Sean Kilpatrick

Sean Kilpatrick
No. 14 – Delaware 87ers
Position Shooting guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-06) January 6, 1990
Yonkers, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school White Plains (White Plains, New York)
Notre Dame Prep
(Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
College Cincinnati (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
2015 Delaware 87ers (D-League)
2015 Minnesota Timberwolves
2015–present Delaware 87ers (D-League)
2016 Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Sean Redell Kilpatrick (born January 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. A 6'4" shooting guard born in Yonkers, New York, during his senior season of 2013–14 with the Cincinnati Bearcats, he was named AP first-team All-American.[1]

High school career

Kilpatrick starred at White Plains Senior High School, where he averaged 28.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game over his four-year career. He then spent a post-graduate year at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[2]

College career

Kilpatrick redshirted what would have been his freshman season at Cincinnati in 2009–10, as he played the same position as top recruit Lance Stephenson.[3]

In his first season with the Bearcats, Kilpatrick was part of the regular rotation, averaging 9.7 points per game in 20.6 minutes per game. As a sophomore, his role and minutes expanded and he increased his scoring average to 14.3 per game. He led the Big East Conference in made three point shots and three pointers per game and was named second team All-Conference at the conclusion of the season. As a junior in 2012–13, Kilpatrick again raised his scoring average as he tallied 17 points per game and repeated on the second team All-Big East squad.[2]

In the summer between his junior and senior seasons, Kilpatrick was selected to represent the United States as a member of the men's national team at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. He averaged 7.5 points per game as the team finished ninth.[4]

At the beginning of his senior season, Kilpatrick was named preseason first team all-conference by the American Athletic Conference.[5] On February 19, 2014, Kilpatrick passed Steve Logan for second all-time in Bearcats scoring history (behind Oscar Robertson).[6] On February 28, he was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.[7]

For the season, he averaged 20.6 points per game and led the Bearcats to a 27-7 overall record and first-place in the conference. He was named first-team All-American by the AP, USA Today, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and NBCSports.com.[8] Overall, Kilpatrick was named a consensus second-team All-American.[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Kilpatrick joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 20, 2014, he signed with the Golden State Warriors.[11] However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 24, 2014.[12] On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors as an affiliate player.[13] On January 21, 2015, he was traded to the Delaware 87ers, along with a first-round pick, in exchange for Ronald Roberts and the returning player rights to Darington Hobson.[14]

On March 19, 2015, Kilpatrick signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves were granted an NBA hardship exception for a 16th roster spot due to having four players out with injury.[15] He made his NBA debut later that night, recording one rebound in 10 minutes of action as the Timberwolves defeated the New York Knicks 95–92 in overtime.[16] He was not retained by the Timberwolves following the expiration of his 10-day contract on March 29. In four games for the Timberwolves, he averaged 5.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.[17] The same day, he returned to the 87ers.

In June 2015, Kilpatrick joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[18] On September 10, 2015, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[19] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 23 after appearing in five preseason games.[20] On November 17, he was reacquired by Delaware.[21] On January 12, 2016, he signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.[22] On January 23, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets.[23] On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[24] After his second 10-day contract expired, he was not offered a contract with the Nuggets for the rest of the season.[25] On February 2, he was reacquired by Delaware.[26]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Minnesota 4 0 18.0 .350 .308 1.000 1.5 1.0 .8 .0 5.5
2015–16 Denver 8 0 10.3 .381 .235 .875 .8 .4 .3 .0 3.4
Career 12 0 12.8 .366 .267 .917 1.0 .6 .4 .0 4.1

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Sean Kilpatrick Cincinnati athletic bio". Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Braziller, Zach (November 7, 2012). "Yonkers' Kilpatrick Keeps Keeps Bearcats Growlin'". New York Post. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Twenty-seventh World University Games - 2013". USA Basketball. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Louisville Unanimously Chosen As American Athletic Conference Favorite". American Athletic Conference. October 13, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kilpatrick surpasses Logan as UC routs UCF". cincinnati.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top 10 National Semifinalists Named for 2014 Men's Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T". Naismith Awards. February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2014–15 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide". issuu.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sean Kilpatrick Named AP First Team All American, Consensus 2nd Team All American". SBNation.com. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ Russell, Shannon. "Sean Kilpatrick to play in Vegas League with 76ers". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Warriors Sign Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Warriors Waive Craft, Kapono, Kilpatrick, Mcadoo and Watt". NBA.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2014 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Warriors Acquire Ronald Roberts Jr., Rights to Darington Hobson". OurSportsCentral.com. January 21, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wolves Sign Guard Sean Kilpatrick to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Wolves edge Knicks in OT matchup of NBA's biggest losers". NBA.com. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Timberwolves bypass signing guard Sean Kilpatrick". CBSSports.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 Summer League Roster: Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Pelicans waive Sean Kilpatrick, Chris Douglas-Roberts". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  21. ↑ "87ers re-acquire Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Sean Kilpatrick". NBA.com. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Kilpatrick to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  25. ↑ "The Denver Nuggets will not sign guard Sean...". Twitter. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  26. ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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