Tiwian Kendley

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Tiwian Kendley
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Tiwian Kendley at Washington Wizards media day, 2018
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1995-03-26) March 26, 1995 (age 28)
Harlem, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Eleanor Roosevelt
(Greenbelt, Maryland)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Capital City Go-Go
2019 Windy City Bulls
2020 Gigantes de Jalisco
2021 Vëllaznimi
2021–2022 South Bay Lakers
2022 Wisconsin Herd
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MEAC (2017)

Tiwian Kendley (born March 26, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Morgan State.

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College career

Kendley played two seasons at Lamar Community College before transferring to Morgan State. He missed seven games due to injury as a junior. [1] As a junior, Kendley was named to the First Team All-MEAC. [2] He averaged 21 points per game. Kendley was suspended the first 10 games of his senior season due to violating team rules. In his first game back on December 22, 2017, Kendley scored 31 points against George Mason. [3] He scored a career-high 41 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and two steals against Bethune–Cookman on February 19, 2018. Kendley was twice named MEAC Player of the Week and was named to the All-Tournament Team as a senior. He averaged 26.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. In 44 games, he finished with 1,032 career points. [1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Kendley signed with the Washington Wizards for NBA Summer League. He averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game. In September 2018 he signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Wizards. [4] Kendley was waived by the Wizards on October 14. [5] He was then added to the training camp roster of the Wizards’ NBA G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go. [6]

On February 21, 2019, Kendley was traded along with 2019 fourth-round pick to the Windy City Bulls for Dikembe Dixson and a 2019 third-round pick. [7]

In March 2020, Kendley joined Gigantes de Jalisco of the Mexican CIBACOPA. [8] In two games, he averaged 21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. [9]

On February 22, 2021, Kendley signed with KB Vëllaznimi of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. [9]

On October 23, 2021, Kendley signed with the South Bay Lakers as a free agent. [10] However, he was waived on January 31, 2022. [11]

Kendley then signed with the Wisconsin Herd, making his debut for the team on February 3, 2022, against the Lakeland Magic. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tiwian Kendley will play for Wizards in Las Vegas Summer League". Morgan State Bears . June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "MEAC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 3, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lowe, Scott (January 18, 2018). "After Sitting Out, Morgan State's Tiwian Kendley Stepping Up In Big Way". Press Box. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wizards' Tiwian Kendley: Gets camp deal from Washington". CBS Sports . September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Wizards waive four players". NBA.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "WINDY CITY BULLS ACQUIRE TIWIAN KENDLEY AND 2019 FOURTH-ROUND PICK IN TRADE WITH CAPITAL CITY". NBA G League. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ "El guardia tirador Tiwian Kendley..." Twitter. March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Former Bear Standout Tiwian Kendley Signs to Play in Kosovo". Morgan State Bears . February 22, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kioski, Nick (October 23, 2021). "South Bay Finalizes Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Herd Falls Short to Lakeland". Our Sports Central. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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