Maurice Kemp

Maurice Leroy Kemp Jr (born February 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Alabama A&M, Miami Dade College, and East Carolina, with whom he led Conference USA in scoring in his senior year.

Early life

He was born in Miami, Florida, to Valerie and Maurice Kemp Sr., and he has three siblings. Kemp grew up in Miami, as well as Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Kemp attended Miami Dade Christian Academy, graduating in 2009, and played for the basketball team. As a senior, he averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds a game. He was named second-team All State and first-team All County as a senior. He was also on the high school track and field team.

College

2009–2011: Alabama A&M and Miami Dade College Kemp attended Alabama A&M from 2009 to 2010, playing for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team. He averaged 5.5 points per game, on 47.8% shooting from the field, and 34.8% shooting from beyond the 3 point line; he also picked up 2.8 rebounds per game. He was unanimously selected as a member of the Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Academic Team. as well as being named MVP of the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). He also helped the team win the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and was named the MVP of the competition.

In 2021–22, Kemp played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, where he averaged 16.0 points (10th in the league), 6.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. He joined Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League on December 8, 2021.

On November 22, 2024, Kemp signed with the Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

On August 12, 2025, Kemp signed with Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.