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Kevin Willis
Personal information
Willis in the early 1980s
Born	(1962-09-06) September 6, 1962 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High school	John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College	Jackson College (1980–1981) Michigan State (1981–1984)
NBA Draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	1984–2005, 2007
Career history
1984–1994	Atlanta Hawks
1994–1996	Miami Heat
1996	Golden State Warriors
1996–1998	Houston Rockets
1998–2001	Toronto Raptors
2001	Denver Nuggets
2001–2002	Houston Rockets
2002–2004	San Antonio Spurs
2004–2005	Atlanta Hawks
2007	Dallas Mavericks

Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2003) NBA All-Star (1992) All-NBA Third Team (1992)

Career NBA statistics
Points	17,523 (12.1 ppg)
Rebounds	11,901 (8.4 rpg)
Assists	1,328 (0.9 apg)

Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962) is a former American professional basketball player. He is best known for his time with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing 7 feet tall, he played as a power forward and center.

Kevin Willis played for 21 seasons in the NBA. This makes him one of the players with the most seasons played in the league. He won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003. In 1992, he was chosen for the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team. That season, he averaged a career-high 15.5 rebounds per game.

Willis is one of only 15 players in NBA history to have scored over 16,000 points and grabbed over 11,000 rebounds. He was also the oldest player in the league during the 2004–05 season at age 42. He continued playing until he retired at 44 after the 2006–07 season.

Early Life and College Basketball
Professional Basketball Career
Life After Basketball
NBA Career Statistics
- Regular season
- Playoffs
See also

Early Life and College Basketball

Kevin Willis was born in Los Angeles, California. He went to Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the basketball team there during his junior year.

After high school, Willis played basketball at Jackson College for one year. He then moved to Michigan State University. He played three seasons for Michigan State while studying fashion and textiles.

Professional Basketball Career

Playing for the Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994)

The Atlanta Hawks picked Kevin Willis in the 1984 NBA draft. He played with the Hawks for nine seasons. On March 11, 1986, he had an amazing game. He scored 39 points and got 21 rebounds against the Denver Nuggets.

Willis was a strong rebounder for the Hawks. He played alongside famous players like Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, and Doc Rivers. Together, they often helped the Hawks reach the playoffs.

Moving to Other Teams (1994–2002)

In 1994, Willis was traded to the Miami Heat. After his time with the Heat, he played for several other teams. These included the Golden State Warriors in 1996 and the Houston Rockets from 1996 to 1998.

In 1998, Willis joined the Toronto Raptors. He played there until 2001. He then had a short time with the Denver Nuggets before returning to the Houston Rockets in 2001.

Winning a Championship with the San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004)

Willis at the White House in 2003

Kevin Willis signed with the San Antonio Spurs in 2002. In 2003, his dream came true when he won an NBA Championship ring with the Spurs. This was a big moment in his long career.

Final Seasons and Retirement (2004–2007)

Willis returned to the Atlanta Hawks for one more season in 2004–05. During this season, he was the oldest player in the entire league.

On April 2, 2007, Willis signed a short contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He played five games for them. By playing at age 44, he became one of the oldest players ever to play more than two games in an NBA season.

After the 2006–07 season, Kevin Willis officially retired from playing basketball.

Life After Basketball

After retiring, Kevin Willis focused on his clothing business called Willis & Walker. He started this company in 1988 with his former college teammate, Ralph Walker. The business specializes in making custom clothes for tall and large men.

Willis also made a few appearances on the Spike TV reality show, Pros vs Joes in 2007.

NBA Career Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Atlanta	82	19	21.8	.467	.221	.657	6.4	.4	.4	.6	9.3
1985–86	Atlanta	82	59	28.0	.517	.000	.654	8.6	.5	.8	.5	12.3
1986–87	Atlanta	81	81	32.4	.536	.250	.709	10.5	.8	.8	.8	16.1
1987–88	Atlanta	75	55	27.9	.518	.000	.649	7.3	.4	.9	.5	11.6
1989–90	Atlanta	81	51	28.1	.519	.286	.683	8.0	.7	.8	.6	12.4
1990–91	Atlanta	80	80	29.7	.504	.400	.668	8.8	1.2	.8	.5	13.1
1991–92	Atlanta	81	80	36.6	.483	.162	.804	15.5	2.1	.9	.7	18.3
1992–93	Atlanta	80	80	36.0	.506	.241	.653	12.9	2.1	.9	.5	17.9
1993–94	Atlanta	80	80	35.8	.499	.375	.713	12.0	1.9	1.0	.5	19.1
1994–95	Atlanta	2	2	44.5	.390	.000	.667	18.0	1.5	.5	1.5	21.0
1994–95	Miami	65	61	35.4	.469	.214	.691	10.7	1.3	.9	.5	17.1
1995–96	Miami	47	42	28.9	.473	.000	.712	8.9	.7	.4	.5	10.2
Golden State	28	18	27.8	.433	.250	.701	7.8	.7	.5	.6	11.3
1996–97	Houston	75	32	26.2	.481	.143	.693	7.5	.9	.6	.4	11.2
1997–98	Houston	81	74	31.2	.510	.143	.793	8.4	1.0	.7	.5	16.1
1998–99	Toronto	42	38	29.0	.418	.000	.839	8.3	1.6	.7	.7	12.0
1999–00	Toronto	79	1	21.3	.415	.333	.799	6.1	.6	.5	.6	7.6
2000–01	Toronto	35	9	22.0	.461	.000	.753	6.4	.6	.5	.6	8.8
Denver	43	13	24.6	.428	.250	.788	7.2	.7	.9	.7	9.6
2001–02	Houston	52	5	16.7	.440	.000	.747	5.8	.3	.5	.4	6.1
2002–03†	San Antonio	71	6	11.8	.479	.000	.614	3.2	.3	.3	.3	4.2
2003–04	San Antonio	48	0	7.8	.467	.000	.615	2.0	.2	.4	.2	3.4
2004–05	Atlanta	29	5	11.9	.389	.000	.739	2.6	.3	.3	.2	3.0
2006–07	Dallas	5	0	8.6	.385	–	1.000	1.6	.2	.4	.2	2.4
Career		1,424	891	26.9	.487	.211	.713	8.4	.9	.7	.5	12.1
All-Star		1	0	14.0	.400	–	–	4.0	.0	.0	.0	8.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986	Atlanta	9	–	31.1	.561	–	.652	7.2	.6	.8	.9	13.9
1987	Atlanta	9	–	39.6	.522	–	.677	9.2	.7	1.0	.8	15.7
1988	Atlanta	12	–	38.5	.580	.000	.680	9.0	.9	.8	.8	16.2
1991	Atlanta	5	5	31.8	.403	.667	.700	9.0	1.0	.4	.2	15.4
1993	Atlanta	3	3	34.3	.467	.000	.571	8.7	1.0	.7	.0	16.7
1994	Atlanta	11	11	32.9	.457	.000	.762	10.8	1.0	.7	.5	12.2
1997	Houston	16	0	18.4	.400	.000	.684	4.7	.7	.6	.3	6.4
1998	Houston	5	5	33.6	.400	.000	.750	10.6	1.0	1.0	1.6	11.2
2000	Toronto	3	0	25.3	.364	–	.750	8.7	.3	.7	.0	13.0
2003†	San Antonio	18	0	5.1	.525	1.000	1.000	1.7	.1	.1	.1	2.6
2004	San Antonio	7	0	3.6	.375	.000	.000	.9	.0	.1	.0	.9
Career		98	–	24.3	.484	.214	.692	6.5	.6	.6	.4	9.9

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