Education
Born in Los Gatos, California, Penberthy graduated from Herbert Hoover High School at Fresno, California in 1993.
Born in Los Gatos, California, Penberthy graduated from Herbert Hoover High School at Fresno, California in 1993.
A 6"3" (190 m) point guard from The Master"s College, Penberthy went undrafted in the 1997 National Basketball Association Draft but did manage to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons (2000-2001 to 2001-2002). Penberthy was part of their 2000-2001 championship team He held the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics record for consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made, with 111, until it was broken in December 2005.
He graduated from The Master"s College in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies.
Penberthy tried out for the Indiana Pacers and tore his right hamstring. He took three months off and joined the Continental Basketball Association team Idaho Stampede, which drafted him from college.
The Stampede cut Pemberthy, who said he "hated" playing there, and he transferred to the German team Hamburg Tigers. During the summer of 1998, when the National Basketball Association locked out its players, Penberthy worked as a forklift driver at Turf Tek, a company managed by a cousin of his.
The following fall, Penberthy joined sports ministry Athletes in Action and the College of Business Administration team Quad City Thunder but was cut due to a sprained right ankle.
From April to June 1999, Penberthy played for the Venezuelan team Crocodilos de Caracas. In his National Basketball Association career, Penberthy played in 56 games (all with the Lakers) and had averages of 4.9 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game while playing 15.4 minutes per game on average. The Lakers waived Penberthy on November 10, 2001.
Since then, he has played basketball in Italy and Germany and competed in the ULEB Cups of 2005, 2006, and 2007.
In 2011, Penberthy signed with the Los Angeles Slam of the American Bar Association.
In the 2014-2015 season, Penberthy was the shooting coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He played college basketball for The Master"s College in Santa Clarita, California, where he played with distinction, broke numerous school records (including most career points), was a 2-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American, and was later a charter member of the college for the 2003-2004 season.
