Name Tim Jr. Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Weight 102 kg | Height 2.08 m Nationality American Role Basketball Player | |
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College Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Like father, like son: Lehigh’s Tim Kempton shares in his father’s love of basketball
Tim Kempton Jr. (born April 28, 1995) is an American basketball player for Bilbao Basket. He played college basketball at Lehigh University, where he was the 2015 and 2016 Patriot League Player of the Year. He is the son of retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player Tim Kempton.
Contents
- Like father like son Lehighs Tim Kempton shares in his fathers love of basketball
- Brophy hoops excelling behind Tim Kempton JR
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Brophy hoops excelling behind Tim Kempton, JR
College career
A 6'10" center and power forward, Kempton played high school basketball at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. For college, he chose Lehigh, where as a freshman in 2013–14 he averaged 13.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore season, Kempton raised his averages to 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Patriot League, Patriot League Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. He repeated the honor in his junior season, averaging 17.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game at Lehigh. Finally, in his senior season, Kempton recorded 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, joining Alec Peters that year as the only players to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He ended his college career with a total of 2,043 points and 1,091 rebounds recorded.
Professional career
On June 16, 2017, Kempton signed with the Spanish team Bilbao Basket.
