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| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 23, 1951 |
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Date of death | April 25, 2010 (aged 58) |
| Place of death | San Francisco, California |
| High school | Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, California) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Francisco (1970–1974) |
| NBA Draft | 1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1974–1988 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1974–1977 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1977–1978 | Kansas City Kings |
| 1978–1979 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1979–1981 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1981–1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1982–1986 | Libertas Livorno (Italy) |
| 1986–1987 | Libertas Forlì (Italy) |
| 1987–1988 | AMG Sebastiani Rieti (Italy) |
| As coach: | |
| 1988–1989 | Libertas Livorno (Italy) |
| 1989–1991 | Rovereto Basket (Italy) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,386 (6.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,206 (4.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 747 (1.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kevin Gilbert "Big Bird" Restani (December 23, 1951 – April 25, 2010[1]) was an American professional basketball player from San Francisco, California.[2]
After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1974 NBA Draft, Restani played in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cavaliers. While with the Spurs, he was a member of the "Bruise Brothers" along with George Johnson, Paul Griffin, Dave Corzine, and Mark Olberding.
In more recent years he was a high school counselor at Balboa High School in San Francisco.[2]