Kendal Pinder
Personal information | |
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Born | The Bahamas | April 25, 1956
Nationality | Bahamian |
Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 95 kg (210 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Miami Dade CC (1975–1977) NC State (1977–1979) |
NBA draft | 1979: 5th round, 101st overall pick |
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
Playing career | 1979–1995 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career history | |
1980 | Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. |
1980–1983 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1984–1985 | Turun NMKY |
1985–1986 | Sydney Supersonics |
1987–1992 | Perth Wildcats |
1995 | Wollongong Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kendal Nathaniel "Tiny" Pinder (born April 25, 1956) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player.[1]
College and NBA
Pinder was a fifth-round draft pick in the 1979 NBA Draft being selected by the Atlanta Hawks from the North Carolina State University.[2] While at NC State he and team mate Tony Warren were caught switching price tags on underwear. In response at a match at Duke University sections of the crowd threw underwear at them.[3][4]
Israel
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In 1980 he played in the Israeli Basketball Super League for Hapoel Jerusalem and was the top scorer of the league for season 1979/80.[5]
Finland
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In 1985 Pinder was top point scorer in the Korisliiga, the Finland national league.[6]
Australian NBL
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While on a tour with the Harlem Globetrotters to Australia he was recruited to play in the Australian NBL. He was a successful player with NBL teams Sydney Supersonics and the Perth Wildcats. At the Wildcats he was club MVP in 1990 and won the NBL Championship in both 1990 and 1991. In all Pinder played 220 NBL matches.[7]
Legal troubles
It was at the Perth Wildcats that his career came to a temporary halt as he faced charges of attempted sexual assault. Pinder in 1992 was convicted by the Western Australian Supreme Court of this offence and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.[8][9] Having served a prison sentence Pinder briefly restarted his basketball career with the Illawarra Hawks before further legal trouble halted his career. In January 1996 Pinder was sentenced to five years' jail for sexual offences involving a 15-year-old girl.[10][11] In 2001 Pinder was acquitted in the New South Wales District Court on a charge of raping a 19-year-old woman in October 2000.[12] In 2013 he was arrested on a charge relating to an alleged rape in 1987. He was cleared in August 2016.[13]
2013
On February 4, 2013, Pinder was named in the Perth Wildcats 30th Anniversary All-Star team.[14][15]
In April 2013, his son, Keanu, was named to the Australian Under 19 team. Keanu was also part of the Perth Wildcats extended training squad and academy during the 2012–13 season.[16]
References
- ^ Fred Sturrup (2006-03-16). "Who Will Be Next Bahamian To Catch On In The NBA?". The Bahamas Journal. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ 1979 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com
- ^ Al Featherston (2007-01-29). "Al Featherston On The Cameron Crazies!". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Duke fans welcome foes to 'Zanyville'". Lexington Herald Leader. 1985-02-22.
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- ^ "Tiny Tops in Finland". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. 1985-05-13.
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- ^ "Western Australian Supreme Court Appeal Judgements". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Liam Phillips (2007-07-04). "WA's most controversial moments in sport". The West Australian. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
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(help) - ^ Elle Farcic (10 August 2016). "Pinder cleared of raping model". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ 30th Anniversary All-Star Team
- ^ Americans dominate Wildcats All-Star team
- ^ Pinder to represent Australia
External links
- 1956 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks draft picks
- Bahamian basketball players
- Bahamian criminals
- Bahamian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Centers (basketball)
- Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Miami Dade Sharks men's basketball players
- NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players
- Perth Wildcats players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Bahamian people imprisoned abroad
- Prisoners and detainees of Western Australia