Tim Kempton

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1964)}}

{{About|the former NBA player|his son, the current professional basketball player|Tim Kempton Jr.{{!}}Tim Kempton Jr}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tim Kempton

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|1|25}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, US

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 245

| high_school = St. Dominic
(Oyster Bay, New York)

| college = Notre Dame (1982–1986)

| draft_year = 1986

| draft_round = 6

| draft_pick = 124

| draft_team = Los Angeles Clippers

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 2000

| career_number = 41, 45, 8, 7, 9, 40

| career_position = Power forward / center

| years1 = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}

| team1 = Los Angeles Clippers

| years2 = 1987–1988

| team2 = Basket Napoli

| years3 = {{nbay|1988|full=y}}

| team3 = Charlotte Hornets

| years4 = {{nbay|1989|full=y}}

| team4 = Denver Nuggets

| years5 = 1990–1992

| team5 = Scaligera Verona

| years6 = {{nbay|1992|full=y}}

| team6 = Phoenix Suns

| years7 = {{nbay|1993|end}}

| team7 = Charlotte Hornets

| years8 = 1994

| team8 = Aresium Milano

| years9 = {{nbay|1993|end}}

| team9 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years10 = 1994–1995

| team10 = Limoges CSP

| years11 = {{nbay|1995|full=y}}

| team11 = Atlanta Hawks

| years12 = 1996

| team12 = CB Girona

| years13 = {{nbay|1996|start}}

| team13 = San Antonio Spurs

| years14 = 1996

| team14 = Galatasaray

| years15 = {{nbay|1997|start}}

| team15 = Orlando Magic

| years16 = {{nbay|1997|full=y}}

| team16 = Toronto Raptors

| years17 = 1998

| team17 = La Crosse Bobcats

| years18 = 1998–1999

| team18 = CB Girona

| years19 = 1999–2000

| team19 = León Caja España

| highlights =

• Fourth-team Parade All-American (1982)
• McDonald's All-American (1982)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 1,259 (4.5 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 795 (2.8 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 307 (1.1 apg)

}}

Timothy Joseph Kempton (born January 25, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball who played the power forward and center positions. Born in Jamaica, New York, he played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before having a 14-year professional career, playing 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in addition to seasons in Italy, France, Spain, and Turkey. He was selected in the 6th round (124th pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.