Timothy Joseph Kempton (born January 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball who played the power forward and center positions. Born in Jamaica, New York, he played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before having a 14-year professional career, playing 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in addition to seasons in Italy, France, Spain, and Turkey. He was selected in the 6th round (124th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.

College career

Kempton played for

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from 1982 to 1986, appearing in 107 games over 4 season and averaging 8.7

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, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 26.2 minutes per game.

Professional career

Kempton played in 8

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seasons for 8 teams. He played for the Clippers (1986–87),

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(1988–89, 1993–94),

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(1989–90),

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

(1992–93),

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(1993–94), Atlanta Hawks (1995–96), San Antonio Spurs (1996–97),

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(1997–98) and Toronto Raptors (1997–98). He was also under contract with

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(1996). In his NBA career, Kempton played in 280 games and scored a total of 1,259 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1988–89 NBA season as a member of the Hornets, appearing in 79 games and averaging 6.1 ppg.

Personal

His son,

Tim Kempton Jr. Timothy Kempton Jr. (born April 28, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Lehigh University, where he was the 2015 and 2016 Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Patriot League P ...

, is also a professional basketball player. Tim also has a daughter, Catherine Kempton, who plays tennis.

References

External links

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