Temple University Athletics
Dionte Christmas Signs With the Boston Celtics
7.31.12 | Men's Basketball
BOSTON - The Boston Celtics announced today (July 31) that they have signed former Temple great Dionte Christmas to a contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Christmas, a 6-5 guard, appeared in 26 games during the 2011-12 season for AGO Rethymno Aegean in Greece and averaged 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He shot 36.0% from three point range and 46.3% from the field overall.
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 as a senior in 2008-09. The 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 was a two-time first team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Big 5 selection and 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.
