Kadeem Coleby Explained

Kadeem Coleby
Position:	Power forward / center
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	9
Weight Lb:	251
Team:	Free agent
Nationality:	Bahamian
Birth Date:	1989 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Nassau, Bahamas
Highschool:	Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas)
College:	Odessa College (2009–2010) Daytona State (2010–2011) Louisiana (2011–2012) Wichita State (2013–2014)
Draft Year:	2014
Career Start:	2014
Years1:	2014
Team1:	Al-Fateh
Years2:	2014–2015
Team2:	Al Manama
Years3:	2015–2016
Team3:	Al Muharraq
Years4:	2016–2017
Team4:	Al Manama
Years5:	2017–2022
Highlights:	B1 Block leader (2019)^[1] B2 Block leader (2018) Bahraini champion (2017) Bahrain Basketball League MVP (2016)

Kadeem D'Arby Coleby (born November 8, 1989), nicknamed KC, is a Bahamian professional basketball player who last played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.^[2] He is one of the league-leading skilled shot blockers.^[3] He fractured both kneecaps during the game on February 10, 2021.^[4]

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009-10| style="text-align:left;"| Odessa| 30 || || || .330 || || .380|| 2.667 ||0.233 || 0.200 || 0.433 || 1.67|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010-11| style="text-align:left;"| Daytona State| 32 || || || .530 || || .510|| 8.063 ||0.750 || 0.406 || 2.406 || 10.19|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011-12| style="text-align:left;"| Louisiana–Lafayette| 31 || 30 || 24.4 || .561 || .000 || .500|| 4.9 ||0.8 || 0.4 || 2.4 || 9.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013-14| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita State| 36 || 19 || 12.9 || .452 || .000 || .500|| 1.3 ||0.2 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 2.6|-

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013-14| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita| 2 || || 13.0 || .400 || .000 || .167|| 1.5 ||0 || 0 || 2.0 || 2.5|-

Career statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Coleby won an championship
	Led the league

Regular season

|-| align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2017†| align="left" | Manama|6 || || 26.8 ||68 || 0 ||73.5 || 8.8 || 1.3 || 1.0 ||1.83 || 15.5|-| align="left" | 2017-18| align="left" | Akita|51 ||31 || 21.7 ||58.1 || 0 ||61.2 || 6.7 || 1.0 || 1.0 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|1.7* || 11.9|-| align="left" | 2018-19| align="left" | Akita|52 ||52 ||30.5 || 53.9 || 0 || 57.4 || 8.4 ||1.4 ||1.1 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|2.3* || 12.8|-| align="left" | 2019-20| align="left" | Akita|34 ||34 ||27.2 || 54.1 || 0 || 65.0 || 6.9 ||1.2 ||0.8 || 1.9 || 10.1|-| align="left" | 2020-21| align="left" | Akita|35 ||35 ||26.5 || 64.6 || 0 || 60.5 || 7.9 ||2.4 ||1.1 || 1.6 || 12.3|-

Playoffs

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017-18|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 5 || 3 || 19:54 || .600 || .000 || .800 || 3.2 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 9.6|-

Early cup games

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017|style="text-align:left;"|Akita| 2 || 1 || 20:15 || .636 || .000 || .556 || 6.0 || 0.5 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 9.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018|style="text-align:left;"|Akita|2 || 1 || 25:48 || .474 || .000 || .600 || 9.5 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 10.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019|style="text-align:left;"|Akita|2 ||2 || 24:31 || .471 || .000 || .143 || 9.0 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 8.5|-

Preseason games

|-| align="left" |2018| align="left" | Akita| 2 || 1 || 20.8 || .500 ||.000 || .688||4.0 || 1.5|| 0.5 || 0.5 || 9.5|-| align="left" |2019| align="left" | Akita| 3 || 2 || 20.2 || .739 ||.000 || .429||4.3 || 2.7|| 0.3 || 2.0 || 12.33|-Source: Changwon1Changwon2Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

National team

|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | Bahamas|4 || || 14.75 ||68.8 || 0 ||50 || 2.8 || 0 || 0 ||2.8 || 6.5|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | Bahamas|5 || || 25 ||48.9 || 0 ||66.7 || 4.2 || 0.8 || 0.8 ||1.2 ||10.8|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | Bahamas|5 || || 20.2 ||41.7 || 0 ||65 || 5.2 || 0.4 || 0 ||3.4 ||8.6|-| align="left" | 2018| align="left" | Bahamas|2 || || 21 ||45.5 || 0 ||85.7 || 3.5 || 1.0 ||0.5 || 2 ||8.0|-

Personal

His younger brother, Dwight Coleby (tl) played college basketball for the University of Kansas and Western Kentucky.^{[5] [6]} DC signed with the Liège Basket in Belgium, and was transferred to the Happinets.^[7] This KC/DC brother unit became successful in a 76-52 win to the Levanga Hokkaido on March 13, 2019.^[8] Their mother died at the age of 43, and KC wears #43.^[9] KC tied knot to Krystal Coleby on July 14, 2018.

External links

• Wichita State Shockers bio
• Kadeem Coleby: D1 Highlights (Junior and senior year)
• Kadeem Coleby Highlights Vs Manama
• Kadeem Coleby: National Team Highlights 2015
• Kentucky vs Wichita State 2014, #20
• RealGM Stats
• Stats in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kadeem takes home trophy for league lead in blocked shots. www.tribune242.com.
2. Web site: Akita Northern Happinets . 【新入団】カディーム・コールビー選手 契約合意のお知らせ. 11 July 2017 . 11 July 2017.
3. Web site: B.League . 秋田#43 コールビーがコートで大暴れ. 20 October 2018 . 21 October 2018.
4. Web site: 【お知らせ】カディーム・コールビー選手の負傷に関するご報告. 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
5. Web site: Bedore . Gary . Dwight Coleby to leave Kansas, will be immediately eligible at transfer destination. 15 May 2017 . 3 August 2017.
6. Web site: Smith . Randy . Coleby brothers ready for upcoming seasons. 8 August 2016 . 18 July 2017.
7. Web site: Japanese B-League basketball: Coleby brothers unite. www.tribune242.com.
8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 【B1ハイライト】03/13 秋田 vs 北海道（18-19 B1第27節） . YouTube.
9. Web site: Akita Sakigake . さきがけハピネッツ開幕カウントダウンインタビューvol.3. 27 September 2017 . 27 September 2017.