Top 3 UGA Basketball Players

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2011-2013

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 2 seasons with the Bulldogs:

  • Freshman Season (2011-2012)
  • Sophomore Season (2012-2013)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 2 seasons at UGA under head coach Mark Fox. Some of his accomplishments are as follows:

  • Named McDonalds All American in 2011.
  • 2011-12 SEC All-Freshman.
  • 2012-13 All-SEC 1st Team.
  • 2012-13 SEC Player of the Year.
  • 2nd in SEC in scoring at 18.5 points per game.
  • Led the Bulldogs in:
  • Steals, minutes played, field goals, 3-point field goals and free throws made.
  • Became the 43rd player in UGA history to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career.
  • 1 of 9 players in NCAA Division 1 to have double digit points in every game in 2013.

    • (via: www.georgiadogs.com)

    NBA Career

    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was born on February 18, 1993 in Thomaston, Georgia. After attending UGA and declaring for the draft in 2013, Caldwell-Pope was drafted by the Detrioit Pistons with the 8th pick of the 1st round. Caldwell-Pope played on the Pistons for 4 years and was consdiered to be a solid role player, having his best statistical season in 2015-2016.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope or KCP then signed a contract to play with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017 and played there until 2021.Following the 2021 season, KCP was traded to the Washington Wizards as a part of a multi player deal. He played there for only 1 year, and has since been traded again to the Denver Nuggets where he currently plays. During his NBA career, KCP hasbeen to the playoffs 3 times and has already won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He is currently entering his 9th NBA season.

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (Rookie) 2015-2016(Highest ppg) 2021-2022
G:32 G:32 G:80 G:76 G:77
MP:34.2 MP:36.2 MP:19.8 MP:37.8 MP:30.2
FG:5.9 FG:6.9 FG:2.3 FG:5.3 FG:4.7
FGA:14.9 FGA:15.8 FGA:5.8 FGA:12.6 FGA:10.8
AST::1.5 AST:2.1 AST:0.7 AST:1.8 AST:1.9
STL::2.3 STL:2.4 STL:0.9 STL:1.4 STL:1.1
BLK::0.4 BLK:0.6 BLK:0.2 BLK:0.2 BLK:0.3
PTS::16.4 PTS:21.8 PTS:5.9 PTS 14.5 PTS 13.2

(stats via: www.basketballreference.com)

KCP with NBA trophy

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope holding the The Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy following the 2020 NBA Championship. During the finals, KCP averaged 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2 assists.

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