Arthur Kenney (born March 5, 1946) is a retired American professional

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player. He played at the power forward and center positions, and was nicknamed "The Great Red".Hall of Fame 18: Arthur Kenney.
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High school

Kenney played high school basketball at

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(PMA), in

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, New York City. At Power Memorial, he was a teammate of

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(later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). The team's

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was Jack Donohue, and its assistant coach was Dick Percudani. In May 2000, Kenney's high school senior season team of 1963–64, was named "The Best High School Team in American History", by the National Sportswriters Association,John (Jack) Cunningham, Author and Founder of CAProductions.
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College career

Kenney played

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, with the

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, from 1964 to 1968. He was inducted into the Fairfield University Hall of Fame in 1996.

Professional career

For his pro career, Kenney moved to France, where he played with the

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club

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, from 1968 to 1970. He then moved to Italy, where he played with the

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club Olimpia Milano, from 1970 to 1973. With Milano, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup title in the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons. He also won the

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and the

championship with Milano, during the 1971–72 season. He then returned to Le Mans, where he played from 1973 to 1975. He played with the Italian Second Division club

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, during the 1975–76 season. In 2013, Olimpia Milano retired his number 18 jersey.

Post-playing career

After he ended his basketball playing career, Kenney went into coaching, and then eventually began a career working on

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References

External links

Italian League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenney, Arthur 1946 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Centers (basketball) Fairfield Stags men's basketball players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Olimpia Milano players Partenope Napoli Basket players Power forwards (basketball)