Shawn was born to mother Barbara Kemp in Elkhart, India. While he was in kindergarten, his parents parted. After the divorce, his mother reared him in Elkhart City, where he attended Concord High School.
The athlete then began playing basketball in the street courtyard with his friends. As a senior in high school, the NBA player attracted a great deal of attention due to his skills. Shawn was voted one of his secondary school’s top five basketball players.
Additionally, Kemp was the captain of his high school team, with whom he won numerous accolades. In every one of those contests, he had the highest score.
Shawn was once on the verge of being named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball, but allegations that he planned to transfer to the University of Kentucky disqualified him. He did not play for his Kentucky high school, however, because he did not attain the minimum SAT score.
Later, with the support of his high school coach, he submitted a high-risk application for the NBA Draft. Moreover, at the moment he was only 19 years old.
Kemp was selected 17th overall by the Supersonics, making him only the fifth player to enter the NBA directly from high school. In addition, throughout the beginning of his NBA career, he was compared to Michael Jordan.
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