| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-08-02)August 2, 1969 (age 55) Maui,Hawaii, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dominguez (Compton, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1990: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns |
| Playing career | 1990–2011 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 23, 1 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1994 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1994–1997 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1997–1998 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1998–2000 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2000 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2000–2001 | Miami Heat |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Slam |
| 2002 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2002–2003 | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody |
| 2003 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2003–2004 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 2004–2005 | Los Angeles Stars |
| 2005–2007 | Orange County / Maywood Buzz |
| 2007 | Phoenix Flame |
| 2008–2011 | Maywood Buzz |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 8,693 (14.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,258 (5.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 723 (1.2 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Cedric Zelos Ceballos (born August 2, 1969) is an American former professionalbasketball player. As asmall forward, he played mostly for thePhoenix Suns and theLos Angeles Lakers, later finishing hisNational Basketball Association (NBA) career with theDallas Mavericks,Detroit Pistons, andMiami Heat.
Ceballos attended college atVentura College and laterCal State Fullerton.
His career highlights include winning the NBASlam Dunk Contest with a blindfoldeddunk in 1992. He also led the NBA in field goal percentage (57.6) in 1992–93 with the Suns. Ceballos played a major role for the Suns during the playoffs, leading the team to a Western Conference Finals Game 1 win over theSeattle SuperSonics with a team high 21 points. After beating Seattle in a seven-game series, the Suns reached theFinals, before losing to theChicago Bulls. He also led the Lakers in scoring in 1994–95 with a 21.7 average and made the All-Star team, but couldn't participate due to an injury. That season, on December 20, 1994, Ceballos set a career high with 50 points scored, including a 3-point shot to secure the win with 5.7 seconds left, in a game against theMinnesota Timberwolves.[1][2] The following season, on December 3, 1995, Ceballos recorded a career high 6 steals, along with scoring 19 points, in a 104–96 win over theIndiana Pacers.[3] That year, Ceballos again led the Lakers with a 21.2 scoring average.
In 2002, Ceballos signed withIsraeli teamHapoel Tel Aviv, but was waived after a couple of games. Shortly after, he moved to Russia and was signed byBC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody. He also played for theSan Miguel Beermen in thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA).
In late 2004, he signed with theLos Angeles Stars from theABA.Ceballos later became employed by the Phoenix Suns as their in-arenaemcee and host of a weeklywebcast, "Nothin' but Net". He also hosted a morning music program forPhoenix, Arizonarhythm & blues radio station MEGA 104.3 FM.
In March 2007, thePhoenix Flame of theIBL announced the signing of Ceballos[4] for its inaugural season in the league, but he quickly moved behind the lines as an assistant coach the next month.[5]
Ceballos has toured with the "USA Legends". On June 19, 2011, the USA Legends defeated the Indonesian 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 Indonesian player's jerseys and played for the Indonesian team over a stretch of a few possessions, scoring a breakaway dunk during one of them.
Ceballos later became part owner of theAmerican Basketball Association'sArizona Scorpions, and also played for the team.
Ceballos was invited to play for theMexico national basketball team in the1992 Summer Olympics.[6] He is also a second cousin of his former Lakers teammateKobe Bryant. Their grandfathers were brothers.[7]
In 2011, Ceballos suffered "a series of small heart attacks", as described by his publicist.[8] He successfully recovered by undergoing anangioplasty with twostents placed in his heart.[9]
In 2021, he contractedCOVID-19 and posted photos of himself in theintensive care unit. On September 13, he tweeted that he was free of COVID-19, but was still having difficulty breathing and walking.[10]
In 1996, Ceballos made a guest appearance on the PBS children's seriesThe Puzzle Place. The following year, he played himself on an episode ofLiving Single titled "High Anxiety".
In 1998, Ceballos was a guest panelist on the Nickelodeon game showFigure It Out.
Ceballos also worked on the album titledB-Ball's Best Kept Secret, a 1994 record featuring tracks of an array of early 1990s NBA players. He is featured on multiple tracks performing with hip-hop starWarren G on "Flow On" and later on the track "Ya Don't Stop" also featuring fellowNBA All-StarDana Barros and rappersGrand Puba,Sadat X,AG andDiamond D.
Ceballos appeared along withShawn Marion in the30th season ofThe Amazing Race.[11] They finished in ninth place, having raced a total of four legs.
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Phoenix | 63 | 0 | 11.6 | .487 | .167 | .663 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 1991–92 | Phoenix | 64 | 4 | 11.3 | .482 | .167 | .736 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 1992–93 | Phoenix | 74 | 46 | 21.7 | .576* | .000 | .725 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| 1993–94 | Phoenix | 53 | 43 | 30.2 | .535 | .000 | .724 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
| 1994–95 | L.A. Lakers | 58 | 54 | 35.0 | .509 | .397 | .716 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 1995–96 | L.A. Lakers | 78 | 71 | 33.7 | .530 | .277 | .804 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 1996–97 | L.A. Lakers | 8 | 8 | 34.9 | .410 | .238 | .867 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix | 42 | 32 | 27.3 | .464 | .259 | .737 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 15.3 |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix | 35 | 16 | 17.9 | .500 | .300 | .714 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| 1997–98 | Dallas | 12 | 9 | 30.3 | .478 | .300 | .770 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
| 1998–99 | Dallas | 13 | 5 | 27.1 | .421 | .393 | .694 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| 1999–00 | Dallas | 69 | 25 | 29.9 | .446 | .328 | .843 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
| 2000–01 | Detroit | 13 | 0 | 12.8 | .394 | .275 | .800 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 2000–01 | Miami | 27 | 0 | 14.6 | .462 | .333 | .879 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Career | 609 | 313 | 24.2 | .500 | .309 | .753 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | .583 | – | .333 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 1992 | Phoenix | 8 | 8 | 23.5 | .550 | – | .667 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 1993 | Phoenix | 16 | 3 | 11.6 | .571 | – | .727 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Phoenix | 10 | 8 | 21.2 | .462 | .000 | .833 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| 1995 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | 10 | 34.0 | .381 | .360 | .737 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 4 | 35.5 | .484 | .313 | .917 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| 1997 | Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 21.4 | .333 | .250 | 1.000 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | Miami | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .286 | – | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 59 | 33 | 20.6 | .466 | .325 | .743 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.8 | |
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