Kenny Heitz
Heitz with UCLA during 1969–70 season
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| Born | 1947 |
| Died | (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
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| High school | Ernest Righetti (Santa Maria, California) |
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| NBA draft | 1969 / Round: 5 / Pick: 59th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Position | Guard |
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Kenneth R. "Kenny" Heitz (1947 – July 9, 2012) was an American basketball player and attorney. He won three collegiate national championships at UCLA from 1967 to 1969, one of the first players in NCAA history to do so.
Heitz was a 6'3" guard/forward who played at Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria, California. At Righetti, Heitz earned honors as a high school All-American and was California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year in his senior season. He graduated with honors in May 1965.
He went to UCLA in 1965 as a part of a legendary recruiting class of head coach John Wooden. Along with classmates Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Lynn Shackelford and Lucius Allen, Heitz played on UCLA teams that went 88-2 over three years and was the first school to capture three consecutive national championships. Heitz was known for his tenacious defense.
As a senior in 1968–69, Heitz started for the Bruins. He averaged 6.5 points per game and was named an Academic All-American. In the national championship game, Heitz was did not score, but he received consideration as the contest's most valuable player for his defense against Purdue's high-scoring Rick Mount, who shot just 12-for-36, including 14 straight misses, while scoring 28 points. For his college career, Heitz averaged 6.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
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