Personal information | |
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Born | Nashville, Tennessee | November 28, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Whites Creek (Nashville, Tennessee) |
College | Alabama A&M (1999–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2004–2005 | Nashville Rhythm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Desmond Cambridge (born November 28, 1979) is an American basketball player who played for Alabama A&M from 1999 to 2002.
In 1999–2000, Cambridge averaged 5.9 points and 2.3 steals per game. In 2000–01, he averaged 18.6 points and led the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 3.8 steals per game. [1] In 2001–02, Cambridge led the SWAC with 20.7 points per game. [1] He set NCAA Division I season records for steals, with 160, and steals per game, with 5.52. [2] He finished his college career with 330 steals. [1] Cambridge scored a career-high 50 points in a game against Texas Southern on February 24, 2002 – a Southwestern Athletic Conference record at the time. [3]
In 2005, Cambridge played for the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association. [4]
Cambridge has seven children, Desmond Jr., Devan, Jalon, Jaloni, Jasiah, Jordyn and Kennedy. All of his children play basketball. [5]
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