Kevin Palmer (basketball)

Kevin Palmer
	Kevin Palmer with Hapoel Eilat
Personal information
Born	June 21, 1987 (age 37); Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Parkville (Parkville, Maryland)
College	Cecil College (2006–2008); Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2008–2010);
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–2016
Position	Small forward
Career history
2010–2011	Austin Spurs
2011–2012	Rizing Fukuoka
2012–2013	KAOD
2013–2016	Hapoel Eilat
2016	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2016	Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
	Israeli League champion (2016); Greek League rebounding leader (2013); Greek League steals leader (2013); bj league Best Five (2011-2012); bj league All-Star (2012); 2× First-team All-Southland (2009, 2010); Southland Newcomer of the Year (2009);

Last updated December 24, 2024

Kevin Palmer (born June 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.

College career

Palmer began his college career at Cecil College. After leading the team with 18 points per game and 80 3-pointers for the season he decided to transfer to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.^[1]

During his senior year with the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi he averaged 19.7 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 2.4 steals per game.^[2]

College statistics


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Tx A&M-CC	33	33	29.9	.427	.310	.809	5.15	2.85	2.61	0.55	18.15
2009–10	Tx A&M-CC	32	32	32.9	.463	.321	.760	5.44	2.75	2.41	0.28	19.72
Career		65	65	31.4	.445	.315	.783	5.29	2.80	2.51	0.42	18.92

NCAA Special Events Stats


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Portsmouth Invitational Tournament	3		25.20	.366	.267	.833	7.7	1.7	3.7	2.3	13.0

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-District (23) First Team - 2009, 2010
All-Southland First Team - 2009, 2010
Southland All-Tournament Team - 2009
Southland Newcomer of the Year - 2009

Professional career

On July 15, 2013, Palmer signed to play with Hapoel Eilat after playing for KAO Dramas during the 2012–13 season.^[3]^[4]

On June 6, 2015, Palmer re-signed with Hapoel Eilat after playing the 2014–2015 season with the team after that he moved to Maccabi Rishon Lezion.^[5]

On August 15, 2016, Palmer signed with the Akita Northern Happinets in Japan, replacing Richard Roby.

In the summer of 2017, Palmer played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.^[6]

Career statistics

Legend
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

NBA Summer League Stats


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	WAS	4	1	17.2	.571	.500	.500	3.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

NBA Preseason Stats


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	WAS	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	.000	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Regular season

†	Denotes seasons in which Palmer won an championship

*	Led the league


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	AUS	50	18	25.4	.459	.270	.846	5.04	1.34	1.38	0.56	12.72
2011–12	Fukuoka	52	51	30.6	.492	.321	.722	7.4	2.3	2.5	0.5	21.6
2012–13	KAOD	26	26	29.3	.429	.238	.792	8.31*	2.00	2.38*	0.35	12.73
2013–14	Eilat	37	28	29.2	.472	.326	.735	7.86	2.68	2.81	0.62	12.43
2014–15	Eilat	34	28	29.2	.460	.377	.798	6.00	1.97	1.74	0.35	11.06
2015-16†	Rishon LeZion/Eilat	48	15	21.5	.408	.340	.733	4.02	1.52	1.48	0.23	7.08
2016–17	Akita	29	11	19.0	.433	.346	.667	5.0	1.9	1.6	0.2	12.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011-12	Fukuoka	2	34.5	.488	.333	.615	10.0	2.5	5.0	0.0	26.0
2013-14	Eilat	8	34.0	.487	.343	.875	9.1	4.1	2.3	0.6	15.4
2014-15	Eilat	11	25.5	.366	.351	.882	6.1	2.0	1.6	0.2	9.4
2015-16	Rishon LeZion	7	13.0	.300	.308	.583	2.3	1.0	0.6	0.0	3.3

International Awards & Honors

Greek HEBA A1 Round 20 MVP - 2012–2013
Greek HEBA A1 Round 22 MVP - 2012–2013
Israeli BSL 1st Team - 2013–2014

Trivia

His hero is Carmelo Anthony.^[7]
He is honored to be decorated on the wall at the new arena of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders.^[8]

Personal life

Palmer is the cousin of Juan and Jermaine Dixon, basketball players.

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References

↑ "Palmer to play in Corpus Christi".
↑ "ShamSports | Player Profile".
↑ "Kevin Palmer to play for Hapoel Eliat". 15 July 2013.
↑ "Kevin Palmer Player Profile, Austin Spurs, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
↑ "Kevin Palmer re-signs with Hapoel Eilat". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-09.
↑ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
↑ Akita Sakigake Shimpo (28 September 2016). "Special interview".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ Palmer, Kevin (8 October 2016). "Honored to be decorated". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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[1] "Palmer to play in Corpus Christi".

[2] "ShamSports | Player Profile".

[3] "Kevin Palmer to play for Hapoel Eliat". 15 July 2013.

[4] "Kevin Palmer Player Profile, Austin Spurs, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".

[5] "Kevin Palmer re-signs with Hapoel Eilat". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-09.

[6] "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

[7] Akita Sakigake Shimpo (28 September 2016). "Special interview".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[8] Palmer, Kevin (8 October 2016). "Honored to be decorated". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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Personal information
Kevin Palmer with Hapoel Eilat
Born	(1987-06-21) June 21, 1987 (age 37) Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Parkville (Parkville, Maryland)
College	Cecil College (2006–2008) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2008–2010)
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–2016
Position	Small forward
Career history
2010–2011	Austin Spurs
2011–2012	Rizing Fukuoka
2012–2013	KAOD
2013–2016	Hapoel Eilat
2016	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2016	Akita Northern Happinets

Career highlights and awards
Israeli League champion (2016) Greek League rebounding leader (2013) Greek League steals leader (2013) bj league Best Five (2011-2012) bj league All-Star (2012) 2× First-team All-Southland (2009, 2010) Southland Newcomer of the Year (2009)