Shawn T. Kemp (born November 26, 1969, in Elkhart, IN) was a professional basketball player in the United States' National Basketball Association. He attended Concord High School in Elkhart. After graduation, Kemp signed a national letter-of-intent to play basketball at the University of Kentucky; however, he was kicked off the team before the season started for allegedly pawning a teammate's jewelry. He transferred mid-season to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, but was too late to suit up. After a semester at TVCC, 19-year-old Shawn Kemp declared himself eligible for the 1989 NBA Draft without any collegiate experience.

The last few years of Kemp's professional basketball career was riddled with problems stemming from his weight, cocaine and alcohol abuse.

On April 4th, 2005 Shawn Kemp was arrested in Seattle, Washington for an investigation of drug possession. Kemp along with another man were allegedly found with cocaine, about 60 grams of marijuana and a semiautomatic pistol, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. [1]

Transactions

• Drafted by Seattle SuperSonics in 1st round (17th overall) of 1989 NBA Draft.
• Traded by Seattle to Cleveland Cavaliers as part of three-team deal on September 25, 1997 (Cleveland also received Sherman Douglas from Milwaukee Bucks; Milwaukee received Terrell Brandon, Tyrone Hill and '98 1st-round pick from Cleveland; Seattle received Vin Baker from Milwaukee).
• Traded by Cleveland to Portland Trail Blazers as part of three-team deal on August 30, 2000 (Cleveland received Chris Gatling, Clarence Weatherspoon , future 1st-round pick and cash from Miami Heat and Gary Grant from Portland; Miami received Brian Grant from Portland).
• Waived by Portland on August 20, 2002.
• Signed as free agent by Orlando Magic on September 5, 2002.

Statistics

SEASON	TEAM	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
'89-90	Seattle	81	1	13.8	.479	.736	4.3	0.3	6.5
'90-91	Seattle	81	66	30.1	.508	.661	8.4	1.8	15.0
'91-92	Seattle	64	23	28.3	.504	.748	10.4	1.3	15.5
'92-93	Seattle	78	68	33.1	.492	.712	10.7	2.0	17.8
'93-94	Seattle	79	73	32.9	.538	.741	10.8	2.6	18.1
'94-95	Seattle	82	79	32.7	.547	.749	10.9	1.8	18.7
'95-96	Seattle	79	76	33.3	.561	.742	11.4	2.2	19.6
'96-97	Seattle	81	75	34.0	.510	.742	10.0	1.9	18.7
'97-98	Cleveland	80	80	34.6	.445	.727	9.3	2.5	18.0