Bonell Colas
American basketball player (born 1982)
Bonell Colas (born August 16, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.
Career
Colas' parents moved from Haiti to Miami, Florida in the late 1970s. A 6 feet 9 inches (206 cm) power forward, he played basketball at North Miami High School, averaging 27.5 points and 12.3 rebounds a game as a senior. He enrolled at the University of Florida. Colas played for the Gators from 2000 to 2004, averaging 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest. His best season with the University of Florida came in 2003–04, when Colas had 4.9 points a game, while pulling down 3.1 rebounds per contest.
Colas started his professional career with the Panteras de Miranda in Venezuela. In 2006, he played for the Eugene Chargers in the International Basketball League.
He signed with Danish Basketligaen side Randers Cimbria in 2007 and had an immediate impact in the league, averaging 21.8 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 assists per contests in 27 games of the 2007–08 season. In his second year at Randers Cimbria (2008–09), Colas was named Basketligaen Player of the Year.
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