Kendall Gill

Kendall Gill

Gill on April 30, 2010
Personal information
Born (1968-05-25) May 25, 1968
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Rich Central
(Olympia Fields, Illinois)
College Illinois (1986–1990)
NBA draft 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career 1990–2005
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 13, 9, 12
Career history
1990–1993 Charlotte Hornets
1993–1995 Seattle SuperSonics
1995–1996 Charlotte Hornets
1996–2001 New Jersey Nets
2001–2002 Miami Heat
2002–2003 Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004 Chicago Bulls
2004–2005 Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 12,914 (13.4 ppg)
Rebounds 4,002 (4.1 rpg)
Steals 1,519 (1.6 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kendall Cedric Gill (born May 25, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player, who now works as a television basketball analyst.[1]

Early life

Gill was born in Chicago and attended Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Graduating in 1986 as a senior, Gill led Rich Central to a 2nd-place finish in the IHSA class AA state boys basketball tournament. Gill led Rich Central in scoring with 54 points in the 4 games of the tournament finals, and was named to the six-player All-Tournament team.

After high school, Gill attended the University of Illinois. Playing four years for the Fighting Illini, Gill was a starter for his last three seasons. As a junior, Gill led the Fighting Illini to the 1989 Final Four before losing to Michigan on a last second shot. Also among that fabled "Flyin' Illini" squadron were future NBA players Nick Anderson, Marcus Liberty, Kenny Battle and Illini TV/radio broadcaster Stephen Bardo as well as four-year starter, Lowell Hamilton. As a senior, Gill led the Big Ten in scoring and was named a first-team All-American (UPI). Gill left Illinois as the 7th all-time leading scorer in school history. Gill's Illini earned NCAA bids each year he played. Gill also won the NCAA Slam Dunk championship at the Final Four his senior season.

Gill was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.

College statistics

Season Games Points PPG Assists APG Steals Big Ten
Record		 Overall
Record		 Postseason
1986–87 31 114 3.7 28 0.9 24 13–2 23–8 NCAA First Round
1987–88 33 344 10.4 138 4.1 65 11–7 21–10 NCAA Second Round
1988–89 24 370 15.4 91 3.8 51 14–4 31–5 NCAA Final Four
1989–90 29 581 20.0 96 3.3 63 11–7 21–8 NCAA First Round
Totals 117 1,409 12.0 353 3.0 203 49–20 96–31 4 appearances

NBA career

Charlotte Hornets

Gill was chosen in the 1990 NBA draft as the fifth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets, and was named First Team All-Rookie for the 1990–91 season. Kendall also participated in an NBA Slam-Dunk Competition. Gill played 15 seasons in the NBA. He averaged over 20 points as a second-year player for the Hornets in 1991–92 (20.5 ppg). He spent a majority of his career playing for the Hornets (including two separate stints).

Seattle SuperSonics

Gill also played for the Seattle SuperSonics for two seasons.

New Jersey Nets

Gill was then traded to the New Jersey Nets. Gill had the best year of his career scoring-wise with the Nets in 1996–97 (21.8 ppg). In the 1998–99 NBA season, Gill led the league in steals as a member of the Nets. On April 3, 1999, he recorded 11 steals in a game against Miami, tying a single-game record set by Larry Kenon during the 1976–77 season. In this game, he also recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds for a rare Points-Rebounds-Steals triple double. In the 1999–00 season, he also made a half-court shot against the Orlando Magic that hit the top of the backboard and swished in the net.

Miami Heat

He also was a member of the Miami Heat near the end of his career.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Gill played for the Minnesota Timberwolves as well.

Chicago Bulls

Gill played for the Chicago Bulls for a season too. He played number 13.

Milwaukee Bucks

Gill played with the Bucks for a short period of time before retiring from the NBA.

Career summary

In the 1998–99 NBA season, Gill led the league in steals as a member of the Nets. Gill's career totals include 12,914 points in 966 regular season games. He made an appearance as himself in a Nickelodeon TV Show My Brother and Me.

Off court

As a means to maintain his conditioning, Gill took up boxing, eventually entering the professional ranks. Gill had his first bout on June 25, 2005 at the age of 37.

He appeared on the January 23, 2008 edition of Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes.

On May 15, 2010, Gill sang a rendition of 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, as they took on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gill has provided analysis during pregame and postgame shows on Comcast SportsNet Chicago for Chicago Bulls games. On March 22, 2013, Gill was suspended by Comcast SportsNet for the remainder of the 2012–13 season after a reported physical altercation with analyst Tim Doyle in the CSN newsroom.[2] In September 2013, Gill indicated that he was not returning to the station. However, he was rehired by CSN in late 2015.[3]

NBA career statistics

Season Team GP GS MIN FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1990–91 Charlotte 82 36 23.7 .450 .143 .835 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.7 1.3 .5 2.0 2.3 11.0
1991–92 Charlotte 79 79 36.8 .467 .240 .745 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.2 1.9 .6 2.3 3.0 20.5
1992–93 Charlotte 69 67 35.2 .449 .274 .772 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.9 1.4 .5 2.5 2.8 16.9
1993–94 Seattle 79 77 30.8 .443 .317 .782 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.5 1.9 .4 1.8 2.5 14.1
1994–95 Seattle 73 58 29.1 .457 .368 .742 1.4 2.6 4.0 2.6 1.6 .4 1.9 2.5 13.7
1995–96 Charlotte/New Jersey 47 46 35.8 .469 .329 .784 1.5 3.4 4.9 5.5 1.4 .5 2.8 2.8 14.0
1996–97 New Jersey 82 81 39.0 .443 .336 .797 2.2 3.9 6.1 4.0 1.9 .6 2.7 2.7 21.8
1997–98 New Jersey 81 81 33.7 .429 .257 .688 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.5 1.9 .8 1.5 3.3 13.4
1998–99 New Jersey 50 47 32.1 .398 .118 .683 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.5 2.7 .5 1.4 3.2 11.8
1999–2000 New Jersey 76 75 31.0 .414 .256 .710 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.8 1.8 .5 1.2 2.8 13.1
2000–01 New Jersey 31 26 28.8 .331 .286 .722 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.8 1.5 .2 1.5 2.1 9.1
2001–02 Miami 65 49 21.7 .384 .136 .677 .4 2.4 2.8 1.5 .7 .1 .8 2.2 5.7
2002–03 Minnesota 82 34 25.2 .422 .322 .764 .6 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.0 .2 1.3 2.1 8.7
2003–04 Chicago 56 35 25.2 .392 .237 .735 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.6 1.2 .3 1.5 1.9 9.6
2004–05 Milwaukee 14 0 20.3 .400 .333 .900 .8 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.0 .3 .6 2.6 6.1
Career 966 791 30.5 .434 .300 .754 1.3 2.8 4.1 3.0 1.6 .4 1.8 2.6 13.4
Playoffs 27 17 29.5 .408 .259 .686 1.6 2.1 3.7 2.1 1.4 .4 1.4 2.7 11.9

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bulls legend Van Lier mourned
  2. ↑ Gill out for season as Bulls analyst
  3. ↑ K.C. Johnson (December 17, 2015). "Kendall Gill grateful for second chance with CSN for Bulls analysis". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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