Derwin Kitchen

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Derwin Kitchen
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Kitchen playing for Hapoel Eilat in 2018
Personal information
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Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
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Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolRaines (Jacksonville, Florida)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2019
PositionTemplate:Pluralize from textPoint guard / shooting guard
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Derwin Maurice Kitchen (born May 14, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and Florida State University before playing professionally in Israel, Greece, Serbia, France and Turkey. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he primarily plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Early life and college career

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Kitchen graduated from Raines High School, in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, in 2005. Afterwards, he considered playing college basketball at several colleges, and initially agreed to play at the University of Florida, with the Florida Gators, but was ruled ineligible for the 2005–06 season due to his academics. He wanted to play college basketball during the 2006–07 season with St. Johns' college basketball team, the St. John's Red Storm, but was again ruled academically ineligible.

During the 2007–08 season, Kitchen played for Iowa Western Community College's college basketball team, where he averaged 14 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. Then, he went on to play with Florida State's team, the Seminoles, for three seasons.[1] He went undrafted at the 2011 NBA draft.

Professional career

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2011–2012)

On July 20, 2011, Kitchen started his professional career with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a one-year deal.[2] On January 1, 2012, Kitchen recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, along with nine rebounds, and five assists in an 88–77 win over Hapoel Holon.[3] On February 1, 2012, Kitchen was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January.[4]

Kitchen helped Rishon LeZion to reach the Israeli State Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 32 games played during the 2011–12 season, Kitchen averaged 14.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. On May 17, 2012, Kitchen was named All-Israeli League First Team.[5]

Panathinaikos / Cedevita (2012–2013)

On July 12, 2012, Kitchen joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League.[6] One month later, Kitchen signed a one-year deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the EuroLeague.[7] However, on December 24, 2012, Kitchen was loaned to KK Cedevita for the rest of the season.[8]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2013–2015)

On August 8, 2013, Kitchen returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[9] On June 23, 2014, Kitchen signed a two-year contract extension with Jerusalem.[10] Kitchen helped Jerusalem to win the 2015 Israeli League Championship.

Nancy / Trabzonspor (2015–2016)

On November 20, 2015, Kitchen signed with the French team SLUC Nancy for the 2015–16 season.[11] However, on December 28, 2015, Kitchen parted ways with Nancy after appearing in seven games and signed with the Turkish team Trabzonspor for the rest of the season.[12]

Ironi Nahariya (2016–2017)

On November 2, 2016, Kitchen returned to Israel for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya.[13] On February 8, 2017, Kitchen recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field along with eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals in a 96–75 win over Gaziantep.[14]

Kitchen finished the season as the Israeli League third leading player in assists (5.8 per game) and helped Nahariya to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals and the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals.

Hapoel Eilat (2017–2018)

On November 24, 2017, Kitchen signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season.[15] Kitchen helped Eilat to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Holon.

Personal life

Kitchen's first cousin and best friend is Jamon Gordon.[16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Template:Flagicon Hapoel Jerusalem 19 19 31.5 .497 .343 .828 5.3 4.0 1.3 .2 11.4 17.1
2014–15 9 9 30.2 .486 .176 .857 5.6 3.6 1.4 .2 10.3 14.0
2015–16 Template:Flagicon Nancy 5 5 31.6 .404 .250 .789 7.6 4.6 2.4 0 11.4 18.2
Template:Flagicon Trabzonspor 6 6 28.2 .353 .125 .727 7.0 4.5 1.1 0 5.5 11.2

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derwin Kitchen takes long road to senior night at Florida State". OrlandoSentinel.com. March 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maccabi Rishon LeZion lands Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. July 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Winner League, Game 12: M. Rishon Vs H. Holon – Box Score". basket.co.il. January 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."שחקן החודש – דרווין קיצ'ן". basket.co.il (in עברית). February 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."נבחרי העונה – 2011/2012". basket.co.il (in עברית). May 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Denver Nuggets: Summer League Roster, Key Storylines". BleacherReport.com. July 12, 2012.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Panathinaikos announces guard Kitchen". euroleague.net. August 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cedevita officially gets Derwin Kitchen on loan from Panathinaikos". Sportando.com. December 24, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hapoel Jerusalem signs Derwin Kitchen, Ronald Dupree". Sportando.com. August 8, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derwin Kitchen signs a 2-year contract extension with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.com. June 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SLUC Nancy announces Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. November 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derwin Kitchen signs with Trabzonspor". Sportando.com. December 28, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derwin Kitchen inks a deal with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. November 2, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ironi Nahariya v Gaziantep boxscore – FIBA Europe Cup 2017". fiba.basketball. February 8, 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hapoel Eilat signs Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. November 24, 2017.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ντέργουιν Κίτσεν: η ζωή που δεν έζησε". sport24.gr (in greek). August 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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