Temple University Athletics
Dionte Christmas To Work Out For Eight NBA Teams
5.13.09 | Men's Basketball
May 13, 2009
PHILADELPHIA - Temple University senior Dionte Christmas will take his game on a 7,130 mile tour during the month of May, making stops to eight different NBA teams in a two-week period. The tour commenced yesterday (May 12) with a visit to the Toronto Raptors.
Christmas worked out for the Washington Wizards today before returning home Thursday to take part in Temple University's Commencement exercises scheduled at 10:00 a.m. at The Liacouras Center.
The 6-5 guard then catches a flight to Houston for a Friday workout with the Rockets. The following day he arrives in Oklahoma City to showcase his talents in front of the Thunder staff. The Philadelphia native's next stop is Detroit on May 19 and then he is off to San Antonio the next day. Visits to Milwaukee (May 22) and Chicago (May 25) complete his schedule.
Christmas, the only player in Atlantic 10 Conference history to lead the league in scoring three times, topped the A-10 with a 19.5 scoring average. The 6-5 Honorable Mention All-American became the fourth Temple player to score 2,000 career points, finishing his four seasons with 2,043 points. He also set new school records for three-pointers made in a season (107) and career (319). He is a two-time first team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Big 5 selection and is one of only two A-10 players to earn two Most Outstanding Player Awards at the conference tournament. He is also the only Owl player to score 600 or more points in three straight seasons.
The Christmas Tour (mileage in parenthesis)
DATECITYMILEAGE
May 12 Toronto 342
May 13 Washington 485*
May 15 Houston 1149
May 16 Oklahoma City 1633
May 19 Detroit 401
May 20 San Antonio 1220
May 22 Milwaukee 1080
May 25 Chicago 820*
Total - 8 NBA Teams 7130
* includes returns to Philadelphia
