No. 24 – Salt Lake City Stars | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | March 10, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Eastmoor Academy (Columbus, Ohio) |
College | Marshall (2018–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–present | Salt Lake City Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Taevion Kinsey (born March 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer.[1]
Kinsey attended Eastmoor Academy in Columbus, Ohio. As a junior, he was named Division II District Player of the Year.[2] In his senior season, Kinsey averaged 19.5 points per game, earning Division II All-State second team honors.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Marshall over offers from Kent State, Indiana State and UNC Asheville, among others.[4]
On January 12, 2019, Kinsey scored a freshman season-high 23 points and seven rebounds in a 70–69 win over Western Kentucky.[5] He led Marshall to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship, posting 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 90–70 victory over Green Bay in the title game on April 4.[6] As a freshman, Kinsey averaged 10.5 points and four rebounds per game.[7] He was a two-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week and was named to the All-Freshman Team.[8] On November 21, Kinsey recorded 14 points and 14 assists in a 91–63 win over Howard.[9] On January 16, 2020, he tallied a sophomore season-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in a 77–75 loss to Charlotte.[10] He averaged 16.4 points, five rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a sophomore, earning Second Team All-Conference USA honors.[11] On December 3, 2020 Kinsey recorded a career-high 31 points and seven rebounds in an 80–64 victory over Wright State. He averaged 19.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game during his junior season.[12] Kinsey was hampered by a leg injury as a senior but was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA.[13]
On November 17, 2022, Kinsey surpassed the 2,000 point milestone, scoring 14 points in a win over Miami (OH).[14] At the conclusion of the regular season, he was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.[15] In a quarterfinal loss in the 2023 Sun Belt tournament, Kinsey became the all-time leading scorer in Marshall history, passing Jon Elmore.[16]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Kinsey joined the Utah Jazz for the 2023 NBA Summer League. On August 30, 2023, he signed with the Jazz,[17][1] but was waived on October 11.[18] On October 30, he joined the Salt Lake City Stars.[19]
On March 9, 2024, Kinsey signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz,[20] but was waived on March 12 without playing for them.[21] The next day, he returned to the Stars.[22]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Marshall | 37 | 13 | 24.8 | .587 | .357 | .667 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 10.5 |
2019–20 | Marshall | 32 | 32 | 36.0 | .490 | .264 | .682 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 16.4 |
2020–21 | Marshall | 22 | 22 | 37.7 | .532 | .413 | .818 | 6.2 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | 19.5 |
2021–22 | Marshall | 31 | 31 | 36.9 | .429 | .183 | .745 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 19.1 |
2022–23 | Marshall | 32 | 32 | 37.8 | .556 | .404 | .744 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .5 | 22.1 |
Career | 154 | 130 | 34.1 | .507 | .302 | .732 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 17.1 |
Kinsey's older sister, Tajanee Wells, played college basketball for Ursuline College and Talladega College.[2]