Kevin Séraphin
Kevin Séraphin | ||
Player information | ||
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birthday | December 7, 1989 | |
place of birth | Cayenne , French Guiana | |
size | 208 cm | |
Weight | 126 kg | |
position |
Center Power Forward |
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NBA draft | 2010 , 17th pick , Chicago Bulls | |
Club information | ||
society | Xinjiang Flying Tigers | |
Jersey number | 1 | |
Clubs as active | ||
2008–2010 Cholet Basket 2010–2015 Washington Wizards 2011 → Caja Laboral 2015–2016 New York Knicks 2016–2017 Indiana Pacers 2017–2019 FC Barcelona Since 2019 Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
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National team | ||
Since | 2011France |
Kevin Séraphin (born December 7, 1989 in Cayenne , French Guiana ) is a French basketball player who currently plays for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China .
Career
Séraphin grew up in French Guiana and started playing basketball at the age of 15. In 2015 he moved to the youth of Poitiers Basket 86 and a year later to Cholet Basket . In Cholet he made his debut in the French league in the 2007/08 season. In the 2010 NBA draft he was initially selected by the Chicago Bulls , but a short time later exchanged for Kirk Hinrich and the draft rights to Uladsimir Weramejenka . In its first year it was only used sporadically. From his sophomore year, Séraphin was a key player in the Wizards rotation. In his third year he scored 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds .
During the lockout in 2011, Séraphin played for the Spanish first division club Caja Laboral .
Séraphin stayed with the Wizards until 2015. In August 2015 he signed a contract with the New York Knicks . In the 2016/17 season he played for the Indiana Pacers . In 2017 he signed a contract with the Spanish first division club FC Barcelona . Due to a knee injury, the Frenchman had to end the 2017/18 season early, by then he had averaged 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 14 games in the Spanish league. In the EuroLeague he achieved 12.1 points per match. In his second year in Barcelona, Séraphin's values fell: in the league he came to 7.6 and in the EuroLeague to 8.9 points per use.
During the summer break of 2019, he moved to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China .
National team
Séraphin has been active for the French national basketball team since 2011 . At the 2011 European Basketball Championship he was runner-up with France.
Web links
- Kevin Séraphin - player profile on NBA.com
- Kevin Séraphin - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Center France: Le joueur de NBA Kevin Séraphin était à Limoges ce week-end. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ TEAM FRANCE BASKET. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistiques Joueur | LNB.fr. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
- ^ Wizards Acquire Kirk Hinrich and Draft Rights to Kevin Seraphin From Chicago
- ↑ CAJA LABORAL adds Seraphin to frontline
- ↑ Player profile at FC Barcelona , fcbarcelona.com, last accessed on November 3, 2017
- ↑ https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-al-etranger/saison-terminee-pour-kevin-seraphin.html
- ↑ http://www.acb.com/stsacumjug.php?cod_jugador=164
- ↑ https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001948&seasoncode=E2018#!careerstats
- ↑ https://nba.thedailydunk.co/officiel-kevin-seraphin-quitte-barcelone-et-debarque-en-chine/
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Séraphin, Kevin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cayenne , French Guiana |