Click on a particular season or scroll down to see all. 2000-2001 Season 1999-2000 Season 1998-1999 Season 1997-1998 Season 1996-1997 Season 1995-1996 Season 1994-1995 Season 1993-1994 Season 1992-1993 Season 1991-1992 Season 1990-1991 Season 1990-1989 Season 2000-2001 Season Kemp averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 15.9 minutes in 68 games. He scored a season-high 21 points at Phoenix November 2 on 7-11 shooting in a season-high 30 minutes. Two nights later, in his return to Seattle, he scored 18 points while grabbing a season-high 14 rebounds and swiping a season-high 5 steals in 29 minutes to help the Blazers to victory. He had 15 games with 10 points or more. In his first start of the season, he scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had 4 steals in 27 minutes. 1999-2000 Season With center Zydrunas Ilgauskas still recovering from a broken foot, Kemp again was the Cavaliers' inside force, leading the team in scoring, rebounding and shotblocking. Starting all 82 games, the only Cleveland player to do so, he averaged 17.9 points, 8.8 rebounds (14th in the NBA), 1.17 blocks and 1.22 steals per game, shooting .417 from the field and .776 from the foul line, where he was a frequent visitor. His 7.7 free throw attempts per game ranked seventh in the league. He set Cleveland franchise records with 493 free throws made and 635 attempted, ranking third in the NBA in free throws made. Kemp led the Cavaliers in scoring 36 times, rebounding 49 times and blocks 40 times. He had 35 double-doubles on the season, ranking 12th in the NBA in that category. He scored in double figures in 78 of 82 games, getting 20 points 34 times and 30 points twice. He scored a season-high 36 points, his most since coming to Cleveland, at New Jersey on Dec. 15, and had 35 points against Washington on Dec. 29. He pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds against New Jersey on Nov. 3 and against Indiana on Nov. 20, a game in which he scored 29 points. He had a career-high seven steals, with 25 points and 10 rebounds, at Chicago on March 2, and had a Cavs season-high five blocks, with 25 points and 13 rebounds, against Detroit on April 8. 1998-1999 Season With center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sidelined by injury for nearly the entire season, Kemp averaged a career-high 20.5 points per game and also grabbed 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Cavaliers in both categories for the second year in a row. He also contributed 2.4 assists, 1.14 steals and 1.07 blocks per game, shooting .482 from the field (including 1-for-2 on three-pointers) and a career-high .789 from the foul line. He also led the Cavs in minutes played at 35.1 per game. His scoring average was the highest for a Cleveland player since Brad Daugherty averaged 21.5 ppg in 1991-92, and he became the eighth Cavalier to average 20 points for a season. Kemp started the first 42 games of the season but suffered a moderate sprain of his left midfoot during the third quarter at Miami on April 21. He sat out the last eight games of the season. He scored a season-high 32 points twice, against Washington on April 13 and against Miami on April 19, and had 31 points against Golden State on March 6. He scored in double figures in all 42 games and had 20 or more points 24 times, leading the team in scoring 31 times. He grabbed 10 or more rebounds 20 times, leading the team 29 times, getting a season-high 17 rebounds against Washington on April 13. He led the team in blocks 20 times, rejecting a season-high four shots against Atlanta on April 10. Kemp attempted 10 or more free throws in 22 of his 42 games and ranked fourth in the NBA with 9.3 free throw attempts per game. BACK TO TOP 1997-1998 Season Posted 18 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and 5 assists in a 96-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on 4/18 Totaled game-highs of 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 92-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons on 4/1 Recorded game-highs of 27 points and 13 rebounds, adding 4 assists and 3 steals, in a 100-79 win over the L.A. Clippers on 3/21 Registered a game-high 22 points and team-highs of 10 rebounds and 6 assists in an 88-85 overtime win over the New York Knicks on 3/14 Scored a game-high 28 points, adding 12 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 102-82 victory over the Golden State Warriors on 3/1 Posted 16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in a 106-101 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/25 Totaled team-highs of 27 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in a 109-95 victory over the New Jersey Nets on 2/20 Recorded game-highs with 30 points and 17 rebounds and added 6 assists against the New York Knicks on 2/15 Became the first All-Star Game starter in Cavaliers franchise history, registering 12 points and game-highs of 11 rebounds and 4 steals, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York Posted 27 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in a 90-88 victory over the Detroit Pistons on 1/31 Totaled team-highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds and added 6 assists against the Dallas Mavericks on 1/27 Scored a team-high 29 points (10-15 FG, 9-9 FT) and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 112-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on 1/22 Recorded season-highs of 31 points and 20 rebounds, adding 3 assists and 3 blocked shots, against the Portland Trail Blazers on 1/20 Registered a game-high 21 points (10-14 FG), 10 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in a 95-81 win over the New Jersey Nets on 1/3 Posted 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 107-98 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 12/5 Totaled 24 points (11-17 FG), a game-high 10 rebounds and 3 assists in a 110-101 win over the Washington Wizards on 11/22 Recorded game-highs of 28 points (8-13 FG, 12-13 FT) and 15 rebounds in a 96-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on 11/7 Registered 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals against the San Antonio Spurs on 11/1. BACK TO TOP 1996-1997 Season Despite slumping after the All-Star break, Kemp was Seattle's leading rebounder at 10.0 rpg (tied for ninth in the NBA), second-leading scorer at 18.7 ppg and second-leading shotblocker at 1.00 bpg. He was averaging 21.3 ppg and 11.0 rpg at the break, when he participated in the All-Star Game for the fifth straight season. He also ranked 20th in the NBA in field goal percentage at .510, best on the Sonics. Kemp led the Sonics in scoring 27 times and in rebounding 61 times. He scored in double figures in 72 of 81 games played, including each of his first 27 games and 48 of his first 49. He scored a season-high 34 points at Washington on Nov. 20, tying Detlef Schrempf for the most points scored by a Sonic in 1996-97. He twice grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds, in a 106-98 win at Toronto on Nov. 19 and a 101-89 loss to Orlando on March 4. He had 11 consecutive double-doubles from Nov. 26 through Dec. 14 and 44 overall. Kemp was voted to a starting berth for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game and scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in 19 minutes. In Seattle's 12 playoff games, Kemp ranked second on the team in scoring (21.6 ppg) and first in both rebounding (12.3 rpg) and shotblocking (1.33 bpg). He scored 20 or more points in 10 of the 12 games, with a high of 28 points in Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals against Houston. BACK TO TOP 1995-1996 Season Kemp had his best season as a pro in 1995-96, helping the Sonics advance to the NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls. He averaged career-highs of 19.6 ppg and 11.4 rpg (fifth in the NBA), shooting a career-high .561 from the field (fifth in the NBA), and averaged 2.2 assists, 1.61 blocks (17th in the NBA) and 1.18 steals in a career-high 33.3 minutes per game. He played in 79 games, all but three as a starter. He sat out three games in early March due to a sprained left foot. Kemp was twice voted the NBA Player of the Week, on Nov. 26 after averaging 23.2 ppg and 12.8 rpg and on Feb. 25 after averaging 22.5 ppg and 13.0 rpg. Kemp scored a season-high 32 points against Golden State on Dec. 15, one of four games in which he scored 30 or more points. He scored in double figures in 75 of 79 games played. He grabbed a career high 22 rebounds against Dallas on Dec. 12, and posted the third 20-20 game of his career with 23 points and 21 rebounds at Detroit on Nov. 15. After sitting out the Sonics' playoff opener due to an NBA suspension, Kemp started the remaining 20 postseason games and led Seattle with 20.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.00 blocks per game. In the Finals against Chicago, he had team-highs of 23.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 2.00 bpg. The Sonics had a total of 16 blocked shots against the Bulls, and Kemp had 12 of them. Kemp was an All-Star for the fourth year in a row and was voted to a starting berth for the third consecutive season. He also was voted to the All-NBA Second Team for the third year in a row. BACK TO TOP 1994-1995 Season Kemp continued to improve in his sixth NBA campaign, bettering his scoring and rebounding averages to 18.7 points (24th in the NBA) and 10.9 boards per game (sixth). He shot a career-best .547 from the field (eighth in the NBA) and swatted away an average of 1.49 blocks per game to rank 19th in the league. Kemp was a star on the world stage in 1994. He was a member of Dream Team II, averaging 9.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in only 15.9 minutes per game as the United States captured the gold medal at the World Championship of Basketball. Fans voted him to a starting position on the Western Conference All-Star Team in 1995. He also topped the Seattle franchise record for career blocks when he surpassed Jack Sikma on February 15. Kemp set a new single-game career high with 42 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 10. After having led the Sonics in scoring in each of the previous two seasons, Kemp ranked third on the team behind Gary Payton and Detlef Schrempf, both of who joined him in the All-Star Game. The Sonics compiled a 57-25 record in the regular season but were unceremoniously bounced in the first round of playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers. Kemp nevertheless had a stellar series, averaging 24.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 1.75 blocks and registering a .579 field-goal mark and an .821 free-throw percentage. BACK TO TOP 1993-1994 Season By the end of his fifth NBA season, Kemp, only 24 years old, left little doubt that he was one of the best players in the game. In between highlight-reel dunks and spectacular blocks, Kemp was the leading scorer (18.1 ppg) and rebounder (10.8 rpg) for the NBA's best team. He led the Sonics to a 63-19 record, the best in the NBA and the best mark in franchise history. Unfortunately, Seattle's season came to a crashing halt when the Sonics were stunned by the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Despite falling short in the postseason, Kemp had a banner year. He ranked 13th in the NBA in rebounding, fifth in field-goal percentage (.538), and 10th in blocked shots (2.10 per game). At midseason he was voted by fans to start in the NBA All-Star Game, his second straight appearance in the midseason classic and his first as a starter. He also finished runner-up to Isaiah Rider in the NBA Slam-Dunk Championship. On March 20 Kemp recorded his first career triple-double, victimizing the Charlotte Hornets for 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. At season's end he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In summer 1994 Kemp participated on Dream Team II, the United States squad that captured a gold medal at the World Championship of Basketball in Ontario, Canada. BACK TO TOP 1992-1993 Season Kemp seemed to grow more confident with each season. He began the 1992-93 campaign with a strong statement: 29 points and 20 rebounds in an opening-night victory against the Houston Rockets. He continued to roll through the first half of the year, earning his first-ever NBA All-Star berth in February. Kemp was Seattle's first All-Star since Dale Ellis in 1989. Kemp improved in nearly every category for the fourth time in his four NBA seasons. He ranked second on the Sonics in scoring (17.8 ppg) while finishing 12th in the NBA in both rebounding (10.7 rpg) and blocked shots (1.87 per game). His rebounding average marked the best for a Seattle player since Jack Sikma's 11.1 in 1983-84. The Sonics came within a whisker of the NBA Finals, and Kemp again dazzled in the postseason. Seattle pushed the Phoenix Suns to seven games in the Western Conference Finals before losing, 123-110, in the decisive Game 7. In 19 playoff games Kemp averaged 16.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.11 blocked shots. He scored a playoff career high of 33 points against Phoenix in Game 5 of the conference finals. BACK TO TOP 1991-1992 Season Kemp battled injury problems for the first time in his career in 1991-92. He missed 18 games during the season, 12 with a sprained left foot and 6 with a lacerated right hand. Playing behind Michael Cage and Benoit Benjamin in the Sonics' frontcourt, Kemp came off the bench in 41 of his 64 appearances, averaging 15.5 points and 10.4 rebounds for the season. The third-year forward, who by season's end was still only 22 years old, staked his claim on NBA stardom during Seattle's final 18 games when he averaged 18.3 points and 12.9 rebounds during that stretch. He recorded the first 20-20 game of his career with 22 points and 21 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets on January 31. Kemp led the Sonics in rebounding 39 times during the season and posted Seattle's highest rebounding average in seven years. He ranked 14th in the NBA in blocked shots with 1.94 per game. Kemp was even more impressive during the 1992 NBA Playoffs, helping Seattle to a first-round upset of the Golden State Warriors before the Sonics lost to the Utah Jazz in the conference semifinals. In the four-game series with the Warriors, Kemp averaged 22.0 points and 16.3 rebounds. He recorded the NBA's top two playoff rebounding performances in 1992 with 19 boards in Game 2 and 20 in Game 4. His 25 offensive rebounds ranked No. 2 on the NBA's all-time list for a four-game playoff series. BACK TO TOP 1990-1991 Season Kemp began to blossom in his second NBA season after becoming the Sonics' starting power forward 15 games into the year. That's when Seattle traded Xavier McDaniel to the Phoenix Suns, opening up a spot for Kemp on the Sonics' front line. The 21-year-old prodigy responded with 15.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 81 appearances. He shot .508 from the floor and ranked 18th in the NBA in blocked shots with 1.52 per game. In his second game as a starter, Kemp exploded for 31 points and 10 rebounds against the Bucks at Milwaukee on December 9. He then set a franchise record with 10 blocked shots against the Los Angeles Lakers on January 18. Kemp was invited back to the Slam-Dunk Championship at the NBA All-Star Weekend, and he put on a dazzling display, finishing runner-up to the Boston Celtics' Dee Brown. He saw the first postseason action of his career when the Sonics faced the Portland Trail Blazers in a first-round playoff series. Seattle lost in five games, with Kemp averaging 13.2 points and 7.2 rebounds. BACK TO TOP 1989-1990 Season No moment in Shawn Kemp's rookie season exemplified his youthful exuberance and prodigious athletic ability better than an incident in an April 19 game against the Kings in Sacramento. In that contest Kemp hit his head on the rim and needed five stitches to close the cut. Only two months earlier he had finished fourth in the Slam-Dunk Championship at the NBA All-Star Weekend, and throughout his first NBA season he graced television highlight films with spectacular dunks-all at just 20 years old. Kemp took an unorthodox route to the NBA. After graduating from Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana, Kemp enrolled briefly at the University of Kentucky. He left Kentucky, however, and later went to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas. He never played basketball at either school-one year out of high school he declared himself eligible for the 1989 NBA Draft. The Seattle SuperSonics took a gamble on the 19-year-old Kemp when they selected him with the 17th overall pick, but that gamble would pay dividends for years to come. Kemp played sparingly as a rookie, using the season to adjust himself to opponents who in some cases were 15 or 20 years older than he was. Coming off the bench in 80 of his 81 appearances, Kemp averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game. He played a season-high 31 minutes against the Phoenix Suns on January 20, scoring 11 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. BACK TO TOP Order Shawn's Video from Amazon.com Websystem design and hosting by WolfPk This site and it's contents © 2001-2010 Reignman.com Legal Information All Rights Reserved. All inquiries regarding content should be directed to: W. Scott Boatman, Attorney At Law, 999 18th Street, South Tower Suite 2350, Denver, Co 80202 720-904-1021 (p), 720-904-2295 (f)