Kevin Burwell

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Kevin Burwell
Personal information
Born (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 32)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolImhotep (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Position Point guard
Number25
Career history
2011–2012 CB Sant Josep
2013 Orangeville A's
2013–2014 Springfield Armor
2014–2015 New Jersey Thunder
2015–2016 KB Peja

Kevin Burwell (born 25 January 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He played most recently for the New Jersey Thunder (APBL) in the U.S. He helped them to win the league title. He was voted to the USBasket.com All-APBL First Team. [1] [2]

Personal

Burwell was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Germantown. He is the son of Kevin Burwell, Sr., and Renee Tarpley. Throughout his childhood, Burwell participated in a variety of sports each season, playing basketball on a team for the first time at age six. [3] Burwell graduated from Imhotep Charter School in 2006 playing both basketball and football. [4] Burwell then attended Mississippi Valley State University, becoming one of the top point guards of the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I season. In 2012, Burwell went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, making him an unrestricted free agent. As of 2015, Burwell plays for KB Peja, a professional basketball club in Kosovo. [5]

His hobbies outside of basketball are shopping and fixing cars. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Burwell Basketball Player Profile, KB Peja, Miss.Valley St., News, SuperLeague stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Burwell Stats, Bio". Espn.go.com. 1989-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Expanded Sports – Mississippi Valley State's Kevin Burwell:The Champ". expandedsports.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Burwell's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Valley State Media Guide 2012-2013" (PDF). Mississippi Valley Sports.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Burwell Player Profile, Mississippi Valley State, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.


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