Jeremy Kench
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 April 1984 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Middleton Grange School (Christchurch, New Zealand) |
| Playing career | 2003–2015 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2003–2008 | Canterbury Rams |
| 2006–2007 | Singapore Slingers |
| 2007–2008 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2009 | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2010 | Christchurch Cougars |
| 2011 | Manawatu Jets |
| 2012 | Wellington Saints |
| 2014–2015 | Canterbury Rams |
Jeremy Brian Kench (born 27 April 1984) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).
Kench attended former powerhouse Christchurch basketball school, Middleton Grange, and represented New Zealand Under 18, New Zealand Under 19 and the Junior Tall Blacks. He made his NBL debut in the 2003 NBL season averaging 3.4 points a game from 14 appearances. In the 2004 NBL season, Kench gained more maturity with experience, eventually replacing Ben Jeffrey as the Rams' starting point guard, starting in 15 out of 18 games. His average was slightly up from his debut season, averaging 4.2 points a game, and just under 3 assists a game.
In 2005, the Rams brought in American point guard, Michael Gardener who became the team's starting point guard, which severely cut into Kench's playing time. Kench did not start any matches in 2005 and only averaged 2.2 points from ten minutes a game.
For the 2006 NBL season, the Rams brought in new American coach Chris Sparks and a shooting guard Dennis Trammell from the United States. This meant that Kench was able to assume his starting position at point guard. On 28 April 2006, Kench scored a career high of 30 points, while dishing out 5 assists, in a loss to the Auckland Stars at Cowles Stadium, in Christchurch. Two games later Kench followed this performance up with an equally inspiring 26 point game in a win against the Taranaki Mountainairs. Kench's strong play continued on in the second half of the season where on 9 June 2006, he had another outstanding game posting 27 points in a victory over the Otago Nuggets in Dunedin. In the final game of the regular season on 24 June 2006, Kench broke his career high, scoring 36 points against the Wellington Saints. He finished the 2006 NBL season with an average of 18 points a game.
His strong play in 2006 was rewarded on 11 May 2006 when he was selected in the New Zealand Tall Blacks squad to prepare for the 2006 Basketball World Championship in Japan.
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