Kenny Washington (basketball)

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Kenny Washington
Personal information
Washington in 1964
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Smalls (Beaufort, South Carolina)
College	UCLA (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 8th round, 71st overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Position	Guard
Career history
As coach:
1974–1975	UCLA

Career highlights and awards
2× NCAA champion (1964, 1965)

Stats at Basketball Reference

Kenneth Washington is an American retired basketball player and coach. As a player, he won two national championships playing college basketball with the UCLA Bruins and represented the United States national team in the 1970 FIBA World Championship. He was also the first head coach in UCLA women's basketball history.

Washington, a 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) guard out of Robert Smalls High School in Beaufort, South Carolina, played for coach John Wooden at UCLA from 1963 to 1966, where he was a key member of Wooden's first two NCAA championship teams in 1964 and 1965. As the sixth man of those teams, Washington helped the Bruins establish what is now known as a storied tradition. Washington was particularly effective in his two championship appearances, netting 26 points^[1] and grabbing 12 rebounds in the final of the 1964 NCAA tournament and scoring 17 in the 1965 championship and earning a spot on the All-Final Four team.^[2]

After graduation, Washington was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in the eighth round (71st pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft, but he never played in the league. He played basketball in Europe.^[3]

In 1970, Washington was a member of the U.S. team that played in the 1970 FIBA World Championship in Yugoslavia, finishing fifth. He was the second-leading scorer on the team, averaging 12.4 points per game and playing in all 9 contests.^[4]

In 1974, Washington was named the first intercollegiate head coach in UCLA women's basketball history. He coached one season, leading the Bruins to an 18–4 record behind star Ann Meyers.^[5]

He is the uncle of Major League Baseball player Jason Heyward.

References

^ Reed, William F. "THE GLORY YEARS FROM 1964 TO '75, THE BRUINS ACHIEVED A RUN OF TITLES THAT WILL NEVER AGAIN BE DUPLICATED". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
^ www.cbssports.com http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/1964. Retrieved August 12, 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[title missing]}
^ Hall, John (February 3, 1971). "Sons of the Blue". Los Angeles Times. Part III, p. 3. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ [1] Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 12, 2011
^ 2010–11 UCLA women's basketball media guide Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 12, 2011

External links

Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com

v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball 1963–64 NCAA champions
25 Gail Goodrich 32 Doug McIntosh 35 Fred Slaughter 42 Walt Hazzard (MOP) 44 Kenny Washington 50 Jack Hirsch 53 Keith Erickson Head coach John Wooden Assistant coach Jerry Norman

v t e UCLA Bruins men's basketball 1964–65 NCAA champions
23 Kenny Washington 25 Gail Goodrich 32 Doug McIntosh 35 Mike Lynn 40 Freddie Goss 53 Keith Erickson 54 Edgar Lacy Head coach John Wooden Assistant coach Jerry Norman

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