Kenny Higgs

Kenneth Lee Higgs Jr. (born January 31, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets. He is a 6'0" (183 cm) 180 lb (81.5 kg) point guard and he played collegiately at Louisiana State University. Higgs was selected by the Cavaliers with the 13th pick in the third round in the 1978 NBA draft.[1] He shares the Southeastern Conference single-game assists record (19: Phil Pressey, 2012–13 Missouri; Bill Hann, 1967-68 Tennessee).[2]

Kenny Higgs
Personal information
Born (1955-01-31) January 31, 1955
Owensboro, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolOwensboro (Owensboro, Kentucky)
CollegeLSU (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 57th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionPoint guard
Number1
Career history
1978–1979Cleveland Cavaliers
1980–1982Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Higgs's best season was in 1980–81 with the 1980–81 Nuggets when he averaged 7.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. He also played several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association for the Utica Olympics, Detroit Spirits and Evansville Thunder.[3]

Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Higgs led Owensboro High School to the 1972 KHSAA Sweet Sixteen State Championship with a 71-63 win over Elizabethtown at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

His brother, Mark Higgs, is a former NFL running back.[4]

Notes
  1. 1978 NBA Draft Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
  2. "Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA down No. 7 Missouri in overtime". ESPN. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. 1985–86 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 232
  4. Kenny Higgs profile, University of Kentucky Libraries
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