| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| College | Tennessee (1992–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–1999 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2007 | Atlanta Vision |
| 2007–2008 | Wilmington Sea Dawgs |
| 2008–2009 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | Springfield Armor (asst.) |
| 2012–2014 | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
| 2014–2015 | Westchester Knicks |
Kevin Whitted is a retired American basketball player and coach. He played in Europe after a successful career at University of Tenneseee. He attended the same High School as Michael Jordan at Wilmington Laney High School. The school retired his Jersey and can be found right beside Michael's jersey in the schools Gymnasium.
Coaching career
During the 2007-08 Premier Basketball League season Whitted coached the Wilmington Sea Dawgs.[1] They played in the East Division. They finished the regular season at 11-9 and tied for second in the division with the Reading Railers behind the Rochester Razorsharks. They made the playoffs and faced the Maryland Nighthawks in the first round but lost. On April 22, 2008, Kevin Whitted resigned as head coach of the Sea Dawgs [2] On October 17, Dale Kuhl was named head coach.[3]
NBA D League
On July 29, 2009 Whitted was named an assistant coach for the Springfield Armor.[4]
On October 22, 2012 Whitted was named interim coach for Southwest Tennessee Community College.[5]
On October 13, 2014 Kevin Whitted was named as the first coach of the Westchester Knicks.[6] On March 30, 2015, the Knicks announced via Twitter that head coach Kevin Whitted was relieved of his duties and that assistant coach Craig Hodges would serve as the interim head coach for the final week of the 2014-15 season.[7]
References
- ↑ Sea Dawgs Make Move to the Premier Basketball League, Our Sports Central, May 9, 2007, retrieved April 18, 2008
- ↑ Kevin Whitted Steps Down as Head Coach of the Wilmington Sea Dawgs, Our Sports Central, April 22, 2008, retrieved April 24, 2008
- ↑ Sea Dawgs Select Kuhl as Coach, GoSeaDawgs.com, October 17, 2008, retrieved October 17, 2008
- ↑ Armor Announce Coach Dee Brown and Assistant Coach Kevin Whitted
- ↑ Named Southwest Tennessee Community College Interim Men's Basketball Coach
- ↑ "KEVIN WHITTED NAMED WESTCHESTER KNICKS HEAD COACH". Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ @wcknicks (March 30, 2015). "OFFICIAL: Kevin Whitted has been relieved from duties as head coach. Craig Hodges will serve as interim head coach for remainder of season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.