Kahiem Seawright

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Kahiem Seawright
Akhisar Belediyespor
Position Power forward / center
League Turkish Basketball First League
Personal information
Born (1986-12-17) December 17, 1986 (age 37)
Uniondale, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Uniondale (Uniondale, New York)
College Rhode Island (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 CB Tarragona
2010–2011 Baloncesto León
2011–2012 CB Valladolid
2011–2012Trotamundos de Carabobo
2012–2013 Gimnasia Indalo
2013–2017 Büyükçekmece
2018–2019 Hapoel Afula
2019–present Akhisar Belediyespor

Kahiem Seawright (born December 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Akhisar Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League. He played college basketball for University of Rhode Island.

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Career

Seawright played for Rhode Island Rams from 2005 to 2009, in the Atlantic 10 Conference of the Division I (NCAA).

After this time at the NCAA, started his professional career on 2009 at CB Tarragona, [1] team of the LEB Oro, Spanish second league. One season later, signs for Baloncesto León, [2] and becomes the most valuated foreign player of that league.

On 2011, signs for CB Valladolid and debuts at the top Spanish basketball league, the Liga ACB. [3]

On August 8, 2018, Seawright signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League. [4] In 23 games played for Afula, he averaged a double-double of 18.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.

On August 15, 2019, he has signed with Akhisar Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League. [5]

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References

  1. Kahiem Seawright, extracomunitario "rookie" para el CBT Solobasket. August 16, 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Kahiem Seawright volverá a la Adecco Oro de la mano de Baloncesto León Solobasket. September 24, 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. Kahiem Seawright, primer fichaje del Blancos de Rueda Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine CB Valladolid. August 3, 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. זר ראשון לעפולה: קאהים סירייט חתם לעונה אחת. one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. "Kahiem Seawright, Akhisar Basket'te" (in Turkish). Fanatik. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.