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Kadeem D'Arby Coleby (born November 8, 1989), nicknamed KC, is a Bahamian professional basketball player who plays for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.[2] He is the one of the league-leading skilled shot blockers.[3] He fractured both kneecaps during the game on February 10, 2021.[4]

Kadeem Coleby

Free agent
Position	Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 32) Nassau, Bahamas
Nationality	Bahamian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas)
College	Odessa College (2009–2010) Daytona State (2010–2011) Louisiana (2011–2012) Wichita State (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014	Al-Fateh
2014–2015	Al Manama
2015–2016	Al Muharraq
2016–2017	Al Manama
2017–2022	Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights and awards
B1 Block leader (2019)[1] B2 Block leader (2018) Bahraini champion (2017) Bahrain Basketball League MVP (2016)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Bahamas FIBA CBC Championship 2014 Tortola Bahamas

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Odessa	30			.330		.380	2.667	0.233	0.200	0.433	1.67
2010-11	Daytona State	32			.530		.510	8.063	0.750	0.406	2.406	10.19
2011-12	Louisiana–Lafayette	31	30	24.4	.561	.000	.500	4.9	0.8	0.4	2.4	9.5
2013-14	Wichita State	36	19	12.9	.452	.000	.500	1.3	0.2	0.1	1.3	2.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Wichita	2		13.0	.400	.000	.167	1.5	0	0	2.0	2.5

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Coleby won an championship
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017†	Manama	6		26.8	68	0	73.5	8.8	1.3	1.0	1.83	15.5
2017-18	Akita	51	31	21.7	58.1	0	61.2	6.7	1.0	1.0	1.7*	11.9
2018-19	Akita	52	52	30.5	53.9	0	57.4	8.4	1.4	1.1	2.3*	12.8
2019-20	Akita	34	34	27.2	54.1	0	65.0	6.9	1.2	0.8	1.9	10.1
2020-21	Akita	35	35	26.5	64.6	0	60.5	7.9	2.4	1.1	1.6	12.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017-18	Akita	5	3	19:54	.600	.000	.800	3.2	0.2	1.2	1.4	9.6

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Akita	2	1	20:15	.636	.000	.556	6.0	0.5	3.0	2.0	9.5
2018	Akita	2	1	25:48	.474	.000	.600	9.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	10.5
2019	Akita	2	2	24:31	.471	.000	.143	9.0	3.5	0.5	1.0	8.5

Preseason games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Akita	2	1	20.8	.500	.000	.688	4.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	9.5
2019	Akita	3	2	20.2	.739	.000	.429	4.3	2.7	0.3	2.0	12.33

Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

National team

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012	Bahamas	4		14.75	68.8	0	50	2.8	0	0	2.8	6.5
2014	Bahamas	5		25	48.9	0	66.7	4.2	0.8	0.8	1.2	10.8
2015	Bahamas	5		20.2	41.7	0	65	5.2	0.4	0	3.4	8.6
2018	Bahamas	2		21	45.5	0	85.7	3.5	1.0	0.5	2	8.0

Personal

His younger brother, Dwight Coleby (tl) played college basketball for the University of Kansas and Western Kentucky.[5][6]DC signed with the Liège Basket in Belgium, and was transferred to the Happinets.[7] This KC/DC brother unit became successful in a 76-52 win to the Levanga Hokkaido on March 13, 2019. [8]Their mother died at the age of 43, and KC wears #43.[9] KC tied knot to Krystal Coleby on July 14, 2018.

External links

• Wichita State Shockers bio
• Kadeem Coleby: D1 Highlights (Junior and senior year)
• Kadeem Coleby Highlights Vs Manama
• Kadeem Coleby: National Team Highlights 2015
• Kentucky vs Wichita State 2014, #20
• RealGM Stats
• Stats in Japan
• Kadeem Coleby on Twitter

References

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