Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg) Height 1.98 m League LNB Pro A Weight 98 kg | Nationality American Name David Lighty Salary 150,000 USD (2011) Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Role Basketball player | |
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Born May 27, 1988 (age 36) Cleveland, Ohio ( 1988-05-27 ) Similar People Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale, William Buford, Pascal Donnadieu, Tayler Hill | ||
David lighty the top of his game
David Maurice Lighty, Jr. (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at The Ohio State University.
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- David lighty the top of his game
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- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- Career statistics
- Personal
- References
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High school career
Lighty attended and played basketball at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School. The Plain Dealer named him player of the year in 2005. Lighty averaged 22 points per game during his senior year and led VASJ to a state runner-up finish.
College career
Lighty did not see much playing time during his freshman year. He averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16 minutes per game off the bench. During the NCAA Tournament, Lighty averaged 7.0 points per game and hit a game-tying 3-pointer late in the regional semi-final game against Tennessee. Lighty was moved into the Buckeyes' starting lineup for his sophomore year.
Lighty was injured in December 2008 and missed the rest of the 2008–09 season. He received a medical red-shirt for the year. Lighty returned for his junior season in 2009–10. As a junior, he averaged 12.6 points, 3.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game.
As a senior, he was picked to the Fifth Team All-America by Fox Sports.
Professional career
Lighty went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On July 8, 2011, Lighty signed a two-year deal with Bennet Cantù of Italy. On December 6, 2011, he and Bennet Cantù agreed to part ways. On the same day, he signed with Guerino Vanoli Basket for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
In August 2012, he signed with JSF Nanterre for the 2012–13 season.
On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. However, he was later waived by the Hawks on October 14, 2013.
On November 7, 2013, he re-signed with JSF Nanterre for the 2013–14 season.
On June 3, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with ASVEL Basket.
In July 2016, Lighty joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento. On February 24, 2017, he left Trento and signed with Dinamo Sassari for the rest of the season.
On June 14, 2017, he signed a two-year contract with his former club ASVEL Basket.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Personal
Lighty is the son of David Sr. and Emily Lighty. Lighty has a son with WNBA Washington Mystics player Tayler Hill, who was born June 18, 2014.