Full Name: Kevin Alvin Willis
Position: C-F
Born: 09/06/62
Height: 7' 0"
Weight: 245 lbs.
College: Michigan State '84
College Major: fashion design at MSU
Does not have his degree but in scheduled to return to school in the summer of 2003
Business: own clothing line Willis and Walker that specializes in high-end men’s sportswear
Started Playing BBall: Jr year of high school
Hobby: Chess
Favorite Music: jazz and ‘old school’ music, listing The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and The Jackson 5 as his favorites
Movie: Ten Commandments
Favorite Animal: Dogs
Charity: He and brother Robert are involved in the Atlanta Children’s Village, a 125-acre residential facility for disadvantaged children that will open in the fall of 2003; Operating with the theme “It takes a whole village to raise a child,” the organization hopes to partner with additional NBA players to develop similar programs in other NBA cities
Future with the Spurs: Unknown at this time.
Career Highlights:
-- The Spurs are his seventh NBA team (has also played for Atlanta, Miami, Golden State, Toronto, Denver and two stints with Houston)
-- Leads all active players in games played (appearing in 1,342 regular season games entering the 2003-04 season)
-- Named to the 1992 All-NBA Third Team
-- Earned a spot on the 1992 Eastern Conference All-Star Team
-- Has ranked among the NBA’s top five in rebounds three times in his career: second in ’91-92 (15.5 rpg), third in ’93-94 (12.0 rpg) and fifth in ’92-93 (12.9 rpg)
-- Ranks fifth on the NBA’s all-time list in games played and 19th in career rebounds
-- At 41-years-old will be the oldest player in the NBA during the 2003-04 season
-- Has ranked among the NBA’s top five in rebounds three times in his career: second in ’91-92 (15.5 rpg), third in ’93-94 (12.0 rpg) and fifth in ’92-93 (12.9 rpg)
-- One of 15 players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds
-- Leads all active players in career offensive rebounds (4,064)
-- Ranks fifth among active players in career points with 16,990
-- Ranks fourth among active players in total rebounds with 11,493 (20th all-time) and is second among active players in offensive rebounds with 3,981 (seventh all-time)
-- Twice named the NBA Player of the Week: 11/24/92 and 3/28/94
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