Kelvin Parnell Upshaw is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He is a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played competitively at Marshall High School, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Junior College and the University of Utah

University of Utah

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. He played 120 games in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 from 1988 to 1991 averaging 5.4 ppg, 2.1 apg and 1.2 rpg in 12.6 mpg.

Upshaw played with the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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, the Boston Celtics

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, the Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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 and with the Dallas Mavericks

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. He also played professionally in Stargard Szczeciński

Stargard Szczecinski

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, Poland

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 (Komfort Stargard Szczec

Spojnia Stargard Szczecinski

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), Italy (Scavolini Pesaro

Victoria Libertas Pesaro

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), Argentina, Philippines, and in the CBA

Continental Basketball Association

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 with the Quad City Thunder, Albany Patroons, Rapid City and Jacksonville Jets. He was selected in the first round of the 1986 CBA Draft by the Jets.

He has served as an assistant coach for the CBA's Gary Steelheads

Gary Steelheads

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, Quad City Thunder

Quad City Thunder

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, LaCrosse Bobcats, and the NBDL

NBA Development League

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's Charleston Lowgators.

In 2004 he was named as player development coach for the Dallas Mavericks.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com