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| Nickname(s) | K-Win |
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| Position | Small Forward |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| League | Lega Serie A |
| Team | Virtus Bologna |
| Born | July 29, 1984 Prichard, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Alabama |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2005 |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | CB Gran Canaria (2005-06) Panionios Athens (2006-07) Panathinaikos (2007-08) Türk Telekom (2008-09) Lottomatica Roma (2009-10) |
Kennedy Winston (born July 29, 1984 in Prichard, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player. He is a former college basketball player with the University of Alabama. Kennedy left college one year early to pursue his dreams of playing in the NBA. He was not drafted by an NBA team in 2005, so he took his game overseas to Europe. He is known mainly for his high flying scoring and dunking.
He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) 230 lbs. (104 kg) small forward. He is currently playing for the Italian club Virtus Bologna.
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He originally signed a letter of intent to play at the University of California, but decided he needed to be closer to his ill mother. After the University of California granted him his release, he signed with the University of Alabama. He was the top scorer with the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide for two seasons and he led the SEC conference in scoring in 2005, averaging 17.9 points per game. He was also a 2-time All-SEC first team player in both 2004 and 2005. He led his team to the NCAA tournament in both 2004 and 2005, advancing as far as the Elite Eight in one of the years.
He played an important role for his team Panionios in the Greek League 2006-07 season, as he was the team's first scorer, averaging 14.9 points per game, plus 3.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 turnovers per game in 32.3 minutes per game. He was the team's co-MVP that season, along with teammate Stratos Perperoglou, and at the end of the season they both landed contracts with the Greek power Panathinaikos.
In his first season with Panathinaikos, Winston averaged 8 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game in 19 minutes per game in the Greek League. In the 2007-08 Greek League post season, in 10 games, he averaged 5.9 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game in 16.2 minutes of play.[1] He drew the media's attention on February 17, 2008, after scoring 26 points with 7-8 3-pointers made against Panathinaikos' arch rivals Olympiacos Piraeus. With Panathinaikos he won the both Greek League and the Greek Cup titles that season.
On July 30, 2008, Türk Telekom announced the transfer of Winston.[2] On February 24, 2009, Real Madrid announced the signing of Winston.[3] Winston signed with Lottomatica Roma in August 2009.[4] In August 2010 he signed a one-year contract for 2010-11 season with Virtus Bologna.[5]