Kerry Kittles

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Kerry Kittles
Position	Shooting Guard
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality	United States
Born	June 12, 1974 Dayton, Ohio
College	Villanova University
Draft	8^th overall, 1996 New Jersey Nets
Pro career	1996–2005
Former teams	New Jersey Nets 1996–2004 Los Angeles Clippers 2004–2005

Kerry Kittles (born June 12, 1974 in Dayton, Ohio) is a professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School. He is a Roman Catholic who has served as a Eucharistic Minister.[1][2]

The 6' 5", 179lb shooting guard from Villanova University was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the eighth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He sat out his entire fifth season, in 2000-01, due to rehabilitation from offseason surgery on his right knee. After seven seasons with the Nets, Kittles was finally traded to the Clippers in a salary purge. After one injury-riddled year in Los Angeles, Kittles departed from the Clippers. Kittles now works for the Nets as a part time scout.

He holds the Villanova University record for most points scored, with 2,243.

[edit] Career highlights

Owns 15 Villanova all-time career records, including most points (2,243) and most steals (277)
Named First Team All-America by the AP as a senior at Villanova after achieving Second Team status as a junior
Named NBA co-Rookie of the Month (with Vancouver's Shareef Abdur-Rahim) for December, 1996
Recorded 9 points and 4 assists in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
Posted a career-high 40 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals against the Milwaukee Bucks on 4/13/97
Set an NBA rookie record in 1996-97 with 158 three-pointers and led the Nets in three-pointers made and attempted (419) and three-point percentage (.377)
Named to the 1996-97 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 16.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.91 spg and playing in all 82 games
Totaled a team-high 29 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and 3 assists against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/24/98
Led the Nets in 1997-98 in three-pointers made (110) and attempted (263) and three-point percentage (.418, 11th in the NBA)
Finished first on the Nets in 3pt FG percentage at 40.0 in 1999-2000
Scored 5000th career point by recording a team-high 22 points on 9-15 (60.0%) shooting from the field in 43 minute vs Atlanta on 3/24/2002