Kevin Willis
Kevin Willis: 7-foot power forward/center, 21-season NBA veteran, 1992 All-Star, and 2003 champion with the Spurs.
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Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962) is an American former 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. Excluding players not yet eligible, he holds the record for most games played among those not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 6 September 1962
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- High school
- John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
- College
- Jackson College (1980–1981); Michigan State (1981–1984)
- Draft round
- 1
- Draft pick
- 11
- Drafted by
- Atlanta Hawks
- Career number
- 42, 41, 43, 45
Lore & Background
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 12.1 ppg, 8.4 rpg, and 0.9 apg while averaging 27 minutes per game in 21 NBA seasons. During his 23 years in the league, he won one championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003. He shares the third position for most seasons played in the NBA with Robert Parish, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki. 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. Ultimately, Willis became the second-oldest person to play in the NBA.
Reader's Guide
Willis played for the Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994), Miami Heat (1994–1996), Golden State Warriors (1996), Houston Rockets (1996–1998), Toronto Raptors (1998–2001), Denver Nuggets (2001), Houston Rockets again (2001–2002), San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004), Atlanta Hawks again (2004–2005), and Dallas Mavericks (2007). He was selected in the 1984 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. On March 11, 1986, Willis scored a career-high 39 points and grabbed 21 rebounds during a 128–116 win over the Denver Nuggets. He signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks on April 2, 2007, and appeared in five late regular-season games. By playing five games during 2006–07, Willis became the oldest person to play more than two games in an NBA season.
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