American basketball player and coach
Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player currently working as a player development coach for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey , where he played basketball at Teaneck High School .[ 1] He played collegiately at Butler Community College and Texas Tech University .[ 2] [ 3] He also enjoyed a brief career in the NBA with the Miami Heat .
Professional career
Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League , the Greek League , the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the USBL , the Russian Superleague , the NBA D-League , the NBA , the Bosnian League , the Chinese Basketball Association and the Israeli Basketball Super League . He played for the Dakota Wizards of the CBA during the 2005–06 season and earned All-CBA First Team honors.[ 4] He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League during the 2007–08 season and was named the league's MVP .[ 5] He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the Chicago Bulls (2005), the Orlando Magic (2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies (2007),[ 2] but he failed to make any the teams for the NBA regular season.
Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries,[ 5] the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008.[ 3] He got his first NBA career start on March 27, 2008.[ 6] On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract,[ 7] however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season.[ 8]
In 2009, Powell signed with Trikala 2000 .[ 9]
In October 2010, Powell signed with Hapoel Holon in Israel .[ 10]
In October 2011, Powell signed with Fortress Körmend , a Hungarian basketball team.[ 11]
Coaching career
On October 9, 2016, Powell was named assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League .[ 12] On September 16, 2021, he was promoted to head coach.[ 13]
On July 16, 2024, Powell became a player development coach for the Miami Heat .[ 14]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
References
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian . "Powell Leads For General" , The Record , March 16, 2002. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Three years ago, Kasib Powell came out of Teaneck High School too small and slight for a major conference scholarship."
^ a b Grizzlies sign Free Agents Dontell Jefferson and Kasib Powell
^ a b "Heat adds D-League's Kasib Powell" . Sun-Sentinel.com . Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008 .
^ "Kasib Powell minor league basketball statistics" . Stats Crew . Retrieved June 22, 2021 .
^ a b Injury-ravaged Heat sign F Powell Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Heat F Kasib Powell gets first career start" . Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2008 .
^ "Heat part ways with Powell after 10-day contract expires" . Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
^ "Miami re-signs F Powell" . Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
^ Trikala inks former NBDL MVP Kasib Powell.
^ "Hapoel Holon inks American forward Kasib Powell" . Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2010 .
^ "BB1.hu : Megérkezett Kasib Powell" . www.bb1.hu . Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
^ "KASIB POWELL ROUNDS OUT SKYFORCE COACHING STAFF" . NBA.com . October 9, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Miami Heat Promote Kasib Powell to Head Coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce" . OurSportsCentral.com . September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021 .
^ "Heat Name Dan Bisaccio Skyforce Head Coach" . OurSportsCentral.com . July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024 .
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