Kenny Hutchinson

Kenny Hutchinson (born December 13, 1963) is an American former basketball player.[1] He emerged as a top college prospect while playing basketball in New York City at Benjamin Franklin High School and Martin Luther King Jr. High School.[2] While playing at Franklin, Hutchinson was part of a star line-up alongside Richie Adams, Gary Springer and Walter Berry.[3] He won a state championship in 1982 before the school closed down that same year.[4] Hutchinson transferred to King for his final year, where he was named a second-team Parade All-American in 1983. During his high school years, he was an avid streetball basketball player at Rucker Park participating in the Entertainer's Basketball Classic.[5]

Kenny Hutchinson
Personal information
Born (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963
Laie, Hawaii, United States
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenjamin Franklin
(Manhattan, New York)
Martin Luther King
(Manhattan, New York)
CollegeArkansas (1984–1987)
NBA draft1987 / Undrafted
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Hutchinson was recruited by the defending NCAA champions NC State, but he elected to enrol at the University of Arkansas to play for the Razorbacks.[6] Hutchinson did not originally qualify for a scholarship but eventually made the team in 1984.[7] Though naturally a point guard, Hutchinson played as a shooting guard at Arkansas.[8] Cocaine abuse cut down his time as a player as he tested positive for the drug twice during his time at the school.[4] Hutchinson was a walk-on during his redshirt junior season in 1986–87.[1] He was not selected in the 1987 NBA draft.

References

  1. "Player Information: Kenny Hutchinson". Hog Stats. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. "Elite 24: NYC legends".
  3. "RICHIE TO RAGS FROM NBA PROSPECT TO A MURDER SUSPECT".
  4. "FORMER SCHOOL STAR REBOUNDS ON LIFE". The New York Times. 24 December 1987.
  5. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group via Internet Archive.
  6. Webb, Spud; Slaughter, Reid (1 January 1988). "Flying High". Harper & Row via Google Books.
  7. "Kenny Hutchinson, regarded as one of the nation's top..."
  8. Valenti, John (5 July 2016). "Swee'pea: The Story of Lloyd Daniels and Other Playground Basketball Legends". Simon and Schuster via Google Books.


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