Levon Kendall
 Levon Kendall grabs a rebound for Pitt. |
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| Position | Forward-Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| League | ACB |
| Team | Obradoiro CAB |
| Born | July 4, 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| College | University of Pittsburgh |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2007 |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Career history | Panionios (2007-09) Maroussi BC (2009-10) |
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| FIBA U21 World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Mar del Plata | National team |
Levon Maxwell Simon Kendall (born July 4, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional basketball player. He plays at both power forward and center. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼ in) in height. He currently plays for the ACB league in Obradoiro CAB. His father is the composer and pianist Simon Kendall. The family was Cornish, descending from the Kendalls of Pelyn, near Lostwithiel, who for many generations past had been active in the politics of Cornwall and England.[1] It has been remarked of this family, that they have perhaps sent more members to the British Senate than any other in the United Kingdom.[2]
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[edit] College career
Kendall played college basketball with the University of Pittsburgh's men's basketball team the Pittsburgh Panthers. Kendall also led his Kitsilano Blue Demons high school team to three straight provincial championships in his hometown. Kendall was twice named MVP and was instrumental in leading his team to victory alongside fellow standouts Chris Burton and Jackson Todd.
[edit] Pro career
In 2007, Kendall joined the pro Greek League club Panionios. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club Maroussi. In 2010, he moved to the Adecco Oro League in Spain, in CAB Obradoiro
[edit] Canadian national team
Kendall is a member of the Canadian national basketball team. He was a member of the Canadian team that competed at the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2010 FIBA World Championship team.
[edit] References
- ^ "Kendall & Butler Connections". Acollins.customer.netspace.net.au. http://acollins.customer.netspace.net.au/Kendall%20Butler%20Connections.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ "The noble and gentle men of England ... - Evelyn Philip Shirley - Google Books". Books.google.com.hk. http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AS8wAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=%22british+senate+than+any+other%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9QX0TqGyPIKtiQel1dScAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
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- 1984 births
- Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Centers (basketball)
- Panionios B.C. players
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Living people
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Obradoiro CAB players
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- Canadian basketball biography stubs
