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.
 Kitchen playing for Hapoel Eilat in March 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1986 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Raines (Jacksonville, Florida) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–2019 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2012 | Panathinaikos |
| 2012–2013 | → Cedevita |
| 2013–2015 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2015 | SLUC Nancy |
| 2015–2016 | Trabzonspor |
| 2016–2017 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2019 | Defensor Sporting |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and college career
editKitchen 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
editMaccabi Rishon LeZion (2011–2012)
editOn 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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)
editOn 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
editKitchen's first cousin and best friend is Jamon Gordon.[16]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 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 | Nancy | 5 | 5 | 31.6 | .404 | .250 | .789 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 11.4 | 18.2 |
| Trabzonspor | 6 | 6 | 28.2 | .353 | .125 | .727 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 5.5 | 11.2 |
References
edit- ^ "Derwin Kitchen takes long road to senior night at Florida State". OrlandoSentinel.com. March 1, 2011.
- ^ "Maccabi Rishon LeZion lands Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. July 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Winner League, Game 12: M. Rishon Vs H. Holon – Box Score". basket.co.il. January 1, 2012.
- ^ "שחקן החודש – דרווין קיצ'ן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 1, 2012.
- ^ "נבחרי העונה – 2011/2012". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Denver Nuggets: Summer League Roster, Key Storylines". BleacherReport.com. July 12, 2012.
- ^ "Panathinaikos announces guard Kitchen". euroleague.net. August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Cedevita officially gets Derwin Kitchen on loan from Panathinaikos". Sportando.com. December 24, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Derwin Kitchen, Ronald Dupree". Sportando.com. August 8, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Derwin Kitchen signs a 2-year contract extension with Hapoel Jerusalem". Sportando.com. June 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SLUC Nancy announces Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. November 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Derwin Kitchen signs with Trabzonspor". Sportando.com. December 28, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ironi Nahariya v Gaziantep boxscore – FIBA Europe Cup 2017". fiba.basketball. February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Hapoel Eilat signs Derwin Kitchen". Sportando.com. November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Ντέργουιν Κίτσεν: η ζωή που δεν έζησε". sport24.gr (in Greek). August 17, 2012.