Kevin McKenna (basketball)
| Oregon Ducks | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 8, 1959 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Palatine Township (Palatine, Illinois) |
| College | Creighton (1977–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981: 4th round, 88th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Playing career | 1981–1990 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 30, 21, 33, 3, 12 |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1981–1982 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1982–1983 | Las Vegas/Albuquerque Silvers |
| 1983–1984 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1984–1985 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1985–1986 | Kansas City Sizzlers |
| 1986 | Washington Bullets |
| 1986–1988 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1989–1990 | La Crosse Catbirds |
Coaching | |
| 1989–1990 | La Crosse Catbirds (assistant) |
| 1990–1993 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1994–2001 | Creighton (assistant) |
| 2001–2005 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 2005–2007 | Creighton (assistant) |
| 2007–2010 | Indiana State |
| 2010–present | Oregon (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kevin Robert McKenna (born January 8, 1959) is an American former basketball player. He is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, McKenna played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1988. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
McKenna was the 19th pick in the fourth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
He spent four highly successful years as head coach of NCAA Division II Nebraska-Omaha, where he guided the Mavericks to four consecutive 20-win seasons, two North Central Conference titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament.
McKenna was named the NCC Coach of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 as well as North Central Regional Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in 2005. He finished with an 89–33 mark in his tenure at UNO.
As a high school player, McKenna starred at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois before moving on to Creighton University from 1977 to 1981. McKenna led the Creighton Bluejays to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular-season championship, two MVC Tournament titles and a pair of NCAA Tournaments. He was an All-MVC pick and team MVP in each of his final two seasons.
He remains the only person in MVC history to win an MVC regular-season title, an MVC Tournament championship, an NBA championship and a CBA title.
In the summer of 2009, McKenna was selected as the head coach of the Athletes in action AIA college basketball team during a tour of Poland and Germany.
Career playing statistics
| 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[1]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | L.A. Lakers | 36 | 0 | 6.6 | .322 | .000 | .647 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 1983–84 | Indiana | 61 | 13 | 15.1 | .410 | .176 | .816 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .8 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 1984–85 | New Jersey | 29 | 7 | 18.4 | .455 | .385 | .884 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 5.7 |
| 1985–86 | Washington | 30 | 1 | 14.3 | .367 | .360 | .833 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.0 | .1 | 5.8 |
| 1986–87 | New Jersey | 56 | 3 | 16.8 | .454 | .419 | .754 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 7.2 |
| 1987–88 | New Jersey | 31 | 2 | 12.7 | .394 | .320 | .960 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Career | 243 | 26 | 14.2 | .414 | .367 | .819 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .8 | .1 | 5.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Nebraska-Omaha (North Central Conference) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Nebraska–Omaha | 24–9 | 13–5 | NCAA II North Central Regional | |||||
| 2002–03 | Nebraska–Omaha | 20–10 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Nebraska Omaha | 22–8 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA II North Central Regional | ||||
| 2004–05 | Nebraska Omaha | 23–6 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA II North Central Regional | ||||
| Nebraska–Omaha: | 89–33 (.730) | 40–20 (.667) | |||||||
| Indiana State (Missouri Valley Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Indiana State | 15–16 | 8–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Indiana State | 11–21 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Indiana State | 17–15 | 9–9 | T–5th | CBI First Round | ||||
| Indiana State: | 43–52 (.453) | 24–30 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 132–85 (.608) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Kevin McKenna NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com