph Bozeman (born March 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.
.JPG) Bozeman in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
| College | UCLA (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2018 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 6 |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2007 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2007 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds |
| 2007 | Telindus Oostende |
| 2007–2008 | Energa Czarni Słupsk |
| 2008–2009 | Anaheim Arsenal |
| 2009–2010 | Beijing Ducks |
| 2010–2011 | Belgacom Liège |
| 2011–2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2012 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2013 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| 2013–2015 | Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa |
| 2016–2017 | Fukushima Firebonds |
| 2017–2018 | Link Tochigi Brex |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 |
NBA edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Atlanta | 23 | 5 | 8.7 | .282 | .154 | .333 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
College edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | UCLA | 26 | 21 | 23.4 | .413 | .280 | .286 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 2002–03 | UCLA | 21 | 17 | 26.0 | .408 | .313 | .514 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| 2003–04 | UCLA | 28 | 28 | 33.7 | .413 | .222 | .554 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| 2005–06 | UCLA | 31 | 30 | 27.4 | .500 | .393 | .776 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| Career | 106 | 96 | 27.8 | .435 | .321 | .584 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.6 | |
References edit
- ^ Hawks waive Bozeman[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thunderbirds Defeat D-Fenders in First Ever Meeting
- ^ Scouting4u.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ ENERGA CZARNI SLUPSK basketball team
- ^ "Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman". Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "NBA Development League: Bighorns Acquire Adrian Oliver". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Westports Malaysia Dragons Sign Cedric Bozeman and Gavin Edwards". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
External links edit
Sports portal
Media related to Cedric Bozeman at Wikimedia Commons- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- UCLA Bruins player profile
- Toshiba Brave Thunders
- Article in Japan Times
- Highlights video
