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Curtis Kitchen

Curtis Kitchen is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m), 235-pound (107 kg) power forward. Born in Cape Coral, Florida, he played collegiately at the University of South Florida for four seasons (1982–1986).

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Personal information
Born (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolCape Coral (Cape Coral, Florida)
CollegeSouth Florida (1982–1986)
NBA draft1986: 6th round, 122nd overall pick
Drafted bySeattle SuperSonics
PositionPower forward
Number42, 12
Career history
1986–1987Albany Patroons
1987Seattle SuperSonics
1987–1992Mulhouse
1992–1993Cholet
1994–1996Yakima Sun Kings
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Curtis Kitchen (born January 30, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m), 235-pound (107 kg) power forward. Born in Cape Coral, Florida, he played collegiately at the University of South Florida for four seasons (1982–1986).

Kitchen was selected with the 6th pick of the sixth round (122nd pick overall) in the 1986 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played for the Sonics for altogether 14 games in 1986–87 (6 games in the regular season and 8 games in playoffs), averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest in the regular season.

Kitchen also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for three seasons. He played the 1986–87 season for the Albany Patroons and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive First Team.1 He was signed by the Sonics, then played the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons with the Yakima Sun Kings. He won a CBA championship with the Sun Kings in 1995.2 In 134 CBA games, Kitchen averaged 5.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.3

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source4

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Seattle 6 0 5.2 .500 .000 .750 1.5 .2 .3 .5 1.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987 Seattle 8 0 2.9 .500 .000 .8 .0 .0 .3 .3
References

References

  1. "Curtis Kitchen minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  2. "1994-95 Yakima Sun Kings Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. "1996–97 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide". Continental Basketball Association. 1996. p. 284.
  4. "Curtis Kitchen NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
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