Kenneth Anthony "Kenny" Green (born October 13, 1967) is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. A power forward

Power forward (basketball)

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/center

Center (basketball)

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, Green played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island

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 between 1986 and 1990. He is the school's all-time leader in blocks

Block (basketball)

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, and on five different occasions he blocked eight shots in a single game. Green was named the Atlantic 10 Conference's Freshman of the Year in 1986–87, and as a senior

Senior (education)

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, his 124 blocks topped NCAA Division I. He was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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 that season. Green finished his career at URI with 1,724 points, 996 rebounds and 328 blocks.

After college, Green spent over a decade playing professionally, first in the Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

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 for the since defunct teams, the Rapid City Thrillers

Rapid City Thrillers

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 in Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota

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, South Dakota

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, and the Columbus Horizon

Columbus Horizon

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 in Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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, Ohio

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. He then played in Italy

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, Spain

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, and Turkey

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. In 2000, he was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame.