Kinu Rochford

Kinu Ashton Rochford (born October 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. In 2017, he won the NKL championship with Garonne Sūduva-Mantinga.

Kinu Rochford
Personal information
Born (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolJames Madison
(Brooklyn, New York)
College
Playing career2013–present
PositionForward
Career history
2013Aris Leeuwarden
2014Elitzur Yavne
2015ESSM Le Portel
2015–2016Cheshire Phoenix
2016BC Boncourt Red Team
2017Garonne ASPTT
2017Sūduva-Mantinga
2017–2018Plymouth Raiders
2018–2019Þór Þorlákshöfn
2019Hamar
2019Terceira Basket
Career highlights and awards

High school

Rochford attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn where he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds as a senior.[1]

College career

After receiving no Division I scholarship offers, Rochford played for Globe Institute of Technology for two years, where he averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds per game while earning the Region XV Player of the Year honors as a sophomore.[1] He transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson in 2011 on the behest of Fairleigh's head coach Greg Vetrone. During his first season with the school, Rochford posted modest numbers of 9.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. During his senior season, he was moved to the center positions and transformed into one of the best players of the Northeast Conference.[2] For the season he averaged 14.7 points and 8.9 rebounds in 27 games.

Professional career

Rochford's first professional stop was in 2013 with Aris Leeuwarden in the Dutch Basketball League where he averaged 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds in 10 games. In March 2014, he joined Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli second division. In 10 games he averaged a team leading 21.3 points and 11.2 rebounds.[3]

In 2015, Rochford signed with ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro B, replacing injured Claude Marquis.[4] In 22 games for Le Portel, he averaged 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

Rochford spent the 2016–2017 season with Cheshire Phoenix in the British Basketball League. He was named the BBL Player of the Month in January after averaging 17.8 points and 14.0 rebounds per game.[5] For the season, he averaged 19.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

In 2016, Rochford joined Saint-Chamond Basket of the LNB Pro B. He left the club in middle of September, prior to the start of the season.[6][7] In October 2016, he signed with BC Boncourt Red Team of the Swiss Basketball League where he averaged 13.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 7 games before being released in end of November. In January 2017, he joined Sūduva-Mantinga of the Lithuanian National Basketball League[8] where he averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in 22 games, helping the team repeat as NKL champions.[9]

In August 2017, he signed with Garonne ASPTT of the French NM2.[10]

In October 2017, Rochford returned to the BBL and signed with Plymouth Raiders.[11] In February 2018, Rochford was released. In 14 games for the Raiders, he averaged 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.

In September 2018, Rochford moved to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla and signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn[12] where he quickly became one of the league's best players.[13] On 1 April 2019, Rochford scored 23 points in the fifth and deciding game of Þór's 3–2 upset against Tindastóll in the first round of the playoffs. With 7 seconds left of the game, he helped steal an inbound pass from Tindastóll that led to Halldór Garðar Hermannsson scoring the game winning basket with 2 seconds left.[14] In the semi-finals, Þór lost to KR 1–3.[15] During the regular season, he averaged 19.1 points and led the league with 12.2 rebounds per game.[16]

Rochford continued his career in Iceland the following season, signing with 1. deild karla club Hamar in September 2019.[17] On 17 October, he posted seasons high 27 points and 20 rebounds in a victory against Breiðablik. After only four games, where he averaged 11.8 points and 9.3 rebounds, Hamar released Rochford from his contract.[18]

References
  1. Joseph Staszewski (9 August 2012). "FDU, James Madison standout Rochford on long road to success". New York Post. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Howie Kussoy (12 January 2013). "Rochford blossoms at Fairleigh". New York Post. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "Elitzur Yavne basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online". Scouting4u.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Basket - Pro B : Kinu Rochford remplace Claude Marquis au Portel (VIDÉO)". La Voix du Nord (in French). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. Dave Powell (3 February 2016). "Cheshire Phoenix star Kinu Rochford named BBL Player of the Month". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "Kinu Rochford quitte le SCB". Le Progrès (in French). 16 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. "Saint-Chamond se sépare de Kinu Rochford". bebasket.fr (in French). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  8. "Kinu Rochfordas: apie nustebinusį krepšinį Lietuvoje ir pažintį su garsiais NBA žaidėjais". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. "Tritaškiais prapliupusi "Sūduva-Mantinga" apgynė Mezon-NKL čempionų titulą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. "L'ancien du Portel Kinu Rochford signe à Garonne". bebasket.fr (in French). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  11. "Raiders add Kinu Rochford to complete recruitment puzzle". bbl.org.uk. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (15 September 2018). "Kinu Rochford til liðs við Þór Þorlákshöfn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. Anton Ingi Leifsson (12 January 2019). "Var algjörlega búinn á því, lagðist í gólfið og fékk þrúgusykur frá sjúkraþjálfaranum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  14. Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (1 April 2019). "Þór áfram eftir lygilega endurkomu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  15. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 April 2019). "Rochford útskýrir sósufagnið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino's deild karla (2018-2019 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. Davíð Eldur (26 September 2019). "Kinu Rochford í Blómabæinn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  18. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (30 October 2019). "Kinu látinn fara frá Hamri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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