Kevin Durant is an American professional basketball player who won the 2013–14 National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, establishing himself as one of the best players of his generation while only in his early 20s. Durant was a basketball prodigy, becoming one of the best prospects by his early years in high school.Kevin Durant was born on September 29, 1988, in Washington, D.C., U.S.evin Durant is 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters) tall. Kevin Durant attended the University of Texas, where he was a first-team All-American and the first freshman to earn consensus for national College Player of the Year honors. He quit college after just one season and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick of the 2007 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft.
Durant was a basketball prodigy as a youth, becoming one of the best prospects in the thriving Washington, D.C.-area basketball scene by his early years in high school and an All-American in his senior season. He attended the University of Texas, where as a freshman he led the Big 12 Conference in scoring average (25.8 points per game), rebounding average (11.1 rebounds per game), and blocked shots (67). He was also a first-team All-American and the first freshman to earn consensus national College Player of the Year honors. He elected to end his college career after just one season and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft.
