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Kenny Hall (basketball)

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Kenny Hall
Atenas de Córdoba
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1990-04-10) April 10, 1990 (age 34)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedan
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
CollegeTennessee (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Rieker Komárno
2014–2015Delaware 87ers
2015Santa Cruz Warriors
2016–2017Koroivos Amaliadas
2017ČEZ Nymburk
2017–2018Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2018Elitzur Yavne
2018–2019Al Ahli
2019–2020Balkan Botevgrad
2021–presentAtenas de Córdoba
Career highlights and awards

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

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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.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Hall
PF 		Stone Mountain Redan (GE) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

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University of Tennessee

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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

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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]

References

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