Kasib Powell

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Kasib Powell

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 220

| league = WNBA

| team = Golden State Valkyries

| position = Assistant coach

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|18}}

| birth_place = Teaneck, New Jersey

| highschool = Teaneck (Teaneck, New Jersey)

| college =

Butler CC (1999–2001)
Texas Tech (2001–2003)

| draft_year = 2003

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2012

| career_position = Small forward

| career_number = 12

| coach_start = 2016

| coach_end =

| years1 = 2003

| team1 = Reflex Železnik

| years2 = 2003–2004

| team2 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years3 = 2004–2005

| team3 = Great Lakes Storm

| years4 = 2005

| team4 = New Jersey Flyers

| years5 = 2005–2006

| team5 = Dakota Wizards

| years6 = 2006

| team6 = Bosna

| years7 = 2006–2007

| team7 = Spartak Saint Petersburg

| years8 = 2007–2008

| team8 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years9 = {{nbay|2007|end}}

| team9 = Miami Heat

| years10 = 2008

| team10 = Zhejiang Guangsha

| years11 = 2009

| team11 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years12 = 2009–2010

| team12 = Trikala 2000

| years13 = 2010–2011

| team13 = Hapoel Holon

| years14 = 2011–2012

| team14 = Fortress Körmend

| cyears1 = 2016–2021

| cteam1 = Sioux Falls Skyforce (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2021–2024

| cteam2 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| cyears3 = {{nbay|2024|start}}

| cteam3 = Miami Heat (assistant)

| cyears4 = {{wnbay|2025}}—present

| cteam4 = Golden State Valkyries (assistant)

| highlights =

Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion (2004)
NBA D-League MVP (2008)
2× CBA All-Star (2005, 2006)
All-CBA First Team (2006)

}}

Kasib Powell (born March 18, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player currently working as an assistant coach for the Golden State Valkyries in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Powell was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he played basketball at Teaneck High School.Wojnarowski, Adrian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517102056/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51480218.html "Powell Leads For General"], The Record, March 16, 2002. Accessed April 1, 2008. "Three years ago, Kasib Powell came out of Teaneck High School too small and slight for a major conference scholarship." He played collegiately at Butler Community College and Texas Tech University.[http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_jefferson_powell-070928.html Grizzlies sign Free Agents Dontell Jefferson and Kasib Powell]{{cite web|title=Heat adds D-League's Kasib Powell|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-0322heat-powell,0,1140887.story|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|access-date=April 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327064105/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-0322heat-powell,0,1140887.story|archive-date=March 27, 2008|url-status=dead}} He also enjoyed a brief career in the NBA with the Miami Heat.

Professional career

Powell has played professionally in the Adriatic League, the Greek League, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the USBL, the Russian Superleague, the NBA D-League, the NBA, the Bosnian League, the Chinese Basketball Association and the Israeli Basketball Super League. He played for the Dakota Wizards of the CBA during the 2005–06 season and earned All-CBA First Team honors.{{cite web |title=Kasib Powell minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-powelkas001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=June 22, 2021}} He averaged 22.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA D-League during the 2007–08 season and was named the league's MVP.[http://nationalpost.pa-sportsticker.com/default.aspx?s=nba-news-display&nid=A106967981206251805A Injury-ravaged Heat sign F Powell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610063937/http://nationalpost.pa-sportsticker.com/default.aspx?s=nba-news-display&nid=A106967981206251805A |date=2008-06-10 }} He has also played in a number of preseason games for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the Chicago Bulls (2005), the Orlando Magic (2006) and the Memphis Grizzlies (2007), but he failed to make any the teams for the NBA regular season.

Because of a depleted roster due to various injuries, the Miami Heat signed Powell to a ten-day contract in March 2008. He got his first NBA career start on March 27, 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NBA&id=1213&line=96472&spln=1 |title=Heat F Kasib Powell gets first career start |access-date=2008-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517131103/http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NBA&id=1213&line=96472&spln=1 |archive-date=2011-05-17 |url-status=dead }} On April 3, 2008, the Heat decided against signing him to a second ten-day contract,{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atfg9EAFP7bp5wpWFDs4mDmLvLYF?slug=ap-heatmoves&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Heat part ways with Powell after 10-day contract expires |access-date=2017-01-09 |archive-date=2011-06-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110604065452/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atfg9EAFP7bp5wpWFDs4mDmLvLYF?slug=ap-heatmoves&prov=ap&type=lgns |url-status=dead }} however, he was re-signed by the Heat 5 days later for the remainder of the season.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ah7MZuHV5_zKAgbV8eyXkwmkvLYF?slug=txheatpowell&prov=st&type=lgns |title=Miami re-signs F Powell |access-date=2017-01-09 |archive-date=2012-07-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716061213/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ah7MZuHV5_zKAgbV8eyXkwmkvLYF?slug=txheatpowell&prov=st&type=lgns |url-status=dead }}

In 2009, Powell signed with Trikala 2000.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europa/esteri/3981/trikala_inks_former_nbdl_mvp_kasib_powell.html Trikala inks former NBDL MVP Kasib Powell.]

In October 2010, Powell signed with Hapoel Holon in Israel.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/hapoel-holon-inks-kasib-powell.aspx |title=Hapoel Holon inks American forward Kasib Powell |access-date=2010-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310231715/http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/hapoel-holon-inks-kasib-powell.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-10 |url-status=dead }}

In October 2011, Powell signed with Fortress Körmend, a Hungarian basketball team.{{cite web |url=http://www.bb1.hu/tartalom/cikk/7781_megerkezett_kasib_powell |title=BB1.hu : Megérkezett Kasib Powell |website=www.bb1.hu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925170506/http://www.bb1.hu/tartalom/cikk/7781_megerkezett_kasib_powell |archive-date=2011-09-25}}

Coaching career

On October 9, 2016, Powell was named assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/kasib-powell-rounds-skyforce-coaching-staff/ |title=KASIB POWELL ROUNDS OUT SKYFORCE COACHING STAFF |work=NBA.com |date=October 9, 2016 |accessdate=October 16, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019053947/http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/news/kasib-powell-rounds-skyforce-coaching-staff/ |archivedate=October 19, 2016 }} On September 16, 2021, he was promoted to head coach.{{cite web|title=Miami Heat Promote Kasib Powell to Head Coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/miami-heat-promote-kasib-powell-to-head-coach-of-the-sioux-falls-skyforce/n-5746640|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021}}

On July 16, 2024, Powell became a player development coach for the Miami Heat.{{cite web|title=Heat Name Dan Bisaccio Skyforce Head Coach|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/heat-name-dan-bisaccio-skyforce-head-coach/n-6124482|website=OurSportsCentral.com|date=July 16, 2024|access-date=July 17, 2024}}

On March 27, 2025, Powell was announced as an assistant coach for the Golden State Valkyries.{{cite web | title=Valkyries Announce Additions to Coaching and Front Office Staff With Six New Hires | website=WNBA | date=2025-03-27 | url=https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/valkyries-announce-additions-to-coaching-and-front-office-staff-with-six-new-hires-20250327 | access-date=2025-06-27}}

NBA career statistics

=Regular season=

| align="left" | 2007–08

| align="left" | Miami

| 11 || 4 || 27.6 || .368 || .242 || .667 || 4.0 || 1.6 || .8 || .2 || 7.6

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090410084228/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=kasib_powell NBA D-League Profile]
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