Kevin Magee (basketball)

Kevin Magee
Personal information
Born January 24, 1959
Gary, Indiana
Died October 23, 2003(2003-10-23) (aged 44)
Nationality American
Career information
High school South Pike (Magnolia, Mississippi)
College Saddleback College (1978–1980)
UC Irvine (1980–1982)
NBA draft 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career 1982–1994
Position Power forward
Number 13
Career history
1982–1983 Cagiva Varèse
1983–1984 CAI Zaragoza
1984–1990 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1990–1991 CAI Zaragoza
1991–1992 Auxilium Torino
1992–1993 Racing Paris
1993–1994 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 2,081

Kevin Dornell Magee (January 24, 1959–October 23, 2003), was an American basketball player who played most of his professional career for Maccabi Tel Aviv. 2.03m tall and weighing 104 kg, he played at the power forward position.

He died in a car accident on Interstate 55, south of Amite, Louisiana, in October 2003.[1]

College career

He played collegiately for two years for the Anteaters of the University of California, Irvine. A two-time All-American basketball player in the early 1980s, Magee was also the Pacific Coast Athletic Association player of the year in 1980-81 and 1981-82. In those two seasons he averaged 26.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, and shot 66% from the field, was a first-team Associated Press All-American, first-team All-West Coast, and first-team All-District 8 both seasons, was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now Big West) Player of the Year each season, was named District 8 Most Valuable Player in 1982, and was ranked in the nation's top 10 in scoring, rebounding, and field-goal percentage both seasons.[2] His is the only number retired in UCI history, and he was inducted into the UCI Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]

Professional career

Magee was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft; however he never played in the NBA.

He played in Europe, for Spanish side CAI Zaragoza with whom he won King's cup in 1984 and he also was FIBA Korać Cup semifinalist.

Later he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 6 Israeli Championships (1985-1990) and 5 Israeli State Cups (1985-1987, 1989, 1990). He also was a two-time Euroleague semifinalist (1985, 1986) and three-time finalist (1987, 1988, 1989). At the peak of his career in Israel he became a national sensation, being one of the first celebrities featured in advertisements. Most notable was his commercial for Telma peanut butter.

He rejoined CAI Zaragoza in 1991 and was Saporta Cup finalist in 1991.

Playing for Auxilium Torino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, he led the league in rebounding in 1991-92.

References

  1. ↑ Former UCI Player Is Killed
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