Kim Belton

Kimberly Belton (born April 2, 1958) is an American sports producer and former basketball player. He starred while playing collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal, where he led the team in scoring for two seasons and was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection.^[1][2] Belton set program scoring records in total points and rebounds.^[3] He was inducted to the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor in 2016.^[2]

Kim Belton

Personal information
Born	(1958-04-02) April 2, 1958 (age 67) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Horace Mann (The Bronx, New York)
College	Stanford (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Position	Small forward
Career highlights
2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (1979, 1980) First-team All-Pac-12 (1980) Second-team All-Pac-12 (1978, 1979) First-team Academic All-American (1980)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Belton was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 42nd overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft and played preseason, but a knee complication ended his NBA chance.^[4] He began his broadcasting career in 1981 as a production assistant with ABC Sports, where he would become an associate director two years later.^[4] In 1985, Belton joined Turner Sports and worked as the coordinating producer for National Basketball Association (NBA) games. By 2003, Belton was working as a freelancer and producing college football and college basketball games for ESPN and ABC.^[2][4]

Career statistics

Legend

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1976–77	Stanford	27	26	32.5	.544	–	.570	8.4	1.9	.7	1.0	12.5
1977–78	Stanford	27	25	29.4	.543	–	.590	9.0	1.7	.7	.7	15.0
1978–79	Stanford	27	27	33.6	.619	–	.426	8.7	2.6	.7	.6	14.3
1979–80	Stanford	26	26	35.8	.584	–	.678	9.8	1.9	1.1	.9	18.7
Career		107	104	32.8	.572	–	.580	9.0	2.0	.8	.8	15.1