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Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Nassau, Bahamas | November 8, 1989||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bahamian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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2014 | Al-Fateh | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Al Manama | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Al Muharraq | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Al Manama | ||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Akita Northern Happinets | ||||||||||||||
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Kadeem D'Arby Coleby (born November 8, 1989), nicknamed KC, is a Bahamian professional basketball player who last played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. [2] He is one of the league-leading skilled shot blockers. [3] He fractured both kneecaps during the game on February 10, 2021. [4]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009-10 | Odessa | 30 | .330 | .380 | 2.667 | 0.233 | 0.200 | 0.433 | 1.67 | |||
2010-11 | Daytona State | 32 | .530 | .510 | 8.063 | 0.750 | 0.406 | 2.406 | 10.19 | |||
2011-12 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 31 | 30 | 24.4 | .561 | .000 | .500 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
2013-14 | Wichita State | 36 | 19 | 12.9 | .452 | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013-14 | Wichita | 2 | 13.0 | .400 | .000 | .167 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Coleby won an championship |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017† | Manama | 6 | 26.8 | 68 | 0 | 73.5 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.83 | 15.5 | |
2017-18 | Akita | 51 | 31 | 21.7 | 58.1 | 0 | 61.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7* | 11.9 |
2018-19 | Akita | 52 | 52 | 30.5 | 53.9 | 0 | 57.4 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.3* | 12.8 |
2019-20 | Akita | 34 | 34 | 27.2 | 54.1 | 0 | 65.0 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
2020-21 | Akita | 35 | 35 | 26.5 | 64.6 | 0 | 60.5 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017-18 | Akita | 5 | 3 | 19:54 | .600 | .000 | .800 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 20:15 | .636 | .000 | .556 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
2018 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 25:48 | .474 | .000 | .600 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
2019 | Akita | 2 | 2 | 24:31 | .471 | .000 | .143 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018 | Akita | 2 | 1 | 20.8 | .500 | .000 | .688 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
2019 | Akita | 3 | 2 | 20.2 | .739 | .000 | .429 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 12.33 |
Source: Changwon1 Changwon2 Source: Utsunomiya Toyama Sendai
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012 | Bahamas | 4 | 14.75 | 68.8 | 0 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.5 | |
2014 | Bahamas | 5 | 25 | 48.9 | 0 | 66.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 10.8 | |
2015 | Bahamas | 5 | 20.2 | 41.7 | 0 | 65 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 3.4 | 8.6 | |
2018 | Bahamas | 2 | 21 | 45.5 | 0 | 85.7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
His younger brother, Dwight Coleby (tl) played college basketball for the University of Kansas and Western Kentucky. [5] [6] DC signed with the Liège Basket in Belgium, and was transferred to the Happinets. [7] This KC/DC brother unit became successful in a 76-52 win to the Levanga Hokkaido on March 13, 2019. [8] Their mother died at the age of 43, and KC wears #43. [9] KC tied knot to Krystal Coleby on July 14, 2018.
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