+ 1,000 Tamworth Thunderbolts Points 2017 Waratah League All-Star 5 Team Kyle Gupton (born January 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player, who plays for the P.H Diamonds.
He attended the two-year school, Henry Ford College, where he was one of four standout sophomores to sign with a four-year university.
[1] In his senior year, he scored 26 points and made 6 three-pointers to defeat University of Southern Indiana, who was ranked 10th in the nation.
He finished his senior season with an average of 12 points per game, and he passed his own record for three-pointers, with a made total of 64.
[4] He finished his UIS career with 597 points, and his 120 three-pointers ranks first in school history among transfer players, and third overall.
In his rookie debut, he recorded 18 points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds in a home win against the cross town rivals, Oakland County Cowboys.
His rookie-best was on November 9, 2014, when he scored 41 points against the Steel City Yellow Jackets, while converting eight three-pointers.
Shortly after, he continued his professional career by signing with the Tamworth Thunderbolts of Australia, who are a part of the Waratah League (Division I).
[12] On July 10, 2017, he tied his season-high of 34 points in a win on the road against the Port Macquarie Dolphins.
[14] Gupton was the first Tamworth Import to earn a spot on the Waratah League All-Star Five Team.
[19] In the late summer of 2018, Gupton signed with the Edewecht Wattworms of the Deutscher Basketball Bund.
In his first game he recorded 28 points, 9 steals, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds in a win over the Blue Fire Lions.
[22][23] On May 23, 2019, he recorded 56 points in a 110–92 cup game victory over the BTB Royals, a higher-tier team in Lower Saxony.
While in Georgia, he won the KB Sports Championship with KG's All-Stars, where he scored 21 points in the win.
[26] In late April, Gupton signed a deal with the Tamworth Thunderbolts, returning for his third stint.
Gupton concluded the regular season with an average of 26.1 points per game, which clinched the title for the league Scoring Champion.
Gupton is the co-owner of a non-profit called Good Vibes Outreach, which is an organization that focuses on mental health and life empowerment.
He puts a lot of time into developing players, visiting schools, & assisting in community relation functions.
In October 2023, he participated in a charity basketball game, which donated thousands of dollars towards public health deficiencies.
[31][32] His brother Kenny earned All-State honors at Henry Ford College, and starred in the American Basketball Association for the Detroit Hoops.