Kevin Palmer (basketball)
 Kevin Palmer with Hapoel Eilat | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1987 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Parkville (Parkville, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2016 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Austin Spurs |
| 2011–2012 | Rizing Fukuoka |
| 2012–2013 | KAOD |
| 2013–2016 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2016 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2016 | Akita Northern Happinets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kevin Palmer (born June 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.
College career
Palmer began his college career at Cecil College. After leading the team with 18 points per game and 80 3-pointers for the season he decided to transfer to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.[1]
During his senior year with the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi he averaged 19.7 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 2.4 steals per game.[2]
Professional career
On Jul 15, 2013 Palmer signed to play with Hapoel Eilat after playing for KAO Dramas during the 2012-13 season.[3][4]
On June 6, 2015, Palmer re-signed with Hapoel Eilat after playing the 2014-2015 season with the team after that he moved to Maccabi Rishon Lezion.[5]
On August 15, 2016, Palmer signed with the Akita Northern Happinets in Japan, replacing Richard Roby.
In the summer of 2017, Palmer played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77-60. [6]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Fukuoka | 52 | 51 | 30.6 | .492 | .321 | .722 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 21.6 |
| 2016-17 | Akita | 29 | 11 | 19.0 | .433 | .346 | .667 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 12.0 |
Trivia
- His hero is Carmelo Anthony.[7]
- He is honored to be decorated on the wall at the new arena of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders.[8]
Personal life
Palmer is the cousin of Juan and Jermaine Dixon, basketball players.
References
- ↑ http://www.cecildaily.com/sports/article_6984f92c-200b-5883-8d44-7a88727f04f7.html
- ↑ http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/playerProfiles/profileDisplay.jsp?id=1537
- ↑ http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/kevin-palmer-to-play-for-hapoel-eliat/
- ↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kevin-Palmer/Summary/10158
- ↑ http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/171822/kevin-palmer-re-signs-with-hapoel-eilat.html
- ↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ↑ Akita Sakigake Shimpo (28 September 2016). "Special interview". Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ Palmer, Kevin (8 October 2016). "Honored to be decorated". Retrieved 8 October 2016.