 Gill in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-05-25)May 25, 1968 (age 57) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rich Central (Olympia Fields, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Charlotte Hornets |
| Playing career | 1990–2005 |
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Number | 13, 9, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1993 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1993–1995 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1995–1996 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1996–2001 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2001–2002 | Miami Heat |
| 2002–2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2004–2005 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 12,914 (13.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,002 (4.1 rpg) |
| Steals | 1,519 (1.6 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Kendall Cedric Gill (born May 25, 1968) is an American former professionalbasketball player who now works as a television basketball analyst. Throughout his NBA career he was known as “Cold World” for his ice cold demeanor on the court.[1]
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Gill was born inChicago and attendedRich Central High School inOlympia Fields, Illinois. Graduating in 1986 as a senior, he led Rich Central to a second-place finish in theIHSA class AA state boys basketball tournament. Gill led his team in scoring with 54 points in the four games of the tournament finals, and was named to the six-player All-Tournament team.
After high school, Gill attended theUniversity of Illinois. Playing four years for theFighting Illini, he was a starter in his last three seasons. As a junior, Gill led the Fighting Illini to the1989 Final Four before losing to Michigan on a last-second shot. Also among that fabled"Flyin' Illini" squadron were future NBA playersNick Anderson,Marcus Liberty,Kenny Battle and Illini TV/radio broadcasterStephen Bardo as well as four-year starterLowell Hamilton. As a senior, Gill led theBig Ten in scoring and was named a first-team All-American (UPI). He left Illinois as the seventh-leading scorer in school history. Gill's Illini earned NCAA bids each year he played. He also won the NCAA Slam Dunk championship in the Final Four his senior season.
Gill was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.
Gill was chosen in the1990 NBA draft as the fifth overall pick by theCharlotte Hornets, and was named First TeamAll-Rookie for the1990–91 season. During this same season, Gill participated in theNBA Slam-Dunk Competition. He had a tough time as a rookie trying to fit into the Hornets rotation, alongside already established back-court teammatesMuggsy Bogues andRex Chapman.
After the 1991 addition ofLarry Johnson and departure of Rex Chapman to theWashington Bullets, Gill had a breakthrough year in the1991–92 season by averaging 20.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while shooting 46.7% from the field.
In 1993 the Hornets reached theNBA postseason for the first time in franchise history. Gill was traded to theSeattle SuperSonics during the following off-season, along with the Hornets' 1994 first-round pick, forEddie Johnson,Dana Barros, and the SuperSonics' 1994 first-round pick. The SuperSonics, who also addedDetlef Schrempf that summer, had a team led byGary Payton andShawn Kemp. The SuperSonics had two first round eliminations by theDenver Nuggets in1994 and theLos Angeles Lakers in1995. Gill returned to Charlotte for the1995–96 season after being traded there forHersey Hawkins andDavid Wingate and in January 1996 the Hornets traded Gill andKhalid Reeves to theNew Jersey Nets forKenny Anderson, who became the team's starting point guard while Bogues sat out with a knee injury that limited him to just six games for the entire season. Gill's injury limited him to 11 games in the rest of the season.
From 1996 to 2001, Gill played for the Nets, scoring a career-high 41 points on January 14, 1997,[2] helping the team reach the1998 playoffs, and leading the league in steals in1998–99. On April 3, 1999, Gill recorded 11 steals in a game against theMiami Heat, tying a single-game record set byLarry Kenon during the1976–77 season. In this game, he also recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds for a rare points-rebounds-steals triple-double. Gill's final season in New Jersey, the2000–01 season, was shortened by injury, allowing him to play in only 31 games during the season.
In his final four seasons in the NBA, Gill played the2001–02 season with the Miami Heat, the2002–03 season with theMinnesota Timberwolves, and the2003–04 season with theChicago Bulls, before completing his career with theMilwaukee Bucks in2004.
In his 15 seasons in the NBA, Gill played in 966 games for seven teams. He also appeared in 27 playoff games for four teams. He was a member of the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1991 and went on to compile 12,914 points, 2,945 assists, and 4,002 rebounds during his career.
Gill was raised inMatteson, Illinois.[3] He is married to Wendy Gill, and has two boys, Phoenix and Kota.
Gill was a professionalboxer who had his first bout on June 25, 2005, at the age of 37.
In 1994, Gill made an appearance as himself in a Nickelodeon TV showMy Brother and Me. He appeared on the January 23, 2008 edition ofSpike TV'sPros vs. Joes.
In 2004 his house was featured onMTV Cribs.[4]
On May 15, 2010, Gill sang a rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" atWrigley Field, home of theChicago Cubs, as they took on thePittsburgh Pirates.
Gill has provided analysis during pregame and postgame shows onComcast SportsNet Chicago forChicago Bulls games. On March 22, 2013, Gill was suspended by Comcast SportsNet for the remainder of the 2012–13 season after a reported physical altercation with analyst Tim Doyle in the Comcast SportsNet newsroom.[5] In September 2013, Gill indicated that he was not returning to the station. However, he was rehired by Comcast SportsNet in late 2015.[6]
In 2017, Gill was signed as a free agent in theBIG3 basketball league byPower to take the place ofCorey Maggette after he suffered an injury during the season.
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Charlotte | 82 | 36 | 23.7 | .450 | .143 | .835 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .5 | 11.0 |
| 1991–92 | Charlotte | 79 | 79 | 36.8 | .467 | .240 | .745 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 1.9 | .6 | 20.5 |
| 1992–93 | Charlotte | 69 | 67 | 35.2 | .449 | .274 | .772 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .5 | 16.9 |
| 1993–94 | Seattle | 79 | 77 | 30.8 | .443 | .317 | .782 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | .4 | 14.1 |
| 1994–95 | Seattle | 73 | 58 | 29.1 | .457 | .368 | .742 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 13.7 |
| 1995–96 | Charlotte | 36 | 36 | 35.1 | .481 | .315 | .761 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .6 | 12.9 |
| 1995–96 | New Jersey | 11 | 10 | 38.0 | .441 | .360 | .831 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .2 | 17.5 |
| 1996–97 | New Jersey | 82 | 81 | 39.0 | .443 | .336 | .797 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .6 | 21.8 |
| 1997–98 | New Jersey | 81 | 81 | 33.7 | .429 | .257 | .688 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .8 | 13.4 |
| 1998–99 | New Jersey | 50* | 47 | 32.1 | .398 | .118 | .683 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 2.7* | .5 | 11.8 |
| 1999–2000 | New Jersey | 76 | 75 | 31.0 | .414 | .256 | .710 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .5 | 13.1 |
| 2000–01 | New Jersey | 31 | 26 | 28.8 | .331 | .286 | .722 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 9.1 |
| 2001–02 | Miami | 65 | 49 | 21.7 | .384 | .136 | .677 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | 5.7 |
| 2002–03 | Minnesota | 82 | 34 | 25.2 | .422 | .322 | .764 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.7 |
| 2003–04 | Chicago | 56 | 35 | 25.2 | .392 | .237 | .735 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 9.6 |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 14 | 0 | 20.3 | .400 | .333 | .900 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 6.1 |
| Career | 966 | 791 | 30.5 | .434 | .300 | .754 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .4 | 13.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Charlotte | 9 | 9 | 39.2 | .401 | .167 | .714 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .7 | 17.3 |
| 1994 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 30.6 | .433 | .222 | .619 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 13.4 |
| 1995 | Seattle | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | .360 | .250 | .625 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | .450 | — | .875 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.3 |
| 2003 | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 19.7 | .370 | .500 | .643 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 5.2 |
| Career | 27 | 17 | 29.5 | .408 | .259 | .686 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 11.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Illinois | 31 | 0 | 11.1 | .482 | .000 | .642 | 1.4 | .9 | 1.3 | .3 | 3.7 |
| 1987–88 | Illinois | 33 | 23 | 28.7 | .471 | .304 | .753 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .1 | 10.4 |
| 1988–89 | Illinois | 24 | 18 | 28.4 | .542 | .458 | .793 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | .3 | 15.4 |
| 1989–90 | Illinois | 29 | 29 | 34.5 | .500 | .348 | .777 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | .6 | 20.0 |
| Career | 117 | 70 | 25.4 | .501 | .374 | .755 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | .3 | 12.0 | |