David Lighty

David Lighty

Position	Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg)
League	Italian League
Team	Bennet Cantù
Number	--
Born	May 27, 1988 (1988-05-27) (age 23) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Nationality	American
College	Ohio State
Pro career	2011–present

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Silver	2007 Novi Sad	Team competition

David Maurice Lighty, Jr. (born May 27, 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American basketball player for Bennet Cantu of Italy in the Euroleague. Lighty played college basketball for at Ohio State.

High school years

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 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.^[1]

Professional career

Lighy signed with Bennet Cantù on 8 July 2011.^[2]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played

References

1. ^ Goodman, Jeff (Mar 7, 2011). "Goodman's 2010-11 All-America teams". Fox Sports (Fox Sports Interactive Media). http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/duke-blue-devils-notre-dame-fighting-irish-represented-postseason-honors-030711. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
2. ^ LA BENNET CANTU' INGAGGIA DAVID LIGHTY (Italian)

• David Lighty's official Ohio State biography
• Lighty's career Statistics

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Name	Lighty, David
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Date of birth	May 27, 1988
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
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