.jpg) Magee, in 1990 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1959 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 2003(2003-10-23) (aged 44) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Pike (Magnolia, Mississippi) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1982: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Suns |
| Playing career | 1982–1994 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | Cagiva Varèse |
| 1983–1984 | CAI Zaragoza |
| 1984–1990 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1990–1991 | CAI Zaragoza |
| 1991–1992 | Auxilium Torino |
| 1992–1993 | Racing Paris |
| 1993–1994 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 2,081 |
Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Kevin Dornell Magee (January 24, 1959 – October 23, 2003), was an Americanbasketball player who played most of his professional career forMaccabi Tel Aviv. He played at thepower forward andcenter positions. Magee playedcollege basketball for theUCI Irvine Anteaters, earningAll-American honors in both seasons. In 1993–94, he led theIsrael Basketball Premier League inrebounds.
Magee went toSoutheastern Louisiana University and then theUniversity of Houston, but he was not ready for school, dropping out both times without playing basketball.[1] He went toSaddleback College inMission Viejo, California, before transferring to theUniversity of California, Irvine,[1] where he played two years for theAnteaters in thePacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA, now Big West Conference).[2] A two-timeAll-American in the early 1980s, Magee was also thePCAA Player of the Year in 1980–81 and 1981–82. In those two seasons, he averaged 26.3 points and 12.3rebounds per game along with afield goal percentage of 66%. He was a first-team All-PCAA and first-team All-District 8 both seasons, was named District 8 Most Valuable Player in 1982, and was ranked in the nation's top 10 in scoring, rebounding, and field-goal percentage both seasons.[2] He was named a first-team All-American by theAssociated Press in 1981, when he became the first player in NCAA history to finish in the top four in three statistical categories, finishing third in the country in scoring (27.5), second in field goal percentage (67.1) and fourth in rebounding (12.5).[1] His was the first to have theirnumber retired in UCI history, and he was inducted into the UCI Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]
Magee was selected by thePhoenix Suns, in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the1982 NBA draft; however he never played in theNBA.
He played in Europe, for Spanish sideCAI Zaragoza, with whom he wonSpanish King's Cup in 1984, and with them, he was also aFIBA Korać Cup semifinalist.
Later, he played forMaccabi Tel Aviv, winning with them 6Israeli Premier League championships (1985–1990), and 5Israeli State Cups (1985–1987, 1989, 1990). He was also a two-timeEuroLeague semifinalist (1985, 1986), and a three-timeFinalist (1987, 1988, 1989). At the peak of his career in Israel, he became a national sensation, being one of the first celebrities featured in advertisements. Most notable was his commercial for Telma peanut butter.
He rejoined CAI Zaragoza in 1991, and was aFIBA European Cup Winner's CupFinalist, in the1990–91 season.
While playing withAuxilium Torino of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A, he led the league in rebounding, in the 1991–92 season.
In 1993–94 he was thetop rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
On October 23, 2003, Magee died at age 44, in a car accident onInterstate 55, south ofAmite, Louisiana, returning home from his night shift as awarehouse supervisor.[3]
