Favourite hobbies are listening to music and watching movies

Born - Elkhart, Indiana on november 26, 1969

Full name - Shawn Travis Kemp

Nickname - The Reign Man

Shawn wore leg braces to help control his extremly rapid growth

Shawn's favourite player when he was growing up was Magic Johnson

Shawn's worn #40 since his days at Concord High School

Shawn was recruited for the first time by UNLV assistant Tim Grgurich at age 14

Shawn stood 6'6" as a high school freshman

Shawn averaged 19.8 pts, 12.9 rbs and 4.0 blks a game over 4 years at Concord High

Shawn's Concord Minutemen jersy is retired

Shawn is one of only a few players without NCAA experience!

Shawn was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics at the age of 19 (Pick #17)

Once Shawn was almost traded for Scottie Pippen

Shawn has never won the NBA slam dunk contest, the closest shawn has got is second behind Dee Brown

Career high: Points 42

Career high: Rebounds 22

Career high: Assists 12

Shawn has 1 career triple double

Shawn increased his point and rebounding totals every season until the end of the 95-96 season

Shawn's very own biography is called "Shawn Kemp - The Reign Man"

Shawn go'es back every summer to Elkhart, Indiana, where he helps young children develop their basketball skills!