Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Kidd-Gilchrist during a game in February 2010
College	Kentucky
Conference	SEC
Sport	Basketball
Position	Small forward
Jersey #	14
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	232 lb (105 kg)
Nationality	American
Born	September 26, 1993 (1993-09-26) (age 18)
High school	St. Patrick's High School, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (born September 26, 1993) is an American college basketball player at the University of Kentucky.

High school career

He is considered one of the best high school basketball players in the United States.^[1] He is rated as the #3 player by ESPN.com,^[2] and Rivals.com,^[3] and Scout.com rates him as the #1 player at his position.^[4] In July 2010, Gilchrist, along with future Kentucky teammate Marquis Teague, were a part of the gold medal winning team in the FIBA U-17 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.^[5]

College career

Gilchrist committed to attend the University of Kentucky on April 14, 2010.^[6]

Personal life

Gilchrist's father died August 11, 1996 from multiple gunshot wounds. He watches the movie The Lion King once a week because he watched it almost every day with his father until he was three years old. Gilchrist committed to Kentucky on April 14, 2010, which would have been his father's 44th birthday.^[7]

Gilchrist's father played alongside Milt Wagner on a state championship team at Camden High in 1981. Wagner's son, former NBA player Dajuan Wagner, is Gilchrist's cousin.^[8]

On July 7, 2011, Gilchrist announced via Twitter that he had legally changed his last name to Kidd-Gilchrist, in order to honor the other important man in his life, his uncle Darrin Kidd.^[9] Kidd passed away on the day Gilchrist was set to sign his letter of intent to play at the University of Kentucky.

References

1. ^ Seth Davis. "Just a junior, quiet but confident Gilchrist is nation's top player". Sports Illustrated. July 10, 2009. Retrieved on January 10, 2010.
2. ^ College Basketball Recruiting Prospects 2011. ESPN. January 10, 2010. Retrieved on January 10, 2010
3. ^ Rivals.com Prospect Rankings. Retrieved on January 10, 2010.
4. ^ Men's Basketball Recruiting. Scout.com. Retrieved on January 10, 2010.
5. ^ Taylor, Corey (July 14, 2010). "Future Kentucky Wildcats Michael Gilchrist and Marquis Teague Win Gold". Sporting News. http://www.sportsnewsandscores.com/future-kentucky-wildcats-michael-gilchrist-and-marquis-teague-win-gold.html. Retrieved August 7, 2010. 
6. ^ Knight, Gilchrist highlight Cats' one-day haul. Retrieved on April 16, 2010.
7. ^ Gone but never forgotten: St. Patrick's Michael Gilchrist draws inspiration from late father
8. ^ http://www.highschoolsports.net/sports/preps/basketball/2011-boys-basketball-all-usa-team.htm
9. ^ Smith, Aaron (July 7, 2011). "Gilchrist changes name to honor family members". http://kykernel.com/2011/07/07/gilchrist-changes-name-to-honor-family-members/. 

External links

• Kentucky Bio
• NBADraft.net Profile
• Scout.com Profile
• Rivals.com Profile

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Name	Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael
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Date of birth	September 28, 1993
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