Kenny Dennard (October 18, 1958) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons. He played college basketball at Duke University, helping the Blue Devils to the 1978 NCAA championship game where the Blue Devils lost to Kentucky, and in the NBA played for the Kansas City Kings and Denver Nuggets. Dennard started his career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 10.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in 35 games for the Montana Golden Nuggets in the 1981–82 season.[1] Dennard's NBA career was cut short by testicular cancer.
 Dennard cutting down the nets as a freshman at Duke | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1958 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Stokes (Walnut Cove, North Carolina) |
| College | Duke (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981: 4th round, 78th overall pick |
| Selected by the Kansas City Kings | |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 9, 33 |
| Career history | |
| 1981–1982 | Montana Golden Nuggets |
| 1982–1983 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1983–1984 | Denver Nuggets |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
References
edit- ^ 1982–83 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 77
- "Kenny Dennard statistics". basketball-reference.com.
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