| Date of birth | September 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality | U.S. |
| High school | Flint Northern HS (Flint, Michigan) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Michigan State |
| NBA Draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Pro career | 2000–2009 |
| Career history | |
| Detroit Pistons (2000–2001) Sacramento Kings (2001–2003) Huntsville Flight (NBDL) (2003–2004) Cleveland Cavaliers (2004) Seattle SuperSonics (2004–2006) Fayetteville Patriots (NBDL) (2006) UNICS Kazan (Russia) (2006–2007) Bakersfield Jam (NBDL) (2007, 2008–2009) Panionios (Greece0 (2007–2008) | |
MICHIGAN STATE CAREER AVG'S & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
12.5 pts...6.6 ast...2.1 rbs...1.6 spg...in 30.6 minutes per game..
Won a bronze medal at the 98 Fiba world championship...
NCAA champion yr 2000...
NCAA final 4 most outstanding player in 2000...
2 time big 10 conference player of the yr in 98 99...
NCAA all american 1st team 99...
2 time NCAA all american 2nd team 98 & 2000...
Mcdonals all american in 96...
The school's only 3 time All-American...
He led MSU and the big 10 conference in career assists with 816 and is Michigan State's all-time steals leader with 193...
In his final home game on senior night Cleaves dished out 20 assists breaking the Big 10 single game and career assist marks
On February 3 07 Cleaves became the 8th MSU player to have his number retired...
PRO CAREER AND HIGHLIGHTS
In 2000 Cleaves was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 14th pick. During his rookie season he played in 78 games averaging 5.4 points and 2.7 assists.
During his rookie year Cleaves was ticketed for speeding and driving with a suspended license. Cleaves was cited for driving 85 mph in a 70 mph zone and a routine check showed his license was suspended. The suspension was dropped once Cleaves paid the fines.
Cleaves was traded to the Sacramento Kings shortly before the 01 02 season for a player and draft pick. After 2 seasons playing sparingly he signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics but was waived before the 03 04 regular season began. He played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 4 games. He was then signed by the Seattle SuperSonics was cut during 04 05 and re-signed during the following campaign.
Following his NBA stint Cleaves appeared for the Fayetteville Patriots and the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League also playing over seas with Russia's Unics Kazan and Greece's Panionios BC. In 08 he played with the Denver Nuggets in their pre-season but was cut before the Oct 29th tip off.
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