Kevin Palmer

Kevin Palmer (born June 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.

College career Palmer began his college career at Cecil College. After leading the team with 18 points per game and 80 3-pointers for the season he decided to transfer to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

During his senior year with the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi he averaged 19.7 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game, and 2.4 steals per game.

College statistics

NCAA Special Events Stats

NCAA Awards & Honors NABC All-District (23) First Team - 2009, 2010 All-Southland First Team - 2009, 2010 Southland All-Tournament Team - 2009 Southland Newcomer of the Year - 2009

Professional career On July 15, 2013, Palmer signed to play with Hapoel Eilat after playing for KAO Dramas during the 2012–13 season.

On June 6, 2015, Palmer re-signed with Hapoel Eilat after playing the 2014–2015 season with the team after that he moved to Maccabi Rishon Lezion.

On August 15, 2016, Palmer signed with the Akita Northern Happinets in Japan, replacing Richard Roby.

In the summer of 2017, Palmer played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.

Career statistics

NBA Summer League Stats

NBA Preseason Stats

Regular season †Denotes seasons in which Palmer won an championship Led the league

Playoffs

International Awards & Honors Greek HEBA A1 Round 20 MVP - 2012–2013 Greek HEBA A1 Round 22 MVP - 2012–2013 Israeli BSL 1st Team - 2013–2014

Trivia His hero is Carmelo Anthony. He is honored to be decorated on the wall at the new arena of Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders.

Personal life Palmer is the cousin of Juan and Jermaine Dixon, basketball players.