Desmond Penigar

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Desmond Penigar

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 245

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|07|16}}

| birth_place = DeQuincy, Louisiana

| nationality = American

| high_school = Upland (Upland, California)

| college =

• Ventura College (1999–2001)
• Utah State (2001–2003)

| draft_year = 2003

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2016

| career_number = 26

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = 2003–2004

| team1 = Asheville Altitude

| years2 = {{nbay|2003|end}}

| team2 = Orlando Magic

| years3 = 2004

| team3 = Asheville Altitude

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = Changwon LG Sakers

| years5 = 2005–2007

| team5 = EWE Baskets Oldenburg

| years6 = 2009–2011

| team6 = Panthers Fürstenfeld

| years7 = 2012–2013

| team7 = Al Kuwait

| years8 = 2013–2013

| team8 = Al-Hilal

| years9 = 2014–2015

| team9 = Sagesse

| years10 = 2015–2016

| team10 = Tadamon Zouk

| highlights =

• NBDL champion (2004)
• NBDL Rookie of the Year (2004)
• All-NBDL First Team (2004)
• 2× First-team All-Big West (2002, 2003)

| bbr = penigde01

}}

Desmond Penigar (born July 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" tall forward, he attended Utah State University and Ventura College. Penigar was a member of the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association during the 2003–04 NBA season. As a member of the Asheville Altitude, he won the 2003–04 National Basketball Development League Rookie of the Year award.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/Will_Bynum_060329.html Will Bynum Named D-League Rookie of the Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224105229/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/Will_Bynum_060329.html |date=2014-12-24 }}

He has played professionally in South Korea, Germany, Austria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.