Tiwian Kendley (born March 26, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played for the Freseros de Irapuato of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played

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for

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Early life

Kendley grew up in the Abraham Lincoln projects in

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. At the age of 15, he moved to

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, where he played basketball at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

College career

Kendley played two seasons at

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in Lamar, Colorado, scoring over 1,000 points in two seasons before transferring to Morgan State University. He was recruited by assistant coach Glenroy Palmer, his former coach on the

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(AAU) circuit. As a junior, Kendley was named to the First Team All- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) despite missing seven games due to injury. He averaged 21 points per game. Kendley was suspended the first 10 games of his senior season due to violating team rules. In his first game back on December 22, 2017, Kendley scored 31 points against George Mason. He scored a career-high 41 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and two steals against Bethune–Cookman on February 19, 2018. Kendley was twice named MEAC Player of the Week and was named to the All-Tournament Team as a senior. He averaged 26.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. In 44 games, he finished with 1,032 career points, becoming the fastest player in school history to score 1,000 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Kendley signed with the

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for the

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. He averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game. In September 2018 he signed an

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deal with the Wizards. Kendley was waived by the Wizards on October 14. He was then added to the training camp roster of the Wizards’

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affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go. On February 21, 2019, Kendley was traded along with 2019 fourth-round pick to the

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for

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and a 2019 third-round pick. In March 2020, Kendley joined the

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of the Mexican

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(CIBACOPA). In two games, he averaged 21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On February 22, 2021, Kendley signed with

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of the

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. On October 23, 2021, Kendley signed with the South Bay Lakers as a free agent. However, he only played four games for the team, recording averages of 0.8 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Kendley was waived on January 31, 2022. Kendley then signed with the

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, making his debut for the team on February 3, 2022, against the

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. On February 26, he scored 30 points in a defeat to the Westchester Knicks. In 2023, Kendley signed with the Freseros de Irapuato, an

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in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).

Personal life

Kendly graduated from Morgan State in 2018 with a

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in communications.

References

External links

Morgan State Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kendley, Tiwian 1995 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Mexico Basketball players from New York City Capital City Go-Go players Freseros de Irapuato players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States KB Vëllaznimi players Lamar Community College alumni Morgan State Bears basketball players People from Harlem Shooting guards Small forwards South Bay Lakers players Windy City Bulls players Wisconsin Herd players