28 Facts About Kelvin Torbert

Kelvin Deion Torbert was born on May 24,1983 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Kelvin Torbert's mother died of breast cancer when Torbert was 5 years old; his father, an Opelika, Alabama native, was employed at General Motors and had developed health issues, specifically to his kidneys; he died in 2005.

Kelvin Torbert was considered an all-around player, capable of scoring in the post, the midrange and on dunks and 3-point shots.

Kelvin Torbert became a starter for the team in his freshman year, and averaged 15.5 points per game; he improved to 18 points in his sophomore year.

Kelvin Torbert started to be nationally ranked during his junior year in 2000, and he was selected in the Parade All-American Third Team after averaging 25.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Kelvin Torbert was ranked among the top 5 players in the nation by the major recruiting services, and he was considered the top shooting guard of the class of 2001.

Kelvin Torbert averaged 26 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals in his final year of high school basketball, ending his career with 1,978 points, that placed him second in Flint city history behind Charlie Bell.

Kelvin Torbert played a total of 95 games at Northwestern and finished his high school career with 4 All-City and All-Valley nominations, he was 3 times Associated Press All-State First team and once All-State honorable mention, and won 3 city championships under coach Grover Kirkland.

Kelvin Torbert's convincing performance at Northwestern earned him many awards and All-American selections: he was named the Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year and Mr Basketball of Michigan, he was part of the USA Today All-America First team, and he was selected as a First team Parade All-American and as a McDonald's All-American.

Kelvin Torbert was the second top scorer of the West team, tied with David Lee and behind Eddy Curry.

Kelvin Torbert was recruited since his junior year in high school, and received interest from Cincinnati, Connecticut, Michigan and Michigan State.

Kelvin Torbert committed to play for Michigan State, for which he had signed a letter of intent.

Kelvin Torbert chose not to declare his eligibility for the 2001 NBA draft despite several of the top ranked players of the 2001 class doing so.

Kelvin Torbert was considered one of the best recruits to commit to Michigan State in several years.

Under coach Tom Izzo, Kelvin Torbert was immediately considered a starter, and he started 26 of the 31 games played in his freshman season.

Kelvin Torbert was given significant playing time, averaging 25.1 minutes, and ended the season with averages of 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Kelvin Torbert started his first game at MSU on November 12,2001, against Detroit and recorded a then career-high 18 points on January 16,2002, against Purdue.

Kelvin Torbert was named the Best Defensive Player of his team together with Alan Anderson.

Kelvin Torbert recorded a new career high scoring 22 points on February 15,2003, against Northwestern, and contributed to reach the Elite Eight during the 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament: the Spartans were defeated by Texas in the South Regional finals.

Kelvin Torbert ranked in the top ten of the Big Ten Conference in all the shooting categories, and he led the conference in 3-point field goal percentage.

Kelvin Torbert started 26 out of 30 games, and recorded a season-best 21 points against Coppin State on December 30,2003; he was second on the team in rebounding average, and third in assists.

Kelvin Torbert played 33 games but only started 2, and he had the lowest minutes per game average of his career with 22.6.

Kelvin Torbert was considered a very good defender during his senior year, and he scored a total of 1,195 points for the Spartans during his 4-year career in college basketball.

Kelvin Torbert played for the Toronto Raptors during the 2005 Minnesota NBA Summer League.

Kelvin Torbert then signed for French team JL Bourg, where he played 34 games, averaging 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists during the LNB Pro A regular season.

Kelvin Torbert's team participated in the playoffs, where they were defeated by Le Mans Sarthe in 3 games: Torbert averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the series.

Kelvin Torbert then played in Greece for Iraklis, but ended the season in Russia, playing 31 games in the second level for Ural Yekaterinburg scoring 12.5 points per game.

Kelvin Torbert then moved to Germany: after a 1-month trial at BBC Bayreuth, after which he was released, he signed with Ratiopharm Ulm where he had 4 appearances, averaging 4 points per game.