Kevin Kunnert

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Kevin Kunnert
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Personal information
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Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
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Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolWahlert (Dubuque, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (1970–1973)
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Drafted byChicago Bulls
Playing career1973–1982
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Number43, 20, 44
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Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career highlights
  • 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1972, 1973)
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Career NBA statistics
Points4,602 (8.3 ppg)
Rebounds4,031 (7.3 rpg)
Assists784 (1.4 apg)

Kevin Robert Kunnert (born November 11, 1951) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 7'0" and 230 lb center–power forward, was drafted out of the University of Iowa by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (12th pick overall) of the 1973 NBA draft. He also helped the Houston Rockets to a Central Division title during the 1976–77 season.

Early life

Kunnert was born in Dubuque, Iowa, as one of 10 children and graduated from Dubuque Wahlert High School in 1969. Kunnert lead Wahlert to a third-place finish in the Iowa High School State Basketball Tournament as a senior.[1][2][3]

College

Kunnert attended the University of Iowa, where he scored 1,145 career points, and was the Hawkeyes' all-time leading rebounder at the time of his graduation. Kunnert led the Big Ten in rebounding and field goal percentage his senior year, averaging 19.2 points and 13.9 rebounds on 54.5% shooting. He averaged 18.2 points and 14.7 rebounds as a junior in 1971–1972. For his career he averaged 15.9 points and 12.7 rebounds for the Hawkeyes under Coach Dick Schultz, after being recruited to Iowa by Ralph Miller.[4][5]

NBA career

Kunnert was the 12th overall selection in the First Round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[6] He was also the 6th overall selection in the first round of the 1973 American Basketball Association draft by the Dallas Chaparrals months before they relocated to become the San Antonio Spurs.[7] In September, 1973 Kunnert was traded by the Bulls to the Buffalo Braves with Gar Heard for John Hummer and two draft picks.[2]

Kunnert played nine seasons in the NBA for the Buffalo Braves (1973–1974), Houston Rockets (1973–1978), San Diego Clippers (1978–1979), and the Portland Trail Blazers (1979–1982), reaching the NBA playoffs three times.[2]

For his career he averaged 8.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. His best season was with the Rockets in 1975–1976, when he averaged 12.9 points and 9.8 rebounds.[2]

The Washington Punch

An unfortunate incident occurred on December 9, 1977. Kunnert, playing for the Rockets and Kermit Washington of the Los Angeles Lakers got into a tussle after a missed shot. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Lakers joined in and Kunnert went to one knee on the court in the skirmish. His teammate Rudy Tomjanovich, rushing towards the players, was punched by Washington, sending him down, where he struck his head on the court. Tomjanovich suffered a fractured skull, broken jaw, broken nose, facial injuries and leakage of spinal fluid in the incident. Washington was suspended 60 days and fined $10,000.[8][9]

Personal life

After retiring from the NBA, Kunnert resided in the Portland suburb of Tigard, Oregon. He has three daughters and met his wife while both were students at Iowa.[10][3]

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

NBA

Source[11]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1973–74 Buffalo 39 8.7 .485 .688 2.7 .6 .1 .6 2.8
1973–74 Houston 25 14.4 .491 .588 4.4 .7 .2 1.2 4.9
1974–75 Houston 75 24.0 .512 .686 8.4 1.4 .5 1.1 10.8
1975–76 Houston 80 29.2 .487 .654 9.8 1.9 .7 1.3 12.9
1976–77 Houston 81 25.3 .486 .738 8.3 1.9 .4 1.3 9.4
1977–78 Houston 80 26.9 .437 .689 8.7 1.2 .6 1.1 10.4
1978–79 San Diego 81 20.8 .467 .659 7.0 1.4 .6 1.5 6.5
1979–80 Portland 18 16.8 .439 – .605 6.2 1.6 .4 1.2 7.0
1980–81 Portland 55 15.3 .468 – .778 5.2 1.2 .3 .6 4.4
1981–82 Portland 21 0 11.3 .417 – .529 3.1 .9 .1 .3 2.3
Career 555 0 21.8 .476 – .682 7.3 1.4 .5 1.1 8.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975 Houston 8 30.5 .432 .654 7.5 1.5 .5 1.6 10.9
1977 Houston 12 27.3 .490 .522 8.9 1.2 .2 .7 9.5
1981 Portland 3 14.3 .500 .000 .250 3.0 .3 .3 .0 3.7
Career 23 26.7 .467 .000 .566 7.7 1.2 .3 .9 9.2

Honors

Kunnert was a Two-time team Most Valuable Player for the Hawkeyes, in 1972 and 1973.[2][12]

Kunnert was inducted into the Dubuque Wahlert Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.[2]

Kunnert was selected in the Top University of Iowa All-Time Players.[3]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Herald, Telegraph. "Wahlert announces athletic Hall of Fame class". TelegraphHerald.com.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."apbr.org • View topic – Where are they: Kevin Kunnert". www.apbr.org.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kevin Kunnert College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Finn, Mike; Leistikow, Chad (January 4, 1998). Hawkeye Legends, Lists, & Lore. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781571671783 – via Google Books.
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  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1973 ABA Draft". DatabaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.COBBS, CHRIS (January 28, 1985). "The Punch : Tomjanovich and Washington Both Still Feel the Pain From That Terrible Moment" – via LA Times.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bradley, Robert (July 3, 2011). "Pro Basketball History Revisited: Notable Brawls in NBA History".
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Eggers, Kerry. "After final buzzer, Oregons still home". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kevin Kunnert NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Awards and Honors". University of Iowa Athletics. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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