Kevin Michael Salvadori (born December 30, 1970) is an American former professional

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, Salvadori went undrafted but did manage to play for the

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(NBA) for two seasons from 1996 to 1998. He was listed at 7'0".Kevin Salvadori
. stats.nba.com He is currently an assistant basketball coach at Belmont Abbey College, a Division II program near Charlotte, North Carolina. His father, Al Salvadori, was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 4th round (1st pick) of the 1967

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draft and was also selected by the Oakland Oaks of the

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. Al Salvadori played one season for Oakland. In his NBA career, Kevin Salvadori played in 39 games and scored a total of 42 points. He graduated from

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and was a member of North Carolina's 1993 National Championship team.

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