Kenny Hutchinson

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Kenny Hutchinson
Personal information
Born (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963 (age 61)
Laie, Hawaii, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Benjamin Franklin
(Manhattan, New York)
Martin Luther King
(Manhattan, New York)
College Arkansas (1984–1987)
NBA draft 1987: undrafted
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Kenny Hutchinson (born December 13, 1963) is an American former basketball player. [1] He emerged as a top college prospect while playing basketball in New York City at Benjamin Franklin High School and Martin Luther King Jr. High School. [2] While playing at Franklin, Hutchinson was part of a star line-up alongside Richie Adams, Gary Springer and Walter Berry. [3] He won a state championship in 1982 before the school closed down that same year. [4] Hutchinson transferred to King for his final year, where he was named a second-team Parade All-American in 1983. During his high school years, he was an avid streetball basketball player at Rucker Park participating in the Entertainer's Basketball Classic. [5]

Hutchinson was recruited by the defending NCAA champions NC State, but he elected to enrol at the University of Arkansas to play for the Razorbacks. [6] Hutchinson did not originally qualify for a scholarship but eventually made the team in 1984. [7] Though naturally a point guard, Hutchinson played as a shooting guard at Arkansas. [8] Cocaine abuse cut down his time as a player as he tested positive for the drug twice during his time at the school. [4] Hutchinson was a walk-on during his redshirt junior season in 1986–87. [1] He was not selected in the 1987 NBA draft.

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Information: Kenny Hutchinson". Hog Stats. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Elite 24: NYC legends". 17 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "RICHIE TO RAGS FROM NBA PROSPECT TO A MURDER SUSPECT".
  4. 1 2 "FORMER SCHOOL STAR REBOUNDS ON LIFE". The New York Times. 24 December 1987.
  5. ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN   9780385506755 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Webb, Spud; Slaughter, Reid (1 January 1988). Flying High. Harper & Row. ISBN   9780060158200 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Kenny Hutchinson, regarded as one of the nation's top..."
  8. ↑ Valenti, John (5 July 2016). Swee'pea: The Story of Lloyd Daniels and Other Playground Basketball Legends. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781501116681 – via Google Books.
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