Kasib Powell
Personal information | |
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Born | Teaneck, New Jersey | March 18, 1981
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Teaneck (Teaneck, New Jersey) |
College | Butler CC (1999–2001) Texas Tech (2001–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2012 |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
2003 | Reflex Železnik |
2003–2004 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
2004–2005 | Great Lakes Storm |
2005 | New Jersey Flyers |
2005–2006 | Dakota Wizards |
2006 | Bosna |
2006–2007 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
2007–2008 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2008 | Miami Heat |
2008 | Zhejiang Guangsha |
2009 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2009–2010 | Trikala 2000 |
2010–2011 | Hapoel Holon |
2011–2012 | Fortress Körmend |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at Teaneck High School.[1] He played collegiately at Butler Community College and Texas Tech University.[2][3] He also enjoyed a brief career in the NBA with the Miami Heat.
Pro career
Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League, the Greek League, the Continental Basketball Association, the USBL, the Russian Superleague, the NBA D-League, the NBA, the Bosnian League, the Chinese Basketball Association and the Israeli Basketball Super League. He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League during the 2007-08 season and was named the league's MVP.[4] He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the Chicago Bulls (2005), the Orlando Magic (2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies (2007),[2] but he failed to make any the teams for the NBA regular season.
Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries,[4] the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008.[3] He got his first NBA career start on March 27, 2008.[5] On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract,[6] however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season.[7]
In 2009, he signed with Trikala 2000.[8]
In October 2010 he signed with Hapoel Holon in Israel.[9]
In October 2011 he signed with Fortress Körmend, a Hungarian basketball team.[10]
NBA career statistics
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Miami | 11 | 4 | 27.6 | .368 | .242 | .667 | 4.0 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 |
Career | 11 | 4 | 27.6 | .368 | .242 | .667 | 4.0 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 |
References
- ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian. "POWELL LEADS FOR GENERAL", The Record, March 16, 2002. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Three years ago, Kasib Powell came out of Teaneck High School too small and slight for a major conference scholarship."
- ^ a b Grizzlies sign Free Agents Dontell Jefferson and Kasib Powell
- ^ a b Heat adds D-League's Kasib Powell
- ^ a b Injury-ravaged Heat sign F Powell
- ^ Heat F Kasib Powell gets first career start
- ^ Heat part ways with Powell after 10-day contract expires
- ^ Miami re-signs F Powell
- ^ Trikala inks former NBDL MVP Kasib Powell.
- ^ Hapoel Holon inks American forward Kasib Powell
- ^ [1]
External links
- NBA D-League Profile
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Kasib Powell Basketball-reference.com
- Official Kasib Powell Website
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
- Butler Grizzlies men's basketball players
- Dakota Wizards (CBA) players
- Greek Basket League players
- Hapoel Holon players
- KK FMP players
- Miami Heat players
- PAOK B.C. players
- People from Teaneck, New Jersey
- Sioux Falls Skyforce players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
- Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball players
- Trikala B.C. players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players