Kenny Green (basketball, born 1967)

For people with similar names, see Ken Green.

Kenny Green

Personal information
Born	(1967-10-13) October 13, 1967
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High school	Holy Cross (Waterbury, Connecticut)
College	Rhode Island (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Undrafted
Playing career	1990–2002
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1990–1991	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1991	Quad City Thunder (CBA)
1991	Columbus Horizon (CBA)
1991	Empire State Stallions (USBL)
1991–1992	Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
1992	JDA Dijon (France)
1992–1993	Cáceres (Spain)
1993–1994	Zaragoza (Spain)
1994–1997	Tau Ceramica (Spain)
1997–1998	Ülkerspor (Turkey)
1998	Granada (Spain)
1998–1999	Breogán (Spain)
2001–2002	Inca (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
Spanish League MVP (1997) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1990)

Kenneth Anthony Green (born October 13, 1967) is a retired American basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward/center, Green played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island between 1986 and 1990. He is the school's all-time leader in blocks, and on five different occasions he blocked eight shots in a single game. Green was named the Atlantic 10 Conference's Freshman of the Year in 1986–87, and as a senior, his 124 blocks topped NCAA Division I. He was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year that season. Green finished his career at URI with 1,724 points, 996 rebounds and 328 blocks.

After college, Green spent over a decade playing professionally, first in the Continental Basketball Association for the since defunct teams, the Rapid City Thrillers in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Columbus Horizon in Columbus, Ohio. He then played in Italy, Spain, and Turkey. In 2000, he was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leaders