Kendall Mayfield (born May 11, 1948) is an American former professional

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player who played for the

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of the

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(NBA).

Career

Mayfield was drafted in the 3rd round (50th overall) of the 1971 NBA draft by the

. He signed with the team in June but was cut in October before the season. He rejoined the Knicks during the 1972 offseason but was again cut before the season. He was again cut from the Knicks' preseason roster in October 1974. In between his short stints with the Knicks, he mostly played in the

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for teams like the

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. He also had a stint in the European Professional Basketball League for the Belgium Lions in early 1975. Mayfield finally played for the Knicks during the

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. He appeared in 13 games for 2.8 points per game before being released in November 1975.

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