Kevin Ware

Kevin Ware
Kevin Ware cuts a net after Louisville's victory in the 2013 NCAA championship game.
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 31)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolRockdale County
(Conyers, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Kauhajoen Karhu
2017–2018Brno
2018–2019Faros Larissas
2019London Lightning
2020Korihait
2020–2021London Lions
2021Novi Pazar
2022Al Naft Baghdad
2022Club Deportivo Hispano Americano
2023Correbasket UAT
Career highlights and awards
*Later vacated

Kevin Ware Jr. (born January 3, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He is a former player for the University of Louisville. Ware received widespread media attention when he suffered an open fracture of the tibia in his right leg during an Elite Eight game against the Duke Blue Devils on March 31, 2013.[1] He had also represented Jordan at the 2022 Arab Basketball Championship.

  1. ^ Wolken, Don (March 31, 2013). "Louisville's Kevin Ware suffers gruesome leg injury, players emotional". USA Today.