Lionel Chalmers, Jr. (born November 10, 1980 in Albany, New York) is an American basketball player. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m As of July 2007, he plays for Benetton Treviso in Italy. Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian League professional Basketball Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [1]
Chalmers played his first three years of high school basketball at Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons in Schenectady, New York. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States He then transferred to Albany High School, Albany, New York for his senior year. Albany High School ( AHS) in Albany, New York is a public High school which had an enrollment of 2659 in 2006
Chalmers was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft (33rd overall pick) out of Xavier University, where he played for four years as an undergraduate and later a graduate student. The 2004 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2004 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York and was Xavier University is a private, Jesuit, co-educational University in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a senior, he lead Xavier to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. He played 34 games in the 2004-05 season with the Clippers, averaging 3. 1 PPG and 1. 4 APG in 12. 0 MPG. He was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 20th, 2005 with Marko Jaric for Sam Cassell. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marko Jarić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Јарић) (born October 12 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Samuel James Cassell (born November 18, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) commonly referred to as Sam Cassell, is an American He played for the Timberwolves in the 2005-06 preseason, but was released into free agency before the regular season commenced. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association.
He played in Greece with AEK Athens BC from November 2005 until February 2006 when he joined TAU Ceramica in Spain. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK BC (in Greek: Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Saski Baskonia SAD is a Spanish professional Basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [2]
He played for the Phoenix Suns summer league team during the summer of 2006 [3] but was not retained by the Suns. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. He also played for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006 preseason. The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. After the Hawks waived him before the regular season has begun, he signed with Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari of the Italian second division in December 2006[4]. Dinamo Basket Sassari, also known for sponsorship reasons as Banco di Sardegna Sassari is an Italian professional Basketball team from the town of In May 2007, Chalmers signed with Basket CAI Zaragoza[5]. Basket CAI Zaragoza is a professional Basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, and plays in the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe
In July 2007, he moved to the Serie A team Benetton Treviso. In Italian professional Basketball, the Serie A or Lega A Basket is the highest level club competition where play determines the national champion Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian League professional Basketball
His cousin, Mario Chalmers, is the starting point guard for the Kansas Jayhawks. Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986 in Anchorage Alaska) is an American Basketball player The sports teams at the University of Kansas are
Notes
- ^ Lega A Basketball page on Chalmers
- ^ HoopsHype - NBA Players - Lionel Chalmers
- ^ Kerr takes shot today with Hill
- ^ Tracy Graven (2006-12-07). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways In Development, December 4-7, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Euro Basket - Spanish Basket. Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
External links
- NBA.com Profile
- Player profile @ aek. com
- Euroleague profile @ euroleague. net
- Player profile @ legaduebasket. it
- Lionel Chalmers Statistics at Basketball-Reference. com
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic