Kennard Winchester Explained

Kennard Winchester
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:3 September 1966
Birth Place:Chestertown, Maryland, U.S.
High School:Queen Anne's County
(Centreville, Maryland)
College:
Draft Year:1989
Career Start:1989
Career End:1996
Career Number:20, 7
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Years1:1989–1990
Team1:Atenas de Cordoba
Years2:
Team4:Houston Rockets
Years5:1993–1994
Team5:Rapid City Thrillers
Years6:1994
Team6:Columbus Horizon
Years7:1994–1995
Team7:Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
Years8:1995–1996
Team8:Le Mans Sarthe
Years9:1996
Team9:Carolina Cardinals
Years10:1996
Team10:Treasure Coast Tropics
Highlights:
  • All-CAA (1988)

Kennard Norman Winchester Jr. (born September 3, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'5" (1.95 m) 210 lb (95 kg) swingman born in Chestertown, Maryland and played college basketball at Averett University and James Madison University.

Winchester started his collegiate career with the James Madison Dukes and averaged 3.3 points per game during the 1984–85 season.[1] He missed the 1985–86 season but improved to 13.6 points per game when he returned in 1986–87. Winchester was selected as the team's most valuable player during the 1987–88 season when he averaged 16.1 points per game. He was suspended by the team after he was arrested for shoplifting cable connection accessories for a video cassette recorder.[2] He transferred to Averett in NCAA Division III where he averaged 20.2 points per game during the 1988–89 season.

Winchester played 107 games for the NBA's Houston Rockets from 1990 - 93.[3] [4] He also played briefly for the New York Knicks in 1991-92.

Kennard Winchester is the men's Varsity Basketball Coach at East Chapel Hill High School as of May 2023.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rockets sign Winchester . UPI . August 29, 2023 . September 11, 1990.
  2. Web site: COLLEGES . The Washington Post . August 29, 2023 . June 10, 1988.
  3. http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/This_Date_In_Compaq_Center_His-57797-34.html This Date In Compaq Center History
  4. http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerlog.htm?yr=1992&ilkid=WINCHKE01 Kennard Winchester 1992-93 Game Log