United StatesMaurice Leroy Kemp Jr[1] (born February 2, 1991) is an American basketball player for Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball for Alabama A&M, Miami Dade College, and East Carolina, with whom he led Conference USA in scoring in his senior year. Kemp has previously played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in Israel, and in several other leagues from 2013 to 2022; namely, the EuroCup, NBA G League, Greek Basket League, Liga Nacional de Básquet, Liga ACB, and the VTB United League.
Professional career
After turning professional, Kemp played in 2013–14 for Alba Fehérvár in the EuroCup, where he averaged 12.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, and shot 82.1% from the free throw line.
During the 2014–15 season, he played for the Canton Charge of the G League, and in 2015–16 for Kavala B.C. in the Greek Basket League.
In 2016–17, he played for the Tadamon Zouk of the Lebanese Basketball League, where he averaged 23.4 points (3rd in the league), with 8.6 rebounds (8th), and 1.9 steals (5th).
He moved on to the Liga Nacional de Básquet, where he played for the Obras Sanitarias in 2017–18; here, he averaged 20.7 points per game, leading the league.
He played in 2018–19 for Montakit Fuenlabrada in the Liga ACB, and in 2020–21 for Kalev/Cramo in the VTB United League, where he averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and was 9th in the league with 0.9 blocks per game, with a .548 field goal percentage (2nd).
He also helped the team win the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and was named the MVP of the competition. On November 22, 2024, Kemp signed with the Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).On August 12, 2025, Kemp signed with Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.