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Kennard Winchester

Kennard Winchester

American basketball player

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.

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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.[1] Winchester was selected as the team's most valuable player during the 1987–88 season when he averaged 16.1 points per game.[1] He was suspended by the team after he was arrested for shoplifting cable connection accessories for a video cassette recorder.[1][2] He transferred to Averett in NCAA Division III where he averaged 20.2 points per game during the 1988–89 season.[1]

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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Rockets sign Winchester". UPI. September 11, 1990. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "COLLEGES". The Washington Post. June 10, 1988. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. [3]
    This Date In Compaq Center History, nba.com. Note: this source states he played until 1992
  4. [4]
    Kennard Winchester 1992-93 Game Log, basketballreference.com. Note: this source indicates he played until 1993


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