Kevin Magee (basketball)

Kevin Magee

Personal information
Born	January 24, 1959 Gary, Indiana
Died
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	South Pike (Magnolia, Mississippi)
College	Saddleback College (1978–1980) UC Irvine (1980–1982)
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1982–1994
Position	Power forward
Number	13
Career history
1982–1983	Cagiva Varèse
1983–1984	CAI Zaragoza
1984–1990	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1990–1991	CAI Zaragoza
1991–1992	Auxilium Torino
1992–1993	Racing Paris
1993–1994	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards
6x Israeli champion 5x Israeli State Cup Spanish cup Consensus second-team All-American (1982) First-team All-American – AP (1981) 2x PCAA Player of the Year (1981–1982)
Career statistics
Points	2,081

Kevin Dornell Magee (January 24, 1959–October 23, 2003), was an American basketball player who played most of his professional career for Maccabi Tel Aviv. 2.03m tall and weighing 104kg, he played at the power forward position.

He died in a car accident in 2003.

College career

He played collegiately for the Anteaters of the University of California, Irvine. A two-time All-American basketball player in the early 1980s, Magee was also the Pacific Coast Athletic Association player of the year in 1980-81 and 1981-82.

Profesionnal career

Magee was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft, however he never played in the NBA.

He played in Europe, for Spanish side CAI Zaragoza with who he won King's cup in 1984 and he also was FIBA Korać Cup semifinalist.

Later he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 6 Israeli Championships (1985-1990) and 5 Israeli State Cups (1985-1987, 1989, 1990). He also was a two-time Euroleague semifinalist (1985, 1986) and three-time finalist (1987, 1988, 1989). At the peak of his career in Israel he became a national sensation, being one of the first celebrities featured in advertisements. Most notable was his commercial for Telma peanut butter.

He rejoined CAI Zaragoza in 1991 and was Saporta Cup finalist in 1991.

Playing for Auxilium Torino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, he led the league in rebounding in 1991-92.

External links

• Lega Basket Serie A profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 (Italian)
• Euroleague official website
• Career basketpedya.com
• 1982 NBA Draft review
• acb.com