Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Caldwell-Pope in his rookie year with the Pistons
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| No. 5 – Detroit Pistons | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 18, 1993 Thomaston, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Greenville (Greenville, Georgia) |
| College | Georgia (2011–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–present | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope (born February 18, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. Caldwell-Pope played college basketball for the University of Georgia for two years before declaring for the 2013 NBA draft on April 15, 2013.
Caldwell-Pope was a highly heralded player in high school. As a senior, he averaged 31 points and 8.2 rebounds per game at Greenville High School in Greenville, Georgia. He led the Patriots to the State Class A Final Four in 2011 and to consecutive Sweet 16 berths in 2009–10.
He was named to several prominent high school All-America teams as a senior, including being selected to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.
As a senior, he was rated the nation's No. 3 shooting guard prospect, the No. 12 prospect overall, by recruiting analysts for Rivals.com.
Caldwell-Pope chose Georgia to play for Mark Fox and Cody Anderson over scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Tennessee among others.
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As a freshman, Caldwell-Pope was named to the Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team, which also included NBA lottery picks Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. His highest output as a freshman was 25 points vs. Ole Miss, which was the most by a UGA freshman in almost 13 years.
As a sophomore, Caldwell-Pope was named SEC Player of the Year after averaging 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He ended his career at Georgia scoring a career-high 32 points and 13 rebounds in a loss against LSU at the SEC tournament in Nashville.
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