Jason Bennett (basketball)

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Jason Bennett
Personal information
Born (1986-12-02) December 2, 1986 (age 34)
Jacksonville, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school Arlington Country Day School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–2011
Position Center
Number55
Career history
2009–2010Neptune
2010–2011 Jacksonville Giants

Jason Bennett (born December 2, 1986) is an American basketball player who last played for the Jacksonville Giants of the ABA.

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College years

A center, Bennett played in college with the Kansas State Wildcats under Bob Huggins. He holds the record for the most blocks in a game in Kansas State history. After one season, he then transferred to Tallahassee Community College and then to the University of Detroit Mercy.

Professional career

In the 2009 to 2010 season he played basketball overseas for the Neptune Basketball Club in Cork, Ireland.

Jason signed with the Jacksonville Giants in 2010.

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