Kadeem Coleby

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Kadeem Coleby
Free agent
Position Power forward / center
Personal information
Born (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 34)
Nassau, Bahamas
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school Christian Life Center Academy
(Humble, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014 Al-Fateh
2014–2015 Al Manama
2015–2016 Al Muharraq
2016–2017Al Manama
2017–2022 Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
  • B1 Block leader (2019) [1]
  • B2 Block leader (2018)
  • Bahraini champion (2017)
  • Bahrain Basketball League MVP (2016)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
FIBA CBC Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Tortola Bahamas

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]

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College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009-10Odessa30.330.3802.6670.2330.2000.4331.67
2010-11Daytona State32.530.5108.0630.7500.4062.40610.19
2011-12 Louisiana–Lafayette 313024.4.561.000.5004.90.80.42.49.5
2013-14 Wichita State 361912.9.452.000.5001.30.20.11.32.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013-14Wichita213.0.400.000.1671.5002.02.5

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017†Manama626.868073.58.81.31.01.8315.5
2017-18 Akita513121.758.1061.26.71.01.01.7*11.9
2018-19 Akita525230.553.9057.48.41.41.12.3*12.8
2019-20 Akita343427.254.1065.06.91.20.81.910.1
2020-21 Akita353526.564.6060.57.92.41.11.612.3

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017-18Akita5319:54.600.000.8003.20.21.21.49.6

Early cup games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017Akita2120:15.636.000.5566.00.53.02.09.5
2018Akita2125:48.474.000.6009.50.01.02.010.5
2019Akita2224:31.471.000.1439.03.50.51.08.5

Preseason games

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018Akita2120.8.500.000.6884.01.50.50.59.5
2019Akita3220.2.739.000.4294.32.70.32.012.33

Source: Changwon1 Changwon2 Source: Utsunomiya Toyama Sendai

National team

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012 Bahamas 414.7568.80502.8002.86.5
2014 Bahamas 52548.9066.74.20.80.81.210.8
2015 Bahamas 520.241.70655.20.403.48.6
2018 Bahamas 22145.5085.73.51.00.528.0

Personal

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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