Kendal Pinder

Kendal Nathaniel "Tiny" Pinder (born 25 April 1956) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player.[1]

Kendal Pinder
Personal information
Born (1956-04-25) 25 April 1956
The Bahamas
NationalityBahamian
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight95 kg (210 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft1979 / Round: 5 / Pick: 101st overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1979–1995
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
1980Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
1980–1983Harlem Globetrotters
1984–1985Turun NMKY
1985–1986Sydney Supersonics
1987–1992Perth Wildcats
1995Illawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards

College and NBA

Pinder was a fifth-round draft pick in the 1979 NBA Draft being selected by the Atlanta Hawks from the North Carolina State University.[2] While at NC State he and team mate Tony Warren were caught switching price tags on underwear. In response at a match at Duke University sections of the crowd threw underwear at them.[3][4]

Israel

In 1980 he played in the Israeli Basketball Super League for Hapoel Jerusalem and was the top scorer of the league for season 1979/80.[5]

Finland

In 1985 Pinder was top point scorer in the Korisliiga, the Finland national league.[6]

Australian NBL

While on a tour with the Harlem Globetrotters to Australia he was recruited to play in the Australian NBL. He was a successful player with NBL teams Sydney Supersonics and the Perth Wildcats. At the Wildcats he was club MVP in 1990 and won the NBL Championship in both 1990 and 1991. In all Pinder played 220 NBL matches.[7]

On 4 February 2013, Pinder was named in the Perth Wildcats 30th Anniversary All-Star team.[8][9]

Personal life

His son, Keanu Pinder, is a professional basketball player who has played nationally for Australia.[10] Keanu played two seasons at the University of Arizona averaging 2.3 points on 11.3 minutes per game.[11]

Sexual assault charges

It was at the Perth Wildcats that his career came to a temporary halt as he faced charges of attempted sexual assault. Pinder in 1992 was convicted by the Western Australian Supreme Court of this offence and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.[12][13] Having served a prison sentence Pinder briefly restarted his basketball career with the Illawarra Hawks before further legal trouble halted his career. In January 1996 Pinder was sentenced to five years' jail for sexual offences involving a 15-year-old girl.[14][15] In 2001 Pinder was acquitted in the New South Wales District Court on a charge of raping a 19-year-old woman in October 2000.[16] In 2013, he was arrested on a charge relating to an alleged rape in 1987. He was cleared in August 2016.[17]

References
  1. Fred Sturrup (16 March 2006). "Who Will Be Next Bahamian To Catch On In The NBA?". The Bahamas Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  2. "1979 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 17 December 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  3. Al Featherston (29 January 2007). "Al Featherston On The Cameron Crazies!". Duke Basketball Report. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  4. "Duke fans welcome foes to 'Zanyville'". Lexington Herald Leader. 22 February 1985.
  5. "Ligat HaAl Leading Pointscorers". www.safsal.co.il. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  6. "Tiny Tops in Finland". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. 13 May 1985.
  7. "Perth Wildcats Fact Sheet" (PDF). nbl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  8. 30th Anniversary All-Star Team Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Americans dominate Wildcats All-Star team
  10. Pinder to represent Australia Archived 2013-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Keanu Pinder: The Boy From Derby WA". Aussie Hoopla. 7 August 2018.
  12. "Western Australian Supreme Court Appeal Judgements". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  13. Liam Phillips (4 July 2007). "WA's most controversial moments in sport". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  14. "Ex-Globetrotter draws jail sentence". San Jose Mercury News. 1 February 1996.
  15. "Tiny Pinder Jailed". Greensboro News and Record. 1 February 1996.
  16. "NSW: Jury clears Pinder of rape charges". AAP. 13 August 2001.
  17. Elle Farcic (10 August 2016). "Pinder cleared of raping model". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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