Kelvin Upshaw

Kelvin Parnell Upshaw (born January 24 1963, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a 6'2" (188 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played competitively at Marshall High School, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Junior College and the University of Utah. He played 120 games in the NBA from 1988 to 1991 averaging 5.4ppg, 2.1apg and 1.2rpg in 12.6mpg.

Upshaw played 9 games with the Miami Heat, 37 with the Boston Celtics, 23 with the Golden State Warriors and 51 games with the Dallas Mavericks plus 3 playoff games with Boston. He also played professionally in Stargard Szczeciński, Poland (Komfort Stargard Szczec [ [http://www.polskikosz.pl/zawodnik/767 Kelvin Upshaw profile -PolskiKosz.pl] ] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/1997/12/19/news.proexp.html Pro Exposure Report] Posted December 19, 1997] ), Italy (Scavolini Pesaro) [ [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=UPS-KEL Kelvin Upshaw - Lega A Basket] ] , Argentina, Philippines, and in the CBA with the Quad City Thunder, Albany Patroons, Rapid City and Jacksonville Jets. He was selected in the first round of the 1986 CBA Draft by the Jets. [http://www.nba.com/dleague/coaches/kelvin_upshaw.html NBA.com: NBDL coach profile] ]

He has served as an assistant coach for the CBA's Gary Steelheads [ [http://www.cbahoopsonline.com/transactions.php?page=11 2006 Player Transaction] ] , Quad City Thunder, LaCrosse Bobcats, and the NBDL's Charleston Lowgators.

In 2004 he was named as player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks. [ [http://www.minorleaguenews.com/basketball/aaa/nbdl/features/articles2004/110204.html Former Lowgators Assistant Takes Mavericks Position] October 7, 2004]

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* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAKE01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com