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Shawn Kemp, Jr.
Shawn Kemp, Jr.

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Canton, Ga.

High School:
Hargraves Military Academy (Va.)

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 265

Position:
F

Experience:
HS

11/11/2011

UW Hoops Opens With Georgia State

Washington, Georgia State, Florida Atlantic and Portland to compete in World Vision Classic, Saturday through Monday.

04/17/2012

Highlights from 11-12

Terrence Ross Dunk

02/04/2012

Washington vs. USC (AP and Orhun Uygur)

Washington vs. USC (photos by AP - and Orhun Uygur)

12/22/2011

Washington 74, CSU Northridge 51 - AP Photos

Desmond Simmons scored a career-high 13 points.

11/20/2011

Washington vs. Saint Louis

Washington vs. Saint Louis

11/14/2011

Washington vs. Portland

Washington vs. Portland

11/04/2011

Washington-SPU Gallery

Photos from the Washington-SPU game on Nov. 4, 2011 at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Shawn Kemp, Jr. Quick Notes
• Is the 5th son of a Seattle Sonic to play for the Huskies.
• Father is the Shawn Kemp, who played 14 NBA seasons and was a 6-time All-Star.
• Attended Cherokee HS in Georgia before going to post-graduate HS at Hargraves Military Academy in Virginia.
• Committed to play at Auburn and Alabama before finally ending up at UW.
• Spent 2010 working for Coca-Cola in merchandising while studying and playing basketball to prepare for college.

2011-12 (Freshman) - Played in 28 games, averaging 6.5 minutes per contest ... team best 55.2% field goal shooting, fourth on team with 16 blocks and averaged a team-hi 3.5 blocks per 40 minutes ... is the fifth son of a former NBA Seattle Sonics player to play at UW ... scored 1 point, blocked 2 shots and grabbed 3 minutes in 19 minutes of action during the World Vision Classic ... scored 2 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in exhibition game vs. Seattle Pacific ... made college debut vs. Ga. State and hit one of two free throws and grabbed a rebound in 7 minutes ... played 12 mins vs. Portland, grabbing 2 rebounds and swatting 2 shots ... came off the bench and scored the first four Husky points in UW's win over Houston Baptist ... came off the bench to play 10 important minutes vs. UC Santa Barbara and scored 2 pts, had a block and a rebound ... notched a career-best 3 blocks and scored 2 pts vs. CS-Northridge ... 9 minutes at Colorado, grabbing 2 rebounds and 1 block ... played 10+ minutes in back-to-back games for the first time this year and averaged 5.0 points in sweep of UCLA and USC ... sparked UW with 4 points, 2 rebounds in 11 minutes vs. UCLA ... played a career-hi 13 minutes and scored 6 points vs. USC ... career high equaling 6 points vs. ASU.

Canton High School (Canton, Ga.) - Signed a financial aid agreement on July 7, 2011 ... attended post graduate school at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. ... originally signed with Auburn in November 2009 ... prior to attending Hargrave Military Academy, played for Cherokee High School in Canton, Ga. where he averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds as a junior ... son of former NBA player by the same name.

Career Statistics

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Kemp, Jr. Career Highs
Points: 6, 2x, last vs. Arizona St., 2/16/12
FG: 3, vs. USC, 2/4/12
3pt FG: None
FT: 2, 3x, last at Colorado, 1/5/12
Rebounds: 3, at USC, 3/1/12
Assists: None
Blocks: 3, vs. Cal State Northridge, 12/22/11
Steals: 1, vs. Houston Baptist, 11/25/11
Minutes: 13, vs. USC, 2/4/12
Go Huskies!