Grand Rapids, Michigan born Chris Kaman attended Tri-Unity Christian School in Wyoming, MI where the versatile center dominated on the hardwood.
Kaman stayed in his home state and spent three years at Central Michigan University, where, in 2003, he led the Chippewas to a MAC Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, including a first round win. He was named the MAC Player of the Year, First Team All MAC and MAC Tournament MVP in that magical 2003 season. The guy they called “Caveman” declared for the 2003 NBA Draft and was selected sixth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.
He spent eight productive seasons with the Clippers, recording a career high 12.7 rebounds per game in 2007-08 and a career high 18.5 points per game in the 2010 season, leading to an NBA All Star game appearance in 2010.
After spending one season with the Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers respectively, Kaman finished his career playing parts of two years with the Portland Trailblazers before retiring after the 2015-16 season.
Kaman is both an avid outdoorsman and a successful businessman. As we wrote about here last week, he’s now co-owner of Man Cave Sports Cards and Collectibles in Greenville, Michigan.
We sat down for a more in depth conversation about his Michael Jordan card collection, LeBron snubbing him for an autograph, his thoughts on hobby shop ownership and more.
