Cedric Ceballos

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cedric Ceballos
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1969(1969-08-02)
Age	55
Birthplace	Maui
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Leo

Cedric Ceballos Biography

Cedric Ceballos is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 2, 1969 in Maui, Hawaii, United States. Former NBA small forward best known for his time with the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers in the 1990s. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, and Miami Heat.

He beat Larry Johnson to win the 1992 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Cedric Z. Ceballos (born August 2, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played mostly for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers, later finishing his National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.

Ceballos has Mexican ancestry and was invited to play for the Mexico national basketball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Born in Hawaii, he’s of Mexican descent and was offered a spot on Mexico’s 1992 Olympic basketball team.

Cedric Ceballos Net Worth

Cedric Ceballos is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cedric Ceballos 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Ventura College and Cal State Fullerton from 1986-1990. He was then taken 48th overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.

He was a member of the 1992-1993 Phoenix Suns team that made it to the NBA Finals, the same year he led the NBA in field goal percentage. He made his lone All-Star Game in 1995 while with the Lakers.

Ceballos appeared along with Shawn Marion in the 30th season of The Amazing Race.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cedric Ceballos height 6 ft 7 in Cedric weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cedric Ceballos Dating?

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In late 2004, he signed with the Los Angeles Stars from the ABA. Ceballos later became employed by the Phoenix Suns as their in-arena emcee and host of a weekly webcast, “Nothin’ but Net”. He also hosted a morning music program for Phoenix, Arizona rhythm & blues radio station MEGA 104.3 FM.

Facts & Trivia

Cedric Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cedric Ceballos celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

Ceballos has toured with the “USA Legends”. On June 19, 2011, the USA Legends defeated the Malaysian NBL All Star team 97-79, with Ceballos being the unofficial MVP of the game. A notable highlight of Ceballos’ performance during the game was when he donned one of the Malaysian player’s jerseys and played for the Malaysian team over a stretch of a few possessions, scoring a breakaway dunk during one of them.

Top Facts about Cedric Ceballos

1. 1.Cedric Z. Ceballos was born on August 2, 1969 and is an American former professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat.
2. 2.He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a blindfolded dunk in 1992 and led the NBA in field goal percentage (57.6) in 1992-93 with the Suns.
3. 3.He also led the Lakers in scoring in 1994-95, with an average of 21.7, and made the All-Star team, but couldn’t participate due to an injury.
4. 4.In 2002, he moved to Russia and was signed by BC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody.
5. 5.In late 2004, he signed with the Los Angeles Stars from the ABA.
6. 6.He was invited to play for the Mexico national basketball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
7. 7.He is a second cousin of his former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant.
8. 8.He has appeared in television shows such as The Puzzle Place and Living Single.
9. 9.He also worked on the album titled B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret, featuring tracks of an array of early 1990s NBA players.
10. 10.In 2011, he suffered a series of small heart attacks and successfully recovered with angioplasty with two stents placed in his heart.
11. 11.In 2021, he contracted COVID-19 and posted photos of himself in the ICU.
12. 12.He competed in the 30th season of The Amazing Race and finished in ninth place.
13. 13.He has appeared in television shows such as The Puzzle Place and Living Single.
14. 14.He worked on the album titled B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret, featuring tracks of an array of early 1990s NBA players.
15. 15.He is a second cousin of his former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant.

How is Cedric Ceballos related to Kobe Bryant?

Personal life. Ceballos was invited to play for the Mexico national basketball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is also a second cousin of his former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. Their grandfathers were brothers.

Is Cedric Ceballos Mexican?

The first was fellow Mexican-American Cedric Ceballos, who beat out Larry Johnson for the 1992 Slam Dunk Contest trophy.

Is Cedric Ceballos Hawaiian?

Cedric Ceballos was born in Maui, Hawaii in August 1969. He was a 6’7″ small forward who played at Dominguez High School. Ceballos played his college basketball at Ventura and Cal State Fullerton. He was drafted #48 overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1990 NBA Draft.

Where did Cedric Ceballos go to college?

California State University, Fullerton

Why did Cedric Ceballos leave Lakers?

Having spent at least part of his time away from the team with a male and two female companions (one of whom, says Slaughter, was Ceballos’s wife) at the London Bridge Resort in Lake Havasu, Ariz., Ceballos explained at a Sunday press conference at the Forum that he had been trying to resolve a serious family problem , …