Christian Cunningham
 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 21, 1997 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cibola (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| College | Jacksonville State (2015–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Amicale Steinsel |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2021–2022 | Kagoshima Rebnise |
Christian Cianan Cunningham (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the forward position.[2]
Biography
[edit]Cunningham was born in El Paso, Texas, and his hometown is Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] His parents are Viola and Paul Cunningham.[1] He is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall, and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg).[2][3]
He attended Cibola High School ('15) in New Mexico.[2][4] Cunningham played basketball for the Cibola Cougars, and was a first team all-district player in his junior year.[2][1]
Cunningham attended Jacksonville State University ('19).[2] He played basketball for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.[2] In his sophomore year in 2016–17, he ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in blocked shots per game (1.7), third in offensive rebounds (2.9), fourth in field goal percentage (61.3), and set the JSU NCAA Division-I single-season rebounding record (275) and block record (59).[1] In his junior year in 2017–18 he led the Ohio Valley Conference in field goal percentage (.661) and blocked shots (57), and had 8.1 rebounds per game.[1][5] In his senior season in 2018–19 he was named Preseason All-OVC and was second in the OVC in field-goal percentage (.624), and fourth in shots blocked per game (1.7) and offensive rebounds per game (3.0).[1] He is Jacksonville State’s all-time blocks leader (215), and its NCAA Division-I career rebounding leader (864) and field-goal percentage leader (.621).[1]
In December 2020 Cunningham joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Christian Cunningham – Men's Basketball". Jacksonville State University Athletics.
- ^ a b c d e f "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2020–21 Season | Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Be'er Sheva | Christian Cunningham". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Christian Cunningham NCAA Stats, Jacksonville State, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Christian Cunningham College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Christian Cunningham (ex Amicale) joins H.Beer Sheva". Eurobasket. December 2, 2020.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Basketball players from El Paso, Texas
- Forwards (basketball)
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Kagoshima Rebnise players
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball players
- Cibola High School alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen