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Kasib Powell
American basketball player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player currently working as an assistant coach for the Golden State Valkyries in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at Teaneck High School.[1] He played collegiately at Butler Community College and Texas Tech University.[2][3] He also enjoyed a brief career in the NBA with the Miami Heat.
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Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League, the Greek League, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the USBL, the Russian Superleague, the NBA D-League, the NBA, the Bosnian League, the Chinese Basketball Association and the Israeli Basketball Super League. He played for the Dakota Wizards of the CBA during the 2005–06 season and earned All-CBA First Team honors.[4] He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League during the 2007–08 season and was named the league's MVP.[5] He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the Chicago Bulls (2005), the Orlando Magic (2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies (2007),[2] but he failed to make any the teams for the NBA regular season.
Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries,[5] the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008.[3] He got his first NBA career start on March 27, 2008.[6] On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract,[7] however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season.[8]
In 2009, Powell signed with Trikala 2000.[9]
In October 2010, Powell signed with Hapoel Holon in Israel.[10]
In October 2011, Powell signed with Fortress Körmend, a Hungarian basketball team.[11]
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Coaching career
On October 9, 2016, Powell was named assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.[12] On September 16, 2021, he was promoted to head coach.[13]
On July 16, 2024, Powell became a player development coach for the Miami Heat.[14]
On March 27, 2025, Powell was announced as an assistant coach for the Golden State Valkyries.[15]
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
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