Kenny Hall (basketball) explained

Kenny Hall
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:230
League:Liga Nacional de Básquet
Team:Atenas de Córdoba
Nationality:American
Birth Date:10 April 1990
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Highschool:Redan
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
College:Tennessee (2009–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Rieker Komárno
Years2:2014–2015
Years3:2015
Team3:Santa Cruz Warriors
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Koroivos Amaliadas
Years5:2017
Team5:ČEZ Nymburk
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
Years7:2018
Years8:2018–2019
Team8:Al Ahli
Years9:2019–2020
Team9:Balkan Botevgrad
Years10:2021–present
Team10:Atenas de Córdoba
Highlights:

Kenneth Michael Hall (born April 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Atenas de Córdoba of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He played college basketball at University of Tennessee with the Tennessee Volunteers from 2009 until 2013. Hall entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Hall played high school basketball at Redan, where he was coached by Dalton Greene. He was rated by Scout.com as a four-star prospect, the No. 9 power forward in the country and the No. 29 overall prospect nationally in the class of 2009.[1] As a junior at Redan in 2008, he averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds per game while leading the Raiders to a 14-win season. He also participated in the USA Basketball Under-18 Trials in Washington, D.C., during the summer of 2008.[2] As a senior, Hall averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds in 2009, leading Redan to an 18–4 record and earning second-team Class 5A All-State honors.

College career

University of Tennessee

Hall played college basketball at University of Tennessee, with the Tennessee, from 2009 to 2013 under coach Bruce Pearl. He played in 35 games with three starts as a true freshman, averaging 3.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on the year and 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in SEC play. He led the team with a .578 field-goal percentage, including a team-best .617 shooting percentage in SEC play. During his second Volunteers campaign, he saw action in 25 games, with one start, averaging 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.0 minutes per game while shooting .528 from the floor. As a junior, Hall led his team in blocks per game (1.0 bpg) and was UT's third-leading rebounder, having 4.5 per game. During his last year at the college as a senior, Hall appeared in 31 games with 21 starts averaging 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per game.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Hall joined Rieker Komárno of the Slovak League.[4] During his first professional season, he went to average 14.5 points and 6.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game, being the best player of the team in terms of blocking shots.

The next year, Hall entered the 2014 NBA Development League Draft, being chosen by the Delaware 87ers in the 4th round with the 1st pick.[5] On March 10, 2015, he was waived by 87ers, after averaging 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[6] On March 12, 2015, Hall was acquired by Santa Cruz Warriors.[7] With Warriors, Hall won the NBA D-League championship on 2015.

On August 23, 2016, Hall joined Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.[8] In 18 games, Hall went on to average 13.4 points 6.7 rebounds and 0.4 blocks per game, including a 25-point game against Kymis. His amazing performances draw the interest of other clubs, such as Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Lega Basket Serie A and Muratbey Uşak Sportif of the Turkish Super League.[9] On February 11, 2017, Hall announced after a game against Kolossos Rodou in the Greek Basket League that he will join ČEZ Nymburk for the rest of the season.[10]

On August 18, 2017, Hall signed with Faros Larissas of the Greek Basket League.[11] On November 29, 2017, Hall joined Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin of the Israeli National League.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UT Bio . October 2, 2016 . UTsports.com.
  2. News: January 29, 2017 . JaMychal Green To Participate in USA Basketball Trials . October 6, 2008 . rolltide.com.
  3. News: March 21, 2008 . Kenny Hall to Tennessee . October 2, 2016 . csnbbs.com.
  4. News: July 7, 2013 . Zostavu MBK doplní forward Kenny Hall . January 29, 2017 . ahojkomarno.sk . Slovak.
  5. News: November 3, 2014 . Former TSU star taken first overall in 2014 NBA D-League draft . October 2, 2016 . nashvillepost.com.
  6. News: March 10, 2015 . Delaware 87ers reacquire Norvel Pelle . January 30, 2016 . delaware.dleague.nba.com.
  7. News: March 13, 2015 . Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Kenny Hall . October 2, 2016 . oursportscentral.com.
  8. News: March 13, 2015 . Koroivos signs Kenny Hall and Antonios Michaloglou . October 2, 2016 . sportando.com.
  9. News: December 27, 2016 . Κριτήριο το μπάι άουτ για Χολ . February 17, 2017 . superbasket.gr . Greek.
  10. News: February 11, 2017 . Kenny Hall to leave Koroivos Amaliadas for ČEZ Nymburk . February 17, 2017 . superbasket.gr.
  11. News: August 17, 2017 . Kenny Hall (ex CEZ Nymburk) joins G.Larissa-Faros . August 17, 2017 . Eurobasket.com.
  12. Web site: November 29, 2017 . Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin adds Hall to their roster, ex G.Larissa-Faros . December 1, 2017 . Eurobasket.com.