Dionte Lamont Christmas (born September 15, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player for Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.

[1] After completing his education at Samuel Fels, Christmas prepped for a year at Lutheran Christian Academy in 2004–05.

He ranked among the Top 40 prep school players in the nation by Hoop Scoop's Clark Francis after averaging 18 points per game while leading his team to a 35–3 record.

He was also an all-tournament selection at the 2005 National Prep Invitational held at the University of Rhode Island.

[1][2] In his sophomore season, he played in all 30 games, starting 29, as he earned second team All-District and All-Atlantic 10 honors, and was named the Atlantic 10's Most Improved Player.

[1][2] In his senior season, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 first team and the Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year.

[1][2] Christmas finished his Temple career with 2,043 points, becoming only the fourth player in school history to eclipse the 2000-point mark.

[3] After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Christmas joined the Philadelphia 76ers/New Jersey Nets combined team for the Orlando Summer League and the Los Angeles Clippers for the Las Vegas Summer League.

[8] On February 15, 2011, he signed with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic for the rest of the season.

[17] On November 1, 2013, he made his NBA debut, recording 9 points and 4 rebounds in an 87–84 victory over the Utah Jazz.

[25] On January 7, 2016, he was released by Holon[26] in order for him to sign with AEK Athens of Greece for the rest of the season.

[33] On February 7, 2017, Christmas suffered a right Achilles tendon rupture and was subsequently ruled out for the season.

[34] On January 25, 2018, Christmas signed with Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.