CJ Bruton
February 2, 2021
Kelvin Price
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 23/06/75
- Place of Birth: New Iberia, Louisiana (USA)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 210
- Weight (KG): #N/A
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Southwestern Louisiana (1994-1996) / Charlotte (1997-1999)
- NBL DEBUT: 2/10/99
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/03/00
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Brisbane 2000
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Kelvin Price was born in New Iberia, Louisiana (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Kelvin Price made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 24 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
Kelvin Price played one season in the NBL. He averaged 12.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 25 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 32nd in rebounds per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 24 | Brisbane | 7-21 (10) | 25 | 921 | 321 | 286 | 54 | 108 | 178 | 18 | 14 | 86 | 90 | 133 | 297 | 45% | 5 | 24 | 21% | 50 | 109 | 46% | 46% | 46% | 23 | Totals | 25 | 921 | 321 | 286 | 54 | 108 | 178 | 18 | 14 | 86 | 90 | 133 | 297 | 44.8% | 5 | 24 | 20.8% | 50 | 109 | 45.9% | 47% | 46% | 23 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 24 | Brisbane | 7-21 (10) | 25 | 36.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 45% | 0.2 | 1.0 | 21% | 2.0 | 4.4 | 46% | 46% | 46% | 23 | Total | 25 | 36.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 44.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8% | 0.2 | 1.0 | 45.9% | 47% | 46% | 23 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Philippines - Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (2002)
Price joined Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs for the 2002 PBA Commissioners Cup season in the Philippines, where the club opened the conference with Price and Gabe Muoneke as its two imports before later changing imports mid-conference.
Price returned to Purefoods for the 2002 PBA Governors Cup in the Philippines, with the roster listing him as a 6-foot-8 import from Charlotte alongside Derrick Brown, Kerby Raymundo, Alvin Patrimonio, Ronnie Magsanoc, Rey Evangelista and Roger Yap.
Purefoods finished the 2002 Governors Cup elimination round at 16–8 as the No. 3 seed, then won the championship after coming back from a 0–2 deficit to beat Alaska 4–3 in the Finals.
In Game 6 of the 2002 PBA Governors Cup Finals, Purefoods struggled late without Price on the floor, and in Game 7 the club closed out the series with a 91–76 win at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City while Derrick Brown scored 21 points and James Head led Alaska with 29.
Price also played professionally in Venezuela.
COLLEGE
Price played college basketball at Southwestern Louisiana, As a freshman he appeared in 29 games during the 1994-95 season for Marty Fletcher’s Sun Belt team, which finished 7-22 overall and 4-14 in conference play, placing ninth in the league before beating Lamar in the Sun Belt tournament and then losing to Western Kentucky in the next round.
In that 1994-95 freshman season, he averaged 22.6 minutes, 5.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, while shooting 53.5 percent from the field, not making a three-pointer, and shooting 44.8 percent at the foul line.
His 1994-95 Sports Reference row showed 29 games played, 22.6 minutes per game, 5.2 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 1.2 assists per game, and his other per-game numbers were 1.2 steals, 0.6 blocks and 2.0 turnovers.
Price made 61 field goals on 114 attempts that year, which ranked as the best field-goal percentage on the team, and he finished with roughly 150 points across the season while establishing himself as a regular frontcourt piece alongside Bryan Collins, Kevin Scruggs, Chris Snowden and Marcus Green.
As a sophomore in 1995-96, he remained at Southwestern Louisiana and helped the Ragin’ Cajuns improve to 16-12 overall and 9-9 in the Sun Belt, good for fifth place under Fletcher, before the team beat Lamar in the conference tournament and lost to Western Kentucky in the next round.
His 1995-96 Sports Reference row listed 28 games, 31.4 minutes per game, 8.4 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game, while he shot 47.9 percent from the field, 30.8 percent from three-point range and 53.9 percent at the free-throw line.
Price’s sophomore per-game line also included 1.7 steals and 0.3 blocks, and his 204 total rebounds were the highest single-season total by a Southwestern Louisiana player that year.
He finished that 1995-96 season with 204 rebounds, a mark that led the team, and he was one of the key contributors on a roster that also included Cedric Dempsey, Chris Manuel, Chris Snowden, Reginald Poole and Norvie Womack.
After his second season at Southwestern Louisiana, Price left the program with two years of eligibility remaining and transferred to Charlotte, which meant he sat out the 1996-97 season before becoming eligible in 1997-98.
Price joined Charlotte for the 1997-98 season as a junior center under head coach Melvin Watkins, wore No. 21, and helped the 49ers go 20-11 overall and 13-3 in Conference USA, where they finished second in the American Division before making the NCAA tournament.
His full 1997-98 statistical row at Charlotte was 31 games, 31 starts, 31.4 minutes per game, 296 total points, 9.5 points per game, 249 total rebounds, 8.0 rebounds per game, 34 assists, 1.1 assists per game, 45 steals, 13 blocks and 58 turnovers.
Price shot 117-for-212 from the field for 55.2 percent in 1997-98, did not attempt a three-pointer, and made 62-of-129 free throws for 48.1 percent.
He posted one of the most notable rebounding games in Charlotte history on January 15, 1998 against Massachusetts, when he scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards, which stood as a Conference USA single-game record for offensive rebounds for many years afterward.
Another standout performance came on January 13, 1998 against Marquette, when Price delivered career highs of 20 points and 16 rebounds in a 66-53 win as Charlotte improved to 3-0 in league play.
Charlotte then reached the 1998 Conference USA tournament, where the 49ers beat Marquette and Southern Mississippi before losing to Cincinnati in the title game.
In the 1998 NCAA tournament, Charlotte defeated Illinois-Chicago in the opening round before losing 93-83 in overtime to North Carolina, and Price closed his first season with the 49ers on an NCAA tournament team that also featured DeMarco Johnson, Sean Colson, Galen Young, Diego Guevara and Marlon Thomas.
Price returned for his senior season in 1998-99 under first-year head coach Bobby Lutz, and Charlotte finished 23-11 overall and 10-6 in Conference USA, placing third in the American Division, winning the Conference USA tournament title, and advancing to the NCAA tournament again.
His complete 1998-99 season row was 33 games, 30 starts, 407 total minutes, 12.3 points per game, 161 field goals made on 323 attempts for 49.8 percent shooting, no made three-pointers, 85 free throws made on 156 attempts for 54.5 percent, 88 offensive rebounds, 123 defensive rebounds, 211 total rebounds, 6.4 rebounds per game, 38 assists, 1.0 assist per game, 27 blocks, 50 steals, 67 turnovers and 407 total points.
Price ranked among Charlotte’s most important senior leaders that year and played alongside Galen Young, Diego Guevara, Tremaine Gardiner, Jobey Thomas and Marlon Thomas on a team that finished the season ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll.
One of his better regular-season games in 1998-99 came in a 92-57 win over VMI on December 10, 1998, when he scored 16 points, and he also delivered 17 points and nine rebounds in an 88-75 win over Murray State during the Rainbow Classic.
Price was part of Charlotte’s run through four wins in four days at the 1999 Conference USA tournament, and he earned All-Conference USA Tournament honours as the 49ers beat Houston, Southern Mississippi, Cincinnati and Louisville to claim the title.
In the 1999 NCAA tournament opener against Rhode Island, he scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in Charlotte’s 81-70 overtime win before the 49ers lost to Oklahoma in the second round.
Across his two seasons at Charlotte, Price played 64 games and made 61 starts, totaling 703 points, 460 rebounds, 72 assists, 95 steals, 40 blocks and 125 turnovers while averaging 11.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
His Charlotte shooting splits across those two seasons were 278-for-535 from the field for 52.0 percent, 0-for-0 from three-point range, and 147-for-285 from the free-throw line for 51.6 percent.
Across all four of his documented Division I seasons, Price played 121 games, scored 1,089 points, averaged 9.0 points per game, and produced 664 rebounds, which works out to 5.5 rebounds per game, while spending his first two college seasons at Southwestern Louisiana and his final two at Charlotte.
His college path therefore included a two-year start in the Sun Belt, a transfer that cost him the 1996-97 season, and then back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances at Charlotte, where he finished his career as part of a Conference USA championship team in 1998-99.
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