Desmond Cambridge

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Desmond Cambridge
Personal information
Born (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 43)
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 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

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]

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References

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  2. "Division I Records". fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. "Texas Southern 100, Alabama A&M 99". MyPlainview.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. Hudson, Jr., David L. (2005). Basketball's Most Wanted™ II . Potomac Books, Inc.