Kim Belton Explained

Kim Belton
Birth Date:2 April 1958
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Horace Mann
(The Bronx, New York)
College:Stanford (1976–1980)
Draft Year:1980
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:42
Draft Team:Phoenix Suns
Career Position:Small forward
Highlights:

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.

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. 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.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1976–77| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 27 || 26 || 32.5 || .544 || – || .570 || 8.4 || 1.9 || .7 || 1.0 || 12.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1977–78| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 27 || 25 || 29.4 || .543 || – || .590 || 9.0 || 1.7 || .7 || .7 || 15.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1978–79| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 27 || 27 || 33.6 || .619 || – || .426 || 8.7 || 2.6 || .7 || .6 || 14.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1979–80| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 26 || 26 || 35.8 || .584 || – || .678 || 9.8 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .9 || 18.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 107 || 104 || 32.8 || .572 || – || .580 || 9.0 || 2.0 || .8 || .8 || 15.1

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 Media Guide . Stanford University . 26 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor to Induct 2015-16 Class . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123005905/http://pac-12.com/article/2016/01/19/pac-12-basketball-hall-honor-induct-2015-16-class . dead . January 23, 2016 . Pac-12 Conference . 26 February 2020 . 19 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Career Records . Stanford University . 26 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Kroner . Steve . WHERE ARE THEY NOW? / Kim Belton / Big production / Ex-Stanford star scores as TV sports producer . San Francisco Gate . 26 February 2020 . 2 February 2003.