Kevin Hervey

Kevin Hervey
Personal information
Born (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 28)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High schoolBowie (Arlington, Texas)
CollegeUT Arlington (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career2018–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2018–2019Oklahoma City Blue
2019–2020Oklahoma City Thunder
2019–2020→ Oklahoma City Blue
2020–2021Lokomotiv Kuban
2021–2022Virtus Bologna
2023–2024Reggio Emilia
2024U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards
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Kevin Hervey (born July 9, 1996)[1] is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for UT Arlington.

College career

Hervey came into UT Arlington at only 180 pounds before eventually reaching 210 pounds by his senior season. Hervey played four years for the Mavericks. In his sophomore season, Hervey averaged 18.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. He missed the last 19 games of the season due to a torn ACL in his left knee.

As a junior, Hervey averaged 17.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game but had some lingering effects from the ACL tear in the early season. He led the Mavericks to a 27–9 season, the most wins in school history, and NIT quarterfinal run. He was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and earned all-district honors from both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Hervey is the second Texas–Arlington player after Marquez Haynes to be named an AP Honorable Mention All-American.[2] He was twice named Sun Belt Player of the Week, on December 6, 2016, and February 20, 2017.[3]

As a senior, Hervey averaged 21.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. He was named to the first-team All-Sun Belt team for the second consecutive year.[4]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Blue (2018–2020)

Hervey was chosen with 57th pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.[5] He became the fourth player from the University of Texas-Arlington to be selected in an NBA draft, with the last players being selected in 1982. Hervey averaged 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and one assist per game in five summer league games. On October 5, 2018, he was signed by the Thunder's G League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue.[6]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020)

On December 12, 2019, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that they had signed a two-way contract with Hervey.[7] Throughout the contract, Hervey would split his playing time between the Oklahoma City Thunder and their NBA G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. In nine games, Hervey averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for the Thunder.[8]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2020–2021)

On September 20, 2020, Hervey signed a one-year deal[9] with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League and the EuroCup.[8]

Virtus Bologna (2021–2022)

On July 10, 2021, Hervey signed a two-years deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[10] On September 21, the team won its second Supercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84.[11] Moreover, after having ousted Lietkabelis, Ulm and Valencia in the first three rounds of the playoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its first EuroCup and qualifying for the EuroLeague after 14 years.[12] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 both Pesaro and Tortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milan.[13]

Pallacanestro Reggiana (2023–2024)

On July 9, 2023, he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[14]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2024–present)

On July 22, 2024, Hervey signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin.[15] On November 8, he was released by Cluj.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Oklahoma City 10 0 5.2 .259 .150 — 1.2 .5 .1 .1 1.7
Career 10 0 5.2 .259 .150 — 1.2 .5 .1 .1 1.7

References

  1. ^ "25 – Kevin Hervey". NBA Draft.net. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Martinez, Matthew (March 29, 2017). "UTA's Hervey becomes school's second-ever AP All-American". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "UTA's Hervey, Cross cap memorable season with individual honors" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "MBB: Hervey, Neal earn all-Sun Belt honors". Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Lopez, Selby (June 21, 2018). "Oklahoma City Thunder select UT-Arlington's Kevin Hervey in NBA draft's 2nd round". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Afseth, Grant (October 5, 2018). "Thunder draft pick Kevin Hervey will play this season for the OKC Blue". Thunder Wire. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Thunder Signs Kevin Hervey to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (September 20, 2020). "Lokomotiv tabs Kevin Hervey". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Loko signed Kevin Hervey". lokobasket.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "KEVIN HERVEY IS A NEW VIRTUS SEGAFREDO BOLOGNA PLAYER!". virtus.it (in Italian). July 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Basket, la Virtus Bologna vince la Supercoppa: Milano ancora ko, la Repubblica
  12. ^ "Game Night: Virtus is the 7DAYS EuroCup champion and headed back to the EuroLeague!". euroleaguebasketball.net. May 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Olimpia Milano campione d'Italia, Virtus Bologna ko 81–64 in gara-6". Sky Sport. June 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Kevin Hervey È Il Primo Rinforzo!". pallacanestroreggiana.it (in Italian). July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "Kevin Hervey, jucător cu prezențe în NBA și fost câștigător al EuroCup, vine să o întărească pe U-Banca Transilvania". U-BT.ro (in Romanian). July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.