Kenny Dennard

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Kenny Dennard
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Dennard cutting down the nets as a freshman at Duke
Personal information
Born(1958-10-18)October 18, 1958
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth 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
Number9, 33
Career history
1981–1982 Montana Golden Nuggets
19821983 Kansas City Kings
1983–1984 Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
  • All-CBA First Team (1982)
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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 and was selected on the All-CBA First Team. [1] [2] Dennard's NBA career was cut short by testicular cancer.

References

  1. 1982–83 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 77
  2. "Kenny Dennard minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  1. "Kenny Dennard statistics". basketball-reference.com.