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Player Profile: Matt Kemper |
Statistics: Matt Kemper |
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Shooting Hand: RH Height: 205cm Weight: 112kg Birthdate: July 22/ 1982 Passport: USA College: Pacific |
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Matt led his team in Australia in all major statistical categories on route to being the leading rebounder and scorer in the league. |
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 2005-06:
Started the season in the
highly competitive BBL in England with the Birmingham Bullets, where he
led his team and the league in rebounding for much of the season before
finishing in 2nd. Hauled in 17rebs vs Leicester Riders on
Nov12th,....logged a game and league season high 27 rebs in an overtime
game vs Westfield Sharks to go along with 19pts on Nov 10th.......moved
south to Argentina LIGA A with top team River Plate in Feb but
unfortunately saw the club get into financial turmoil and had to leave as
the club could not finish the season. As a result River Plate is no
longer in the league in Argentina.
2004-05: Matt spent the summer months successfully playing down in Australia (Div2) with the Hervey Bay Hurricanes where he picked up awards as the leading scorer and rebounder in that league. He lead his team to the play-offs only to be upset in the semi-finals. Matt lead the team in scoring at just under 27ppg and rebound and around 12rpg. One of his highlight performances was a 41pt 5/7 3pt shooting nights against Ipswich. Matt did not see significant playing time as a senior because of the deep talent pool at Pacific in his senior season. He found himself behind Guiliame Yango and Christian Maerker, both of whom are projected NBA players in the future. 2003-04: Matt played in 18 games for the Tigers, scoring 35 points before breaking his hand and having to sit out the rest of the season... He scored a season-high seven points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Cal State Stanislaus on Dec. 30 ... Matt was named as one of Pacific Basketball's Outstanding Student Athletes at the awards banquet. 2002-03: Matt played in all 28 games, making eight starts for the Tigers ... He averaged 7.5 points per game on the season... Leading the Tigers in total rebounds with 164, he was second on the team in rebound average (5.9 rpg) ... Kemper had a career-high six offensive rebounds against UC Irvine on Feb. 22 ... He equaled his road season high with nine points against Long Beach State on Feb. 19 ... Kemper had 13 points against Long Beach State on Jan. 25, his second straight double figure game ... Kemper scored 16 points (all in the first half) against Idaho on Jan. 2, hitting six out of eight shots from the field (4-5 from three) and grabbed nine rebounds ... He had a career-high 15 boards to go along with 14 points against Saint Joseph's on Dec. 28 ... Kemper notched career highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds against Lamar on Nov. 24. Kemper among Big West Leaders in 2002-03: Overall Games Rebounds 11th with 5.9 per game Blocked Shots 6th with 0.81 per game Def. Rebounds 5th with 4.22 per game Conference Games Rebounds 12th with 5.4 per game Blocked Shots 5th with 0.89 per game Def. Rebounds 8th with 3.89 per game Junior College: Matt came to Pacific from Irvine Valley College in Irvine, Calif. .. Matt spent 2001-02 as a redshirt due to a knee injury ...He played his first year at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ...His best game at Cuesta was a 23 point effort against Hartnell College. High School: Kemper graduated from Hoover High School in Fresno, Calif. ... He led Hoover to the CIF Division I championship as a senior, earning All-City honors in 2000 ... Matt averaged 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in his final season with the Patriots, earning team MVP honors ... Kemper was named to the North Yosemite All-League team as a senior and was team captain for the Patriots ... Off the court, Kemper was an honor roll student and a leadership member. Personal: Matthew Kemper was born July 22, 1982, in Fresno, Calif. ... He is the son of Cliff and Linda Kemper ... Matt is a communication major in his third year at Pacific ... Matt has one older sister and one younger brother. Coach Thomason on Kemper: "Matt definitely can add to our team. He is a post guy who can pass the ball on the perimete,r and he can score out there. I think he is back on track shooting the ball, it's all about shot selection and expectations with Matt. He's just got to relax, play some basketball and help our team win. I think he can get that outside shot and if he takes care of the ball, keeps the ball moving and shows the energy. He's a 6-9, big body guy who's got good hands and is a good rebounder." |
Position:
A player
possessing an extremely high basketball IQ. Great outside
shooting touch that causes a lot of mismatch problems.
Can put it on the floor, and is a great passer. Has the
ability to play power forward, center and even some relief minutes
at the small forward when coaches look to move to a big
lineup. An excellent defender as well he is constantly
in good help side position helping to cover up teammate mistakes
on the perimeter. He has the size to bang down low but is
excellent playing face up to the basket and can often 'out-quick' teammates
on the perimeter. Runs the floor extremely well and is
a really active body on the glass. Has the ability to
dominate the game on the glass at either end of the floor.
Thrives in an up tempo environment.