Kris Humphries is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. Humphries grew up in Minnesota, where he attended Hopkins High School. After leading his team to a state title during his senior year, he accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Minnesota. Humphries lone season for the Golden Gophers included Big Ten Freshman of the Year
. and All-Big Ten First Team honors. Humphries opted to turn pro after his freshman season, and he was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 14th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. A breakthrough 2010-11 season helped secure an $8-million contract with the Nets. Humphries is in the eighth year of his NBA career, which has included stints with the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks. His brief marriage to TV personality Kim Kardashian has also attracted a lot of publicity from the media. For more information, please see: http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kris_humphries/bio.html or http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/2433/kris-humphries
