Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Kidd-Gilchrist in December 2012
No. 14 – Charlotte Hornets
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College Kentucky (2011–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–present Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World U17 Championship
2010 Hamburg National team

Michael Anthony Edward Kidd-Gilchrist (born Michael Gilchrist on September 26, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

High school career

Kidd-Gilchrist during a game in February 2010

Kidd-Gilchrist was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. He was raised by his mother, Cindy Richardson, and his stepfather, Vincent Richardson,[1] after Kidd-Gilchrist's father died before Michael's third birthday.[2] While attending basketball powerhouse St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey (where he played with Kyrie Irving), he was considered one of the best basketball players in the United States.[3] He was ranked as the #3 player by ESPN.com,[4] and Rivals.com;[5] while Scout.com ranked him as the #1 player at his position.[6] In July 2010, Gilchrist, along with former Kentucky teammate Marquis Teague, were a part of the gold medal winning team in the FIBA U-17 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.[7] Gilchrist's senior year at St. Patrick High School was a pivotal storyline in the HBO documentary Prayer for a Perfect Season.

High school awards and honors

College career

Gilchrist committed to attend the University of Kentucky on April 14, 2010.[8]

In the first game of the 2011–12 season and his career as a Wildcat, Kidd-Gilchrist was a starter and scored 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting against the Marist Red Foxes. In his second game against the 11th ranked Kansas Jayhawks, Kidd-Gilchrist scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 75-65 victory in Madison Square Garden. In a rivalry game against the 5th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in Rupp Arena, Kidd-Gilchrist led Kentucky in scoring with 17 points and had 11 rebounds, giving him his first double double as a Wildcat. Against the 4th ranked Louisville Cardinals, Kidd-Gilchrist turned in his most dominating performance of the season with 24 points and 19 rebounds, shooting a career high 13 free throws and having his first zero-turnover game at Kentucky. This was enough to lead Kentucky to a 69-62 victory in Lexington.

College awards and honors

Professional career

Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets (2012–present)

2012–13 season

Kidd-Gilchrist goes up for a dunk in 2013

In April 2012, Kidd-Gilchrist declared for the 2012 NBA draft. On June 28, he was drafted second overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.[9] On July 7, 2012, the Bobcats signed Kidd-Gilchrist to a rookie scale contract.[10]

On November 10, 2012, in just his fifth NBA game, Kidd-Gilchrist had 25 points and 12 rebounds in a 101–97 win over the Dallas Mavericks, marking Charlotte's first ever win over Dallas in the franchise's nine-year history, ending a 16-game losing streak against the Mavericks.[11] He had a second 25-point, 12-rebound effort on December 19, 2012 against the Phoenix Suns.[12] He became only the second player in NBA history to post two games with at least 25 points and at least 12 rebounds before his 20th birthday and became just the fourth player in 20 years to record two such games in the first 25 games of his career.[13] On April 5, 2013, he had a season-high 14 rebounds against the Miami Heat.[12] On May 14, 2013, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[14]

2013–14 season

In 2013–14, Kidd-Gilchrist missed 19 games mid-season due to injury.[15] He scored a season-high 16 points three times, all in November, and had a season-high 12 rebounds twice during the second half of the season.[16]

2014–15 season

Over the 2014 offseason, Kidd-Gilchrist worked with Hornets' assistant coach Mark Price to help re-develop his jump shot.[17]

Kidd-Gilchrist's season started slow as he missed 14 of Charlotte's first 20 games because of rib and foot injuries. During this stretch, the Hornets were just 3–11 without Kidd-Gilchrist on the court, who returned on December 10 against the Boston Celtics.[17][18] Kidd-Gilchrist's best play came in January when he averaged 11.4 points and 9.4 rebounds leading the way for a Hornets team that went 10–4 during the month. Kidd-Gilchrist scored in double figures in 10 of 14 January games and also recorded five double-doubles, which was just one shy of matching his career best for an entire season.[17] He later missed a pair of games right before the All-Star Break with a hamstring strain and sat out Charlotte's final 11 games because of a sprained left ankle he suffered against the Washington Wizards on March 27.[17] Despite a career-low 55 games, Kidd-Gilchrist averaged personal bests in points (10.9) and rebounds (7.6).[17]

2015–16 season

On August 26, 2015, Kidd-Gilchrist signed a four-year, $52 million contract extension with the Hornets.[19][20] On October 3, 2015, he suffered a separated right shoulder in a preseason contest against the Orlando Magic.[21] He subsequently missed four months of action, making his season debut on January 29, 2016 against the Portland Trail Blazers.[22] On February 11, he was deemed unlikely to play again in 2015–16 due to another right shoulder injury.[23] He was ruled out for the rest of the season five days later after his torn labrum required another round of surgery.[24][25]

2016–17 season

In the Hornets' season opener on October 26, 2016, Kidd-Gilchrist recorded 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 107–96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[26] Both were season-high marks.[27] On the year, Kidd-Gilchrist finished with 9.2 points on 47.7 percent shooting, a team-high 7.0 rebounds (1.9 offensive boards) and 1.4 assists to go along with career-best marks in free-throw percentage (78.4 percent), steals (1.0), blocks (1.0) and turnovers (0.7). He was one of just 13 players in the league to start at least 81 games, marking the third such season by a Hornets player since the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.[27]

2017–18 season

Kidd-Gilchrist made his season debut on October 25, 2017 against the Denver Nuggets after missing the first three games for personal reasons. He started and played 10:37, scoring two points on 1-of-6 shooting.[28] On November 15, 2017, he scored a season-high 22 points in a 115–107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[29]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Charlotte 787726.0.458.222.7495.81.5.7.99.0
2013–14 Charlotte 626224.2.473.111.6145.2.8.7.67.2
2014–15 Charlotte 555228.9.465–.7017.61.4.5.710.9
2015–16 Charlotte 7729.3.541.429.6906.41.3.4.412.7
2016–17 Charlotte 818129.0.477.111.7847.01.41.01.09.2
2017–18 Charlotte 747425.0.504.000.6844.11.0.7.49.2
Career 35735326.7.477.194.7075.91.2.7.79.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Charlotte 4422.8.519.000.6006.51.5.0.58.5
Career 4422.8.519.000.6006.51.5.0.58.5

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Kentucky 403931.1.491.255.7457.41.91.0.911.9

Personal life

Gilchrist's father died August 11, 1996 from multiple gunshot wounds. He watches the movie The Lion King once a week because he watched it almost every day with his father until he was three years old. Gilchrist committed to Kentucky on April 14, 2010, which would have been his father's 44th birthday.[30]

Gilchrist's father played alongside Milt Wagner on a state championship team at Camden High in 1981. Wagner's son, former NBA player Dajuan Wagner, is Gilchrist's cousin.[31]

On July 7, 2011, Gilchrist announced via Twitter that he had legally changed his last name to Kidd-Gilchrist, in order to honor the other important man in his life, his uncle Darrin Kidd. Kidd died on the day Gilchrist was set to sign his letter of intent to play at the University of Kentucky.[32]

Kidd-Gilchrist suffers from stuttering. Due to his stutter, he has developed an anxiety in front of media, although he has made tremendous strides in overcoming his condition.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "NBA Draft 2012: St. Patrick grad, Kentucky star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist defines himself with family ties". NJ.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Young, Jabari. "Somerdale hoops star remains humble on NBA Draft day", Courier-Post, June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ Seth Davis. "Just a junior, quiet but confident Gilchrist is nation's top player". Sports Illustrated. July 10, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ College Basketball Recruiting Prospects 2011. ESPN. January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010
  5. ↑ Rivals.com Prospect Rankings. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ Men's Basketball Recruiting. Scout.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Corey (July 14, 2010). "Future Kentucky Wildcats Michael Gilchrist and Marquis Teague Win Gold". Sporting News. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ Knight, Gilchrist highlight Cats' one-day haul. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  9. ↑ "UK's starting five opts for draft". ESPN. April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Bobcats Sign MKG". NBA.com. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Notebook: Bobcats 101, Mavericks 97". NBA.com. November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 2012-13 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Team Options Exercised on Kidd-Gilchrist and Zeller". NBA.com. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lillard headlines 2012-13 All-Rookie Team". NBA.com. May 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ Walker, David B. (May 9, 2014). "Individual Bobcats Season Reviews: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist". atthehive.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 2013-14 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Perley, Sam; Rochinski, Matt (April 29, 2015). "2014-15 Season in Review | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist". NBA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Jefferson leads Hornets to 96-87 win over Celtics". NBA.com. December 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hornets Sign Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist To Contract Extension". NBA.com. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ Wojnarowski, Adrian (August 24, 2015). "Sources: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finalizing contract extension with Hornets". Yahoo.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Injury Update | MKG Dislocates Shoulder". NBA.com. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Lillard scores 22 points, Blazers beat Hornets 109-91". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  23. ↑ Bonnell, Rick (February 11, 2016). "Charlotte Hornets' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist diagnosed with another torn labrum". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  24. ↑ Wojnarowski, Adrian (February 16, 2016). "Sources: Hornets' Kidd-Gilchrist to have shoulder surgery, miss rest of season". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Injury Update – 02/16/16". NBA.com. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Kidd-Gilchrist, Hibbert help Hornets beat Bucks 107-96". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  27. 1 2 Perley, Sam (April 28, 2017). "2016-17 Season in Review | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist". NBA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Kaminsky scores 20 off bench, Hornets rout Nuggets 110-93". ESPN.com. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  29. ↑ "LeBron James scores 31 points, Cavaliers top Hornets 115-107". ESPN.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Gone but never forgotten: St. Patrick's Michael Gilchrist draws inspiration from late father". NJ.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  31. ↑ "2011 All-USA boys basketball: Austin Rivers is player of year". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  32. ↑ Smith, Aaron (July 7, 2011). "Gilchrist changes name to honor family members". KYKernal.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  33. ↑ "D'Alessandro: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist overcomes difficulties in draft process, selected No. 2 by Charlotte Bobcats". NJ.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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