Kenneth Faried

Kenneth Faried

Faried with the Nuggets
No. 35 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-19) November 19, 1989 (age 27) Newark, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Technology (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Morehead State (2007–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–present	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012) NBA Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2013) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2013) Consensus second-team All-American (2011) NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2011) 2× OVC Player of the Year (2010, 2011) NCAA rebounding leader (2011) NCAA all-time rebounding leader (post-1973)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States World Cup 2014 Spain Team

Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis (born November 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played center at Morehead State University, where he was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year twice and an All-American in 2011.

Faried attended Technology High School in Newark, New Jersey. He received recruiting interest from Marist and Iona colleges in New York, but chose to attend Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky.

A 6'8 (2.03 m) post player, Faried arrived at Morehead State in 2007. He led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding as both a sophomore and a junior (13.0 rebounds per game in each season) – ranking him third in the NCAA in 2008–09 and second in 2009–10. Faried also chipped in double-digit scoring in each of his three varsity seasons.