1. Kevin Robert Kunnert was born on November 11,1951 and is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
12 Facts About Kevin Kunnert
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Kevin Kunnert attended the University of Iowa, where he scored 1,145 career points, and was the Hawkeyes' all-time leading rebounder at the time of his graduation.
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Kevin Kunnert was the 12th overall selection in the First Round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
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Kevin Kunnert was the 6th overall selection in the first round of the 1973 American Basketball Association draft by the Dallas Chaparrals months before they changed their names to the San Antonio Spurs.
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In September, 1973 Kevin Kunnert was traded by the Bulls to the Buffalo Braves with Gar Heard for John Hummer and two draft picks.
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Kevin Kunnert played nine seasons in the NBA for the Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets, San Diego Clippers, and the Portland Trail Blazers, reaching the NBA playoffs three times.
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Kevin Kunnert, playing for the Rockets and Kermit Washington of the Los Angeles Lakers got into a tussle after a missed shot.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Lakers joined in and Kevin Kunnert went to one knee on the court in the skirmish.
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Kevin Kunnert has three daughters and met his wife while both were students at Iowa.
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Kevin Kunnert was a Two-time team Most Valuable Player for the Hawkeyes, in 1972 and 1973.
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Kevin Kunnert was inducted into the Dubuque Wahlert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Kevin Kunnert was selected in the Top University of Iowa All-Time Players.