SHAWN KEMP

Born: 11-26-69 Height: 6'10 Weight: 245 lbs

College: None Position: Forward

Team: Seattle Supersonics

Career Highlights

1988-89: Left Trinity Valley Community College for the NBA after one year of college. Was drafted with the 17th pick by the Seattle Supersonics.
1989-90: Averaged 6.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg in only 13.8 minutes per game in his rookie season.
1990-91: Became a starter for the Sonics and averaged 15.0 ppg and 8.4 rpg. Shot .508 from the field and was 18th in the NBA with 1.52 blocks per game. Set a franchise record with 10 blocks against the LA Lakers on Jan 18. Averaged 13.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg in the playoffs.
1991-92: Missed 18 games due to injury, but averaged 15.5 pts, 10.4 reb, and 1.94 blk (14th) per game. Stepped it up in the playoffs, averaging 22.0 pts and 16.3 reb per game, including 20 rebounds in Game 4 of the Sonics 1st round upset of Golden State.
1992-93: For the 3rd straight year, kemp improved his scoring (17.8 ppg) and rebounding (10.7 rpg) averages. He finished 12th in the NBA in both rebounding and blocks (1.87 per game). In 19 playoff games, Kemp averaged 16.5 pts, 10.0 reb, and 2.11 blk per game. The Sonics came within one game of the NBA Finals, losing to Phoenix in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals 123-110.
1993-94: Kemp led the Sonics in both scoring (18.1 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg). He finished 13th in the NBA in rebounding, 5th in FG pct (.538), and 10th in blocks (2.1 per game). He led the Sonics to a league best 63-19 record, but the Sonics were upset by Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
1994-95: For the 5th consecutive year, Kemp improved both his scoring (18.7 ppg) and his rebounding (10.9 rpg) averages. He finished 24th in the NBA in scoring, 6th in rebounding, 8th in FG pct (.547), and 19th in blocks (1.49 per game). He set a new career high with 42 pts against the LA Clippers on Dec 10. In Seattle's 1st round loss to the Lakers, Kemp averaged 24.8 pts, 12.0 reb, 2.0 stl, and 1.75 blk per game, and shot .579 from the field and .821 on FTs.
1995-96: Raised his scoring and rebounding averages to career highs of 19.6 ppg (22nd) and 11.4 rpg (5th). Shot a career high .561 from the field (5th) and finished 17th in the NBA in blocks (1.61 per game). Led the Sonics all the way to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Bulls in six games.

Career Statistics
Year   Team     G   Min  FG   3PT  FT   REB  AST  STL  BLK   PTS   PPG
89-90  Seattle 81  1120 .479 .167 .736  346   26   47   70   525   6.5
90-91  Seattle 81  2442 .508 .167 .661  679  144   77  123  1214  15.0
91-92  Seattle 64  1808 .504 .000 .748  665   86   70  124   994  15.5
92-93  Seattle 78  2582 .492 .000 .712  833  155  119  146  1388  17.8
93-94  Seattle 79  2597 .538 .250 .741  851  207  142  166  1431  18.1
94-95  Seattle 82  2679 .547 .286 .749  893  149  102  122  1530  18.7
95-96  Seattle 79  2631 .561 .417 .742  904  173   93  127  1550  19.6 
Career tot:   544 15859 .522 .222 .728 5171  940  650  878  8632  15.9 
Playoff tot:   62  2236 .509 .200 .787  641  117   79  117  1127  18.2

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