Kendrick Nunn

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3 / 191 cms
Weight: 180 lbs / 82 kgs
School: Simeon Career Academy ’13
Hometown: Calumet City, Illinois

USA Basketball Notes

• Gold Medals: 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
  
• Member of the 2012 USA U17 World Championship Team that compiled an 8-0 record en route to earning the FIBA U17 World Championship gold medal in Kaunas, Lithuania; averaged 6.9 ppg. and 3.8 rpg. in fewer than 16 minutes a game.
• Helped the U.S. U17 squad claim a pair of exhibition victories over Australia and Latvia in Las Palmas, Canary Islands; averaged 6.0 ppg. and 3.0 rpg.
  
• Participated in the 2011 USA Developmental National Team training camp, held Oct. 15-16 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  
• Member of the 2011 USA U16 National Team that compiled a 5-0 record, captured the FIBA Americas Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship; averaged 9.6 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 2.0 apg.
  
• Named to the 2011-12 USA Developmental National Team on March 24, 2011.

College Notes

• Lists Illinois, Marquette, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and UCLA among his college choices.

High School Honors

• Associated Press All-State Class 4A second team (2012).
  
• Chicago Sun-Times All-Conference first team (2012) and honorable mention (2011).

High School Notes

• Attends Simeon Academy (Ill.), where as a junior in 2011-12, teamed up with Jabari Parker to help lead their team to a 33-1 mark, their third-consecutive Illinois Class 4A state championship and a No. 5 final national ranking by USA Today; started all 34
• games and averaged 15.1 ppg., 5.2 rpg. and 2.3 apg.
  
• In 2010-11, aided his team to a 32-2 record and the Illinois Class 4A state title; played in 31 games and averaged 9.3 ppg., 2.1 rpg. and 2.0 apg.
  
• As a freshman in 2009-10, played in seven games as Simeon went 25-4 and captured the state title; averaged 4.0 ppg., 2.0 rpg. and 1.0 apg.
  
• Posted single-game highs in 2011-12 of 25 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
  
• Played in the summers for Mean Streets and Ferrari, finished as national runners-up at the 2007 AAU Division II nationals and finished in seventh place at the 2008 AAU Division I nationals.

Personal Notes

• Born on Aug. 3, 1995, in Chicago, Ill., currently resides in Calumet City, Ill.
  
• Son of Kimberly Harris and Melvin and Audrey Nunn, has three sisters, Sarafina (19), Kendyl (19) and Keilah (13).
  
• Father played basketball at Casper College (Wyo.), Wayne State (Mich.) and professionally in New Zealand.
  
• Has been a member of his school’s honor roll from kindergarten through ninth grade.
  
•  Nickname is K-Nunn.
  
• Tweets under the handle @knunnsg.

The Inside Scoop

• Started playing basketball when he was four years old.
  
• Favorite player on the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team is Dwyane Wade.
  
• Plans on majoring in sports management in college.
  
• Top 5 movies of all time:  Transformers, Friday 1 and 2, Barber Shop 1 and 2.
  
• Favorite sports magazine: Basketball.
  
• Favorite Gatorade flavor/color: red.
  
• Owns a male Pomeranian.
  
• If he could drive anything, it would be: a Maybach.
  
• Favorite Twitter account you follow:  all.
  
• Batman or Superman: Superman.
  
• Indoor or beach volleyball: beach volleyball.
  
• Sprints or long-distance running: sprints.
  
• Scrabble or Words with Friends: Scrabble.
  
• Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
  
• Favorite NBA team: Miami Heat.
  
• Favorite basketball player: LeBron James.
  
• Favorite class: math.
  
• Favorite Olympian: Michael Phelps.
  
• Most-played song or artist on your iPod: Chief Keef.
  
• Best player ever faced: Andrew Wiggins.
  
• Most impressive person ever met: Rev. Jesse Jackson.
  
• Would compare his game to: James Harden.
  
• This left-hander wears No. 20 because it was his father’s number.
  
• Away from basketball, enjoys: hanging out with friends.
  
• Most people don’t know: he is outgoing.
  
• When he was five, wanted to be: a baseball player.
  
• First basketball memory: going to the championship when he was nine.

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