Kevin Palmer #8 of the Washington Wizards shoots the ball against the Golden State Warriors during Day three of the NBA Summer League this past July.
Congratulations are in order for yet another one of my high school classmates. Kevin “Boo Boo” Palmer is now a member of the Washington Wizards! Don’t believe me? See for yourself. Kevin was a standout Guard/Forward for Texas A&M Corpus Christi and as a Junior he was one of two players to start all 33 games. He was named the 2008-09 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and to the NABC District 23 All-District first team after leading the league in scoring with 18.2 points a game and finishing 11th in the nation with 2.6 steals a game including nine games with at least four. Kevin set a single-season school record with 86 steals…netted 599 points which is the second-highest single-season mark in school history and is already fifth all-time with 13 games with 20-or-more points. He was the top scorer for the Islanders in 25 games topping 30 points on three occasions and 20-or-more on 10 others.
Originally a transfer from Cecil Community College, where he was named first team all-conference and all-region as a sophomore and led team in scoring with 18.7 points a game as the team finished 31-1 overall and 16-0 in the Maryland Junior College Conference…also grabbed six rebounds, swiped two steals and dished out three assists a contest to earn third team All-America honors.
In high school Palmer lead the team to a 17-7 won-loss record as senior…averaged 21 points, four assists and five rebounds in his final campaign and was named the Knights’ Most Valuable Player as a senior and played in the City vs. Country All-Star Game and the Charm City All-Star Game.
Now Palmer embarks on the next journey in the NBA. Best of luck to Kevin and his Washington Wizards teammates this season.
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