Chad Kinch

Chad Kinch
Personal information
Born	(1958-05-22)May 22, 1958 Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Died	April 3, 1994(1994-04-03) (aged 35) Carteret, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)
College	Charlotte (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1980–1981
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	20, 21
Career history
1980–1981	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981	Dallas Mavericks

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Chadwick Oliver "Chad" Kinch ((1958-05-22)May 22, 1958 – April 3, 1994(1994-04-03)) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6'4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) shooting guard and played collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte after starring at Perth Amboy High School in Perth Amboy, New Jersey,^[1] his place of birth.

He was selected with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[2] He spent his only NBA season (1980–81) split between the Cavaliers and the Dallas Mavericks. The Cavs traded Kinch, along with a 1985 first-round draft choice, to the Mavericks in exchange for Geoff Huston and a 1983 third-round draft choice on February 7, 1981.^[2]

Kinch died of AIDS-related complications in 1994,^[3] aged 35, at his home in Carteret, New Jersey. He was survived by a wife and son.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Staff. Chad Kinch, 35, Ex-Basketball Star, The New York Times, April 8, 1994. Accessed February 28, 2011. "CARTERET, N.J., April 7— Chad Kinch, a former basketball star at Perth Amboy High School in New Jersey and the Cleveland Cavaliers' No. 1 draft choice in 1980, died at home on Sunday. He was 35."
1 2 "Cavaliers All-Time Roster" (PDF). (4.14 MiB); retrieved June 26, 2007
↑ Still stunning the world 10 years later, ESPN The Magazine

1980 NBA draft
First round	Joe Barry Carroll Darrell Griffith Kevin McHale Kelvin Ransey James Ray Mike O'Koren Mike Gminski Andrew Toney Michael Brooks Ronnie Lester Kiki Vandeweghe Mike Woodson Rickey Brown Wes Matthews Reggie Johnson Charles Whitney Larry Drew Don Collins John Duren Bill Hanzlik Monti Davis Chad Kinch Carl Nicks
Second round	Larry Smith Jeff Ruland Sam Worthen John Stroud Craig Shelton Louis Orr Kenny Natt Wayne Robinson David Lawrence Bruce Collins Roosevelt Bouie Rick Mahorn DeWayne Scales Butch Carter Terry Stotts Michael Wiley Dick Miller Jawann Oldham Kimberly Belton Billy Williams Clyde Austin Brad Branson Arnette Hallman

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