- Kennedy Winston
Infobox Euroleague Player
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caption = Winston with Panathinaikos.
name = Kennedy Winston
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position =Small forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lb = 230
team = Türk Telekom
league = Beko Basketbol Ligi
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nationality =USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|7|29
birth_place =Prichard, Alabama
college = Alabama
draft =undrafted
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draft_team =
career_start = 2005
career_end =
former_teams =CB Gran Canaria (2005-06)
Panionios Athens (2006-07)
Panathinaikos (2007-08)
awards = 2007 Greek League All-Star Game Slam Dunk ChampionKennedy Winston (born
July 29th ,1984 inPrichard, Alabama ) is an American professionalbasketball player. He is a formercollege basketball player with the University of Alabama. Kennedy left college one year early to pursue his dreams of playing in the NBA. He was not drafted by an NBA team in 2005, so he took his game overseas to Europe. He is known mainly for his high flying scoring.He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) 230 lbs. (104 kg)
small forward . He is currently playing with the pro club Türk Telekom of the Turkish League.College career
He was the top scorer with the
University of Alabama 's Crimson Tide for two seasons and he led the SEC conference in scoring in 2005, averaging 17.9 points per game. He was also a 2-time All-SEC first team player in both 2004 and 2005. He led his team to the NCAA tournament in both 2004 and 2005, advancing as far as theElite Eight in one of the years.Panionios BC
He played an important role for his team
Panionios BC in the Greek League 2006-07 season, as he was the team's first scorer, averaging 14.9 points per game, plus 3.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 turnovers per game in 32.3 minutes per game. He was the team's co-MVP that season, along with teammateStratos Perperoglou , and at the end of the season they both landed contracts with the Greek powerPanathinaikos BC .Panathinaikos BC
In his first season with
Panathinaikos BC , Winston averaged 8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in 19 minutes per game in the Greek League. In the 2007-08 Greek League post season, in 10 games, he averaged 5.9 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game in 16.2 minutes of play. [ [http://www.esake.gr/basket/agonistiko. Players' stats in the Greek League.] ] He drew the media's attention on February 17th, 2008, after scoring 26 points with 7-8 3-pointers made against Panathinaikos' arch rivalsOlympiacos BC . With Panathinaikos he won the both Greek League and the Greek Cup titles that season.Türk Telekom
On
July 30 2008 , Türk Telekom announced the transfer of Winston. [tr [http://www.turktelekomspor.com.tr/?menu=haberler&haberid=578 Kennedy Winston Telekom'da.] ]Video Highlights
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJv_tt6QBk& Against Olympiakos]
References
External links
* [http://www.paobc.gr/player.php?category_id=124&player_id=3756&period_id=0 Official Panathinaikos profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=pan&pcode=TFY Euroleague.net player profile]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_1002.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2007.roundID_5090.playerID_44574.html FIBAEurope.com player profile]
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