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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 03 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Born | August 1, 1958 Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | UCLA, |
| Draft | 1st round 11th overall, 1980 Dallas Mavericks |
| Pro career | 1980 –1993 |
| Former teams | Denver Nuggets (1980-1984) Portland Trail Blazers (1984-1989) New York Knicks (1989-1991) Los Angeles Clippers (1992-1993) |
Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe III (born August 1, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former National Basketball Association player and the general manager of the New Jersey Nets. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The 1980 NBA Draft took place on June 10, 1980. It featured College and other players being selected for NBA teams The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic
Vandeweghe is the son of former NBA player Ernie Vandeweghe and Colleen Kay Hutchins, the winner of the 1952 Miss America pageant. Ernest Maurice "Ernie" Vandeweghe Jr (born September 12, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a former professional basketball Colleen Kay Hutchins (born 23 May 1926) from Salt Lake City Utah, was crowned as Brigham Young University Homecoming Queen in 1947 with Jean Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands He is also the nephew of another NBA player, four-time All-Star Mel Hutchins. Melvin R Hutchins (born November 22, 1928 in Sacramento California) is a retired American Basketball player
As a player, Vandeweghe was regarded as a poor defensive player and rebounder, but an excellent scorer and outside shooter. His offensive repertoire was essentially limited to a single move, the jab step, but he was so proficient at this lone move that it was often referred to as the "Kiki Move" toward the end of his career. Basketball moves are generally individual actions used by players to pass by defenders to gain access to the basket or to get a clean pass to a teammate [1] Vandeweghe's teams qualified for the NBA Playoffs in 12 of his 13 seasons in the league, although none of his teams ever won the NBA Championship. The NBA Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament between sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference (called Divisions The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June
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Collegiate Basketball career
Vandeweghe was a collegiate star at UCLA, where he (along with head coach Larry Brown) led the Bruins to the 1980 NCAA championship game, which they lost to Louisville. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
NBA career (as player)
Vandeweghe was drafted 11th overall in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, but refused to play for Dallas and demanded a trade (for virtually the remainder of his career, he was subjected to boos whenever he played in Dallas). Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas He got his wish, and was traded to the Nuggets on December 3rd of that same year. As a member of the Nuggets, Vandeweghe was twice selected to the NBA Western Conference All-Star team, in 1983 and 1984. The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams and organized in three divisions of five teams each All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and
In the summer of 1984, Vandeweghe was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Calvin Natt, Wayne Cooper, Fat Lever, and two draft picks. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. See also List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957 in Monroe Louisiana This article is about the former basketball player For the fashion designer see Wayne Cooper (fashion designer. Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff Arkansas) is a retired American professional Basketball Vandeweghe had several productive seasons in Portland, where he averaged nearly 25 points a game. He paired with Clyde Drexler to form a dynamic scoring duo. Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22 1962 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a former 6 foot 7 inch National Basketball Association Shooting guard. However, during the 1987-1988 season, Vandeweghe suffered a back injury and lost his starting job to Jerome Kersey. Jerome Kersey (born June 26 1962 in Clarksville Virginia) is a retired American professional Basketball player in the National He was traded the next year to the New York Knicks (where his father played his entire career); with whom he played for several years apart from half a season with the Los Angeles Clippers before retiring from the league after the 1992-1993 season.
NBA Front Office Management career
On August 9, 2001, Vandeweghe was named to the Nuggets' general manager position and oversaw a return by the Nuggets to the NBA playoffs. Major moves by Vandeweghe have included the drafting of Carmelo Anthony in 2003, the trade for Marcus Camby in 2002 and the hiring of George Karl as head coach in 2005. Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association Marcus D Camby (born March 22 1974 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays for the George Matthew Karl (born May 12 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA and American Basketball Association However, some other moves by Vandeweghe have backfired outright or failed to produce the desired returns, such as the drafting of draft bust Nikoloz Tskitishvili in 2002 and the sign-and-trade deal with the New Jersey Nets to acquire Kenyon Martin at the end of the 2003-04 season. Nikoloz Tskitishvili ( Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი; born April 14 1983 in Tbilisi, Georgian A sign-and-trade agreement is a type of contract allowed in the NBA Collective bargaining agreement, wherein one team signs a player to a contract and trades him to The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Kenyon Lee Martin (born December 30 1977, in Saginaw Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. Shortly following a first-round playoff elimination at the hands of the Clippers in the 2006 playoffs, the Nuggets announced that Vandeweghe's contract would not be renewed.
He spent 2006-07 as an NBA analyst for ESPN, appearing on the channel's SportsCenter and KIA NBA Shootaround programs among others. SportsCenter is a daily Sports news Television show and the flagship program of American Cable network ESPN since the network NBA Shootaround is a pregame show for ESPN 's coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA However, on December 31, 2007, the Nets announced that Vandeweghe would join the team as a special assistant to team president and general manager Rod Thorn. Vandeweghe replaced Ed Stefanski, who left the Nets to join the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the month. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stefanski replaced Billy King as the 76ers general manager. A team news release said that Vandeweghe's duties will include working with Thorn to prepare for the 2008 NBA draft and "in the evaluation of current and future player personnel. "
Kiki is also a motivational speaker.
External links
http://basketboltr.net/2008/05/08/kiki-vandeveghe-nets-gm/
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