Kenneth Faried facts for kids
Faried in 2014
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| Born | November 19, 1989 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| High school | Technology (Newark, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| College | Morehead State (2007–2011) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||
| League | LBA | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brooklyn Nets | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Zhejiang Lions | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Leones de Ponce | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Grand Rapids Gold | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Austin Spurs | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Mexico City Capitanes | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Leones de Ponce | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Soles de Mexicali | |||||||||||||
| 2024–present | UnaHotels Reggio Emilia | |||||||||||||
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Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis (born November 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pallacanestro Reggiana in Italy. People call him "the Manimal" because he plays with a lot of energy and doesn't give up.
Faried played college basketball for four years at Morehead State University. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year twice. He also became the all-time leading rebounder in college basketball's modern era (after 1973). In 2011, the Denver Nuggets picked him 22nd in the 2011 NBA draft.
Kenneth Faried also played for the United States national basketball team. He helped the team win a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He was even named to the All-Tournament Team for his great performance.
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High School Basketball Journey
Kenneth Faried went to Technology High School in Newark, New Jersey. Not many colleges were interested in him at first. He chose to go to Morehead State University because they really wanted him to join their team.
College Basketball Career
Faried joined Morehead State in 2007. He was a tall player, standing 6 feet 8 inches. He was excellent at rebounding, which means grabbing the ball after a shot is missed. He led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounds during his second and third years. He was one of the best rebounders in the entire NCAA Division I. Faried also scored many points in his college games.
Faried helped his team, the Eagles, win big. They won the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament and got to play in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the conference championship game, he scored 15 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. This earned him the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
In his junior year, Faried again led the Eagles to the postseason. He was named OVC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. He also reached 1,000 career rebounds.
After his junior year, Faried thought about joining the NBA draft. But he decided to return for his senior year. This was a great choice! He broke Tim Duncan's record for career rebounds in the modern era of college basketball. Duncan's record was 1,570 rebounds, and Faried passed it on February 19, 2011.
Morehead State won the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament again. This earned them a spot in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Faried led his team to a huge upset win in the first round against the Louisville Cardinals. He finished his college career with an amazing 1,673 rebounds.
In his senior year, Faried was recognized as a second-team All-American. On April 1, 2011, he was named the MVP of the Reese's College All-Star Game.
College Awards and Honors
- Second-team All-American (2011)
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2011)
- 2× OVC Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
- OVC Tournament MVP (2009)
- Reese's College All-Star Game MVP (2011)
- 3× All-OVC First Team (2009–2011)
- 3× OVC Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2011)
- OVC All-Newcomer Team (2008)
- NCAA all-time rebounding leader (1,673 rebounds) in the post-1973 era
Professional Basketball Career
Denver Nuggets (2011–2018)
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On June 23, 2011, the Denver Nuggets picked Kenneth Faried as the 22nd player in the 2011 NBA draft. Before his first season, he got the nickname "Manimal" because of how hard and fearlessly he played. In his first year, he played in 46 games and started 39 of them. He averaged 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. On April 9, 2012, he had a great game against the Golden State Warriors, scoring 27 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. He was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April. He finished third in the voting for NBA Rookie of the Year and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team.
On November 12, 2012, Faried was named Western Conference Player of the Week. This was the only time he won this award in his career. A few days later, he grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds against the Miami Heat. On December 12, he scored a season-high 26 points. On February 15, 2013, he was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge. In that game, he scored 40 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He also took part in the 2013 Slam Dunk Contest, showing off his jumping skills.
On February 3, 2014, Faried scored a career-high 28 points against the Los Angeles Clippers. He then set a new career high with 32 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 7. On April 2, he scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against the New Orleans Pelicans. This made him the first NBA player to achieve such numbers in 27 minutes or less. On April 12, he had 24 points and a career-high 21 rebounds against the Utah Jazz.
In October 2014, Faried signed a new contract with the Nuggets. On December 26, he had a career-high 25 rebounds along with 26 points in a win against the Timberwolves. On April 12, 2015, he scored a season-high 30 points against the Sacramento Kings.
On November 3, 2015, Faried scored a season-high 28 points against the Lakers. On March 6, 2016, he had 25 points and a season-high 20 rebounds in an overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks.
Faried dealt with a back injury during the 2016–17 season, which caused him to miss 15 games. His role on the team changed in his last two years with Denver, especially after the Nuggets signed another player, Paul Millsap. In the 2017–18 season, Faried played less and averaged fewer points and rebounds.
Later Professional Teams (2018–Present)
On July 13, 2018, Faried was traded to the Brooklyn Nets, which was his hometown team. He played for the Nets until January 2019.
On January 21, 2019, Faried signed with the Houston Rockets for the rest of that season.
Later in 2019, Faried played for the Zhejiang Lions in China. After seven games, his contract ended.
In 2021, Faried joined the Leones de Ponce team in Puerto Rico. He made a game-winning block in his very first game with them. He then signed with CSKA Moscow in Russia but left the team in December 2021.
Faried continued his career in the NBA G League, playing for the Grand Rapids Gold (2021–2022) and the Austin Spurs (2022). He then joined the Mexico City Capitanes in December 2022 and returned to them in October 2023. In between, he played for Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rico in May 2023.
In July 2024, he returned to the Leones de Ponce. In November 2024, he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana in Italy, where he plays now.
National Team Career
Kenneth Faried was part of the United States men's national basketball team. This team won the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Faried played so well that he was named to the All-Tournament team. He was also considered for the 2016 Olympic team.
Career Statistics
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2011–12 | Denver | 46 | 39 | 22.5 | .586 | .000 | .665 | 7.7 | .8 | .7 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 2012–13 | Denver | 80 | 80 | 28.1 | .552 | .000 | .613 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 2013–14 | Denver | 80 | 77 | 27.2 | .545 | .000 | .650 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .9 | .9 | 13.7 |
| 2014–15 | Denver | 75 | 71 | 27.8 | .507 | .125 | .691 | 8.9 | 1.2 | .8 | .8 | 12.6 |
| 2015–16 | Denver | 67 | 64 | 25.3 | .558 | .500 | .613 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .9 | 12.5 |
| 2016–17 | Denver | 61 | 34 | 21.2 | .549 | .000 | .693 | 7.5 | .9 | .7 | .7 | 9.6 |
| 2017–18 | Denver | 32 | 7 | 14.4 | .514 | .000 | .706 | 4.8 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 5.9 |
| 2018–19 | Brooklyn | 12 | 0 | 9.8 | .595 | .200 | .649 | 3.7 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2018–19 | Houston | 25 | 13 | 24.4 | .587 | .350 | .651 | 8.2 | .7 | .6 | .8 | 12.9 |
| Career | 478 | 385 | 24.5 | .546 | .222 | .654 | 8.1 | 1.0 | .7 | .8 | 11.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2012 | Denver | 7 | 7 | 27.4 | .533 | .000 | .750 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10.4 |
| 2013 | Denver | 5 | 4 | 29.0 | .625 | .000 | .733 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2019 | Houston | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | .692 | 1.000 | .833 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 18 | 11 | 21.8 | .581 | 1.000 | .758 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.2 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2007–08 | Morehead State | 30 | 20 | 20.2 | .516 | .000 | .580 | 8.0 | .3 | 1.2 | .8 | 10.5 |
| 2008–09 | Morehead State | 36 | 36 | 30.1 | .556 | .400 | .577 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| 2009–10 | Morehead State | 35 | 32 | 30.3 | .564 | .250 | .595 | 13.0 | .5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 2010–11 | Morehead State | 35 | 34 | 34.7 | .623 | – | .577 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| Career | 136 | 122 | 29.1 | .569 | .250 | .583 | 12.3 | .9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 14.8 | |
Personal Life
Kenneth Faried is Muslim. He has five children: two daughters and three sons.
See also
In Spanish: Kenneth Faried para niños
- List of NBA career field goal percentage leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
