Kevin Palmer (basketball)

Kevin Palmer (born June 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.

Kevin Palmer
Kevin Palmer with Hapoel Eilat
Personal information
Born (1987-06-21) June 21, 1987
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolParkville (Parkville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–2016
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2010–2011Austin Spurs
2011–2012Rizing Fukuoka
2012–2013KAOD
2013–2016Hapoel Eilat
2016Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2016Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
  • Israeli League champion (2016)
  • Greek League Top Rebounder (2013)
  • Greek League Steals Leader (2013)
  • bj league Best Five (2011-2012)
  • bj league All-Star (2012)
  • 2× First-team All-Southland (2009, 2010)
  • Southland Newcomer of the Year (2009)

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]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008-09 Tx A&M 333329.9.427.310.8095.152.852.610.5518.15
2009-10 Tx A&M 323232.9.463.321.7605.442.752.410.2819.72
Career 656531.4.445.315.7835.292.802.510.4218.92

NCAA Special Events Stats
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament 325.20.366.267.8337.71.73.72.313.0

NCAA Awards & Honors
  • NABC All-District (23) First Team - 2009, 2010
  • All-Southland First Team - 2009, 2010
  • Southland All-Tournament Team - 2009
  • Southland Newcomer of the Year - 2009

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

NBA Summer League Stats
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 WAS 4117.2.571.500.5003.001.000.000.008.00

NBA Preseason Stats
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 WAS 104.0.000.000.0001.000.000.000.000.00

Regular season
† Denotes seasons in which Palmer won an championship
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 AUS 501825.4.459.270.8465.041.341.380.5612.72
2011-12 Fukuoka 525130.6.492.321.7227.42.32.50.521.6
2012-13 KAOD 262629.3.429.238.7928.31*2.002.38*0.3512.73
2013-14 Eilat 372829.2.472.326.7357.862.682.810.6212.43
2014-15 Eilat 342829.2.460.377.7986.001.971.740.3511.06
2015-16† Rishon LeZion/Eilat 481521.5.408.340.7334.021.521.480.237.08
2016-17 Akita 291119.0.433.346.6675.01.91.60.212.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Fukuoka 234.5.488.333.61510.02.55.00.026.0
2013-14 Eilat 834.0.487.343.8759.14.12.30.615.4
2014-15 Eilat 1125.5.366.351.8826.12.01.60.29.4
2015-16 Rishon LeZion 713.0.300.308.5832.31.00.60.03.3

International Awards & Honors
  • Greek HEBA A1 Round 20 MVP - 2012-2013
  • Greek HEBA A1 Round 22 MVP - 2012-2013
  • Israeli BSL 1st Team - 2013-2014

Trivia

Personal life

Palmer is the cousin of Juan and Jermaine Dixon, basketball players.

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References
  1. http://www.cecildaily.com/sports/article_6984f92c-200b-5883-8d44-7a88727f04f7.html
  2. http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/playerProfiles/profileDisplay.jsp?id=1537
  3. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/kevin-palmer-to-play-for-hapoel-eliat/
  4. http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kevin-Palmer/Summary/10158
  5. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/171822/kevin-palmer-re-signs-with-hapoel-eilat.html
  6. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  7. Akita Sakigake Shimpo (28 September 2016). "Special interview". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. Palmer, Kevin (8 October 2016). "Honored to be decorated". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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