Derwin Maurice Kitchen (born May 14, 1986) is an American professional

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player. He played

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for

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and

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before playing professionally in Israel, Greece, Serbia, France and Turkey. Standing at , he primarily plays at the

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and

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positions.

Early life and college career

Kitchen graduated from Raines High School, in his hometown of Jacksonville,

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, in 2005. Afterwards, he considered playing

at several colleges, and initially agreed to play at the

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, with the

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, but was ruled ineligible for the 2005-06 season due to his academics. He wanted to play college basketball during the 2006-07 season with St. Johns' college basketball team, the

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, but was again ruled academically ineligible. During the 2007-08 season, Kitchen played for

's college basketball team, where he averaged 14 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. Then, he went on to play with

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's team, the Seminoles, for three seasons. He went undrafted at the

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Professional career

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2011–2012)

On July 20, 2011, Kitchen started his professional career with the Israeli team

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, signing a one-year deal. On January 1, 2012, Kitchen recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, along with nine rebounds, and five assists in an 88–77 win over

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. On February 1, 2012, Kitchen was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January. Kitchen helped Rishon LeZion to reach the Israeli State Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 32 games played during the 2011–12 season, Kitchen averaged 14.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. On May 17, 2012, Kitchen was named All-Israeli League First Team.

Panathinaikos / Cedevita (2012–2013)

On July 12, 2012, Kitchen joined the

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for the

2012 NBA Summer League The 2012 NBA Summer League was a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2012 NBA Draft. It took place in Orlando, Florida from July 9 to 13 and in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 13 to 22, 2012. Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) an ...

. One month later, Kitchen signed a one-year deal with

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of the Greek League and the EuroLeague. However, on December 24, 2012, Kitchen was loaned to KK Cedevita for the rest of the season.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2013–2015)

On August 8, 2013, Kitchen returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with

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. On June 23, 2014, Kitchen signed a two-year contract extension with Jerusalem. Kitchen helped Jerusalem to win the 2015 Israeli League Championship.

Nancy / Trabzonspor (2015–2016)

On November 20, 2015, Kitchen signed with the French team

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for the 2015–16 season. However, on December 28, 2015, Kitchen parted ways with Nancy after appearing in seven games and signed with the Turkish team

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for the rest of the season.

Ironi Nahariya (2016–2017)

On November 2, 2016, Kitchen returned to Israel for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya. On February 8, 2017, Kitchen recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field along with eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals in a 96–75 win over

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. Kitchen finished the season as the Israeli League third leading player in assists (5.8 per game) and helped Nahariya to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals and the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals.

Hapoel Eilat (2017–2018)

On November 24, 2017, Kitchen signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2017–18 season. Kitchen helped Eilat to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to

Personal life

Kitchen's first cousin and best friend is

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Career statistics

Eurocup

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, 6 , , 6 , , 28.2 , , .353 , , .125 , , .727 , , 7.0 , , 4.5 , , 1.1 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , 11.2 , -

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

RealGM.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

Florida State Seminoles' College Bio

ESPN.com College Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchen, Derwin 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Jacksonville, Florida Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players Hapoel Eilat basketball players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Iowa Western Reivers men's basketball players Ironi Nahariya players KK Cedevita players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Panathinaikos B.C. players Point guards Shooting guards SLUC Nancy Basket players Trabzonspor B.K. players