Kevin McKenna (basketball)

Kevin Robert McKenna (born January 8, 1959) is a retired American basketball player. He is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, McKenna played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1988.

Kevin McKenna
Oregon Ducks
PositionAssistant head coach
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1959-01-08) January 8, 1959
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalatine Township
(Palatine, Illinois)
CollegeCreighton (1977–1981)
NBA draft1981 / Round: 4 / Pick: 88th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1981–1990
PositionShooting guard
Number30, 21, 33, 3, 12
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1982Los Angeles Lakers
1982–1983Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers
1983–1984Indiana Pacers
1984–1985New Jersey Nets
1985–1986Kansas City Sizzlers
1986Washington Bullets
19861988New Jersey Nets
1989–1990La Crosse Catbirds
As coach:
19891990La Crosse Catbirds (assistant)
19901993Sioux Falls Skyforce
19942001Creighton (assistant)
20012005Nebraska–Omaha
20052007Creighton (assistant)
20072010Indiana State
2010presentOregon (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

  • NCC regular season champion (2004, 2005)
  • NCC Tournament champion (2004)
  • 2× NCC Coach of the Year (2004, 2005)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

McKenna was the 19th pick in the fourth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

He spent four highly successful years as head coach of NCAA Division II Nebraska-Omaha, where he guided the Mavericks to four consecutive 20-win seasons, two North Central Conference titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

McKenna was named the NCC Coach of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 as well as North Central Regional Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in 2005. He finished with an 89-33 mark in his tenure at UNO.

As a high school player, McKenna starred at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois before moving on to Creighton University from 1977–1981. McKenna led the Creighton Bluejays to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular-season championship, two MVC Tournament titles and a pair of NCAA Tournaments. He was an All-MVC pick and team MVP in each of his final two seasons.

He remains the only person in MVC history to win an MVC regular-season title, an MVC Tournament championship, an NBA championship and a CBA title.

In the summer of 2009, McKenna was selected as the head coach of the Athletes in action AIA college basketball team during a tour of Poland and Germany.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Nebraska-Omaha (North Central Conference) (2001–2005)
2001–02 Nebraska-Omaha 24-913-5NCAA II North Central Regional
2002–03 Nebraska-Omaha 20-108-8None
2003–04 Nebraska Omaha 22-810-41stNCAA II North Central Regional
2004–05 Nebraska Omaha 23-69-31stNCAA II North Central Regional
Nebraska-Omaha: 89-33 (.730)40-20 (.667)
Indiana State (Missouri Valley Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Indiana State 15-168-10T-7th
2008–09 Indiana State 11-217-119th
2009–10 Indiana State 17-159-9T-5thCBI First Round
Indiana State: 43-52 (.453)24-30 (.444)
Total:132-85 (.606)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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