18 Facts About Bo Kimble

Gregory Kevin "Bo" Kimble was born on April 9,1966 and is an American basketball coach and former professional player.

Bo Kimble played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions.

Bo Kimble led the 11th-seeded Lions to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament after the death of teammate Hank Gathers.

Bo Kimble was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft with the eighth overall pick.

Bo Kimble played three seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Clippers and the New York Knicks.

Bo Kimble played prep ball with Hank Gathers at Dobbins Technical High School in Philadelphia, with the pair leading the team to the Public League City championship in 1985.

Bo Kimble led the nation in scoring in 1990 averaging 35.3 points per game, and he was a consensus second team All-American selection that year.

Bo Kimble's teams led Division I in scoring in 1988,1989, and 1990.

Later that year, Bo Kimble was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 8th overall pick of the 1990 NBA draft.

At the time, the Clippers were playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the same building that Bo Kimble played in with Gathers while they were at USC.

Bo Kimble revealed in 2015 that getting very little playing time despite his ability while the Clippers floundered drove him to consider suicide several times.

Bo Kimble played only nine games for the Knicks, and was released at the end of the season, bringing his brief NBA career to an end.

Bo Kimble played for several years in the Continental Basketball Association after his NBA career ended.

Bo Kimble played for the Rapid City Thrillers, La Crosse Bobcats, Hartford Hellcats and Yakima Sun Kings.

In 2022, Bo Kimble was appointed as head coach of the boys' basketball team at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia.

Bo Kimble starred in the 1991 movie Heaven is a Playground as fictional high school student Matthew Lockhart.

Bo Kimble co-founded and sits on the board of directors of Forty-Four for Life Foundation, a non-profit organization involved in reducing cardiac related fatalities.

On March 7,2011, Bo Kimble traveled to Holland, Michigan, to meet with Fennville High School and Lawrence High School's varsity basketball team.