Cedric Bozeman
Height6 ft
Height in6
Weight lb215
Birth dateMarch 7, 1983 (age 43)
Birth placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
High schoolMater Dei
(Santa Ana, California)
CollegeUCLA (2002–2006)
Draft year2006
Career start2006
Career end2018
Career number6
Team 1Atlanta Hawks
Years 22007
Team 2Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Years 32007
Team 3Telindus Oostende
Years 42007–2008
Team 4Energa Czarni Słupsk
Years 52008–2009
Team 5Anaheim Arsenal
Years 62009–2010
Team 6Beijing Ducks
Years 72010–2011
Team 7Belgacom Liège
Years 82011–2012
Team 8Reno Bighorns
Years 92012
Team 9Maine Red Claws
Years 102012
Team 10Barangay Ginebra Kings
Years 112013
Team 11Westports Malaysia Dragons
Years 122013–2015
Team 12Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
Years 132016–2017
Team 13Fukushima Firebonds
Years 142017–2018
Team 14Link Tochigi Brex
Highlights

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) and was an 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 |}

References

  1. ^ Hawks waive Bozeman[dead link]
  2. ^ Thunderbirds Defeat D-Fenders in First Ever Meeting
  3. ^ Scouting4u.com
  4. ^ ENERGA CZARNI SLUPSK basketball team
  5. ^ "Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman". Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  6. ^ "NBA Development League: Bighorns Acquire Adrian Oliver". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  7. ^ "Westports Malaysia Dragons Sign Cedric Bozeman and Gavin Edwards". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2013-01-01.