David Benoit (born May 9, 1968) is a former American professional basketball player, in the small forward position.
During his career, he played seven years in the National Basketball Association, six with the Utah Jazz.
Benoit was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He played high school basketball at Lafayette High School (Louisiana) and also had his jersey retired there. Benoit played in the NJCAA for Tyler Junior College, from 1986 to 1988. His last two years of college basketball were spent with the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide.
Benoit was never chosen in the 1990 NBA Draft, playing his first professional season in Spain. In the following year, he joined the NBA's Utah Jazz as a free agent, and would post interesting numbers during his five-season spell.
In 1993, high-flying Benoit participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he finished a respectable 4th out of eight contestants. During the 1994–95 season, he achieved a career-best 10 points and five rebounds per game in 71 regular season contests, to which he added 12 and six in the postseason's first round, as the Jazz were downed 2–3 by eventual champions Houston Rockets.
Oh happiness is two kinds of ice cream
Finding your skate key, telling the time
And happiness is learning to whistle
Tying your shoe for the very first time
Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band
And happiness is walking hand in hand
And happiness is five different crayons
Knowing a secret, climbing a tree
Happiness is finding a nickel
Catching a firefly, setting it free
And happiness is being alone every now and then
And happiness is coming home again
Happiness is singing together when day is through
And happiness is those who sing with you
And happiness is morning and evening
Daytime and nighttime too
For happiness is anyone and anything at all...