Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American professional
basketball
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coach and former player currently working as an assistant coach for the
Golden State Valkyries
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in the
Women's National Basketball Association
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(WNBA). Powell was born and raised in
Teaneck, New Jersey
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, where he played basketball at
Teaneck High School
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. He played
collegiately at Butler Community College and
Texas Tech University
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.
[Grizzlies sign Free Agents Dontell Jefferson and Kasib Powell]
/ref> He also enjoyed a brief career in the NBA
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with the Miami Heat
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.
Professional career
Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League
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, the Greek League, the Continental Basketball Association
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(CBA), the USBL
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, the Russian Superleague
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, the NBA D-League
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, the NBA
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, the Bosnian League, the Chinese Basketball Association
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and the Israeli Basketball Super League
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. He played for the Dakota Wizards
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of the CBA during the 2005–06 season and earned All-CBA First Team honors. He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce
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in the NBA D-League during the 2007–08 season and was named the league's MVP
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...
.[Injury-ravaged Heat sign F Powell]
He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves
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(2004), the Chicago Bulls
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(2005), the Orlando Magic
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(2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies
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(2007),[ but he failed to make any the teams for the NBA regular season.
Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries,][ the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008.][ He got his first NBA career ]start
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on March 27, 2008. On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract, however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season.
In 2009, Powell signed with Trikala 2000.
In October 2010, Powell signed with Hapoel Holon
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in Israel
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.
In October 2011, Powell signed with Fortress Körmend, a Hungarian basketball team.
Coaching career
On October 9, 2016, Powell was named assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce
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of the NBA Development League
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. On September 16, 2021, he was promoted to head coach.
On July 16, 2024, Powell became a player development coach for the Miami Heat
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.
On March 27, 2025, Powell was announced as an assistant coach for the Golden State Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Valkyries compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team began play in the 2025 se ...
.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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References
External links
NBA D-League Profile
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1981 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Serbia and Montenegro
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from New Jersey
Basketball players from Bergen County, New Jersey
BC Körmend players
BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players
Butler Grizzlies men's basketball players
CBA All-Star Game players
Dakota Wizards (CBA) players
Greek Basket League players
Hapoel Holon B.C. players
KK FMP (1991–2011) players
Miami Heat players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Sioux Falls Skyforce coaches
Sioux Falls Skyforce players
Small forwards
Teaneck High School alumni
Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball players
Trikala B.C. players
Undrafted NBA players
Zhejiang Lions players