Derwin Maurice Kitchen was born on May 14,1986 and is an American former professional basketball player.
15 Facts About Derwin Kitchen
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Derwin Kitchen played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and Florida State University before playing professionally in Israel, Greece, Serbia, France and Turkey.
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On July 20,2011, Derwin Kitchen started his professional career with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a one-year deal.
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On February 1,2012, Derwin Kitchen was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January.
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Derwin Kitchen helped Rishon LeZion to reach the Israeli State Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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On May 17,2012, Derwin Kitchen was named All-Israeli League First Team.
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On July 12,2012, Derwin Kitchen joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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One month later, Derwin Kitchen signed a one-year deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek League and the EuroLeague.
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However, on December 24,2012, Derwin Kitchen was loaned to KK Cedevita for the rest of the season.
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On June 23,2014, Derwin Kitchen signed a two-year contract extension with Jerusalem.
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Derwin Kitchen helped Jerusalem to win the 2015 Israeli League Championship.
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However, on December 28,2015, Derwin Kitchen parted ways with Nancy after appearing in seven games and signed with the Turkish team Trabzonspor for the rest of the season.
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On November 2,2016, Derwin Kitchen returned to Israel for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya.
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Derwin Kitchen finished the season as the Israeli League third leading player in assists and helped Nahariya to reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Quarterfinals and the 2017 Israeli League Quarterfinals.
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Derwin Kitchen helped Eilat to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Holon.