Kevin Willis
Willis at the White House in 2003 (left behind President George W. Bush).
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
September 6, 1962 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| NBA draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1984–2007 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 42, 41, 43, 45 |
| Career history | |
| 1984–1994 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1994–1996 | Miami Heat |
| 1996 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1996–1998 | Houston Rockets |
| 1998–2001 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2001 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2001–2002 | Houston Rockets |
| 2002–2004 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2004–2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2007 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 17,523 (12.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 11,901 (8.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,328 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962) is an American retired professional basketball player mostly known for playing with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 7-foot power forward/center.
Willis is one of fifteen players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds. He was named to the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 1992, when he finished the season with a career-high average of 15.5 rebounds a game. Willis holds career averages of 12.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, and 0.9 apg while averaging 27 minutes per game in 21 NBA seasons. He shares the record for most seasons played in the NBA with Robert Parish and Kevin Garnett.
During the 2004–05 season, Willis was the oldest player in the league at age 42, and he would continue to be until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season at the age of 44.
Born in Los Angeles, Willis graduated from Pershing High School in Detroit and joined the basketball team in his junior year. Willis played competitively at Jackson College for his freshman season and transferred to Michigan State University, where he would play three seasons as a fashion and textiles major.
He was selected in the 1984 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played with the Hawks for nine seasons (plus two games of a tenth season) until 1994. Willis teamed with Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, and Doc Rivers to frequently guide the Hawks to playoff appearances as well as providing a fierce rebounding presence in the post. Near the end of his stint with the Hawks, he and Wilkins were both made team captains.
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