Chad Kinch
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1958 Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Carteret, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy, New Jersey) |
| College | Charlotte (1976–1980) |
| NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 1980–1981 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 20, 21 |
| Career history | |
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1981 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Chadwick Oliver "Chad" Kinch (May 22, 1958 – April 3, 1994) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6'4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard and played collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte after starring at Perth Amboy High School in Perth Amboy, New Jersey,[1] his place of birth.
He was selected with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[2] He spent his only NBA season (1980–81) split between the Cavaliers and the Dallas Mavericks. The Cavs traded Kinch, along with a 1985 first-round draft choice, to the Mavericks in exchange for Geoff Huston and a 1983 third-round draft choice on February 7, 1981.[2]
Kinch died of AIDS-related complications in 1994,[3] aged 35, at his home in Carteret, New Jersey. He was survived by a wife and son.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff. Chad Kinch, 35, Ex-Basketball Star, The New York Times, April 8, 1994. Accessed February 28, 2011. "CARTERET, N.J., April 7— Chad Kinch, a former basketball star at Perth Amboy High School in New Jersey and the Cleveland Cavaliers' No. 1 draft choice in 1980, died at home on Sunday. He was 35."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cavaliers All-Time Roster PDF (4.14 MiB); retrieved June 26, 2007
- ↑ Still stunning the world 10 years later, ESPN The Magazine
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Chad Kinch profile @ thedraftreview.com
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