Kenny Green (basketball, born 1967)

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Kenny Green
Personal information
Born (1967-10-13) October 13, 1967 (age 56)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High school Holy Cross
(Waterbury, Connecticut)
College Rhode Island (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990 / Undrafted
Playing career 1990–2002
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
1990–1991 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1991 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1991 Columbus Horizon (CBA)
1991 Empire State Stallions (USBL)
1991–1992 Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
1992 JDA Dijon (France)
1992–1993 Cáceres (Spain)
1993–1994 Zaragoza (Spain)
1994–1997 Tau Ceramica (Spain)
1997–1998 Ülkerspor (Turkey)
1998 Granada (Spain)
1998–1999 Breogán (Spain)
2001–2002 Inca (Spain)
Career highlights and awards

Kenneth Anthony Green (born October 13, 1967) is a retired American basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward/center, Green played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island between 1986 and 1990. He is the school's all-time leader in blocks, and on five different occasions he blocked eight shots in a single game. Green was named the Atlantic 10 Conference's Freshman of the Year in 1986–87, and as a senior, his 124 blocks topped NCAA Division I. He was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year that season. Green finished his career at URI with 1,724 points, 996 rebounds and 328 blocks.

After college, Green spent over a decade playing professionally, first in the Continental Basketball Association for the since defunct teams, the Rapid City Thrillers in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Columbus Horizon in Columbus, Ohio. He then played in Italy, Spain, and Turkey. In 2000, he was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame.

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