The Greatest NBL Players at Every Age
April 11, 2021
Kendal Pinder
- Nationality: BAH
- Date of Birth: 25/4/1956
- Place of Birth: The Bahamas
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Miami Dade (1975-1977) / North Carolina State (1977-1979)
- NBL DEBUT: 12/04/85
- AGE AT DEBUT: 28
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/05/95
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 39
- NBL History: Sydney 1985-86 | Perth 1987-92 | Illawarra 1995
- Championships: 2
- Perth (1990-91)
NICKNAME/S: Tiny
BIO: Kendal Pinder was born in The Bahamas.
Kendal Pinder played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1980 to 1983 and while on a tour with the team in Australia he was recruited to play for the Sydney Supersonics.
FAMILY: Kendal’s son Keanu Pinder also played 113 games in the NBL.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Kendal Pinder made his NBL debut with the Sydney Supersonics at 28 years of age. He scored 26 points in his first game.
Pinder is the only man to lead the NBL in scoring and rebounding in the same season (1985).
In his debut season he averaged 34 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 assists. It wasn’t a surprise to anyone when he received All-NBL First Team honours at seasons end.
At the Wildcat’s he was club MVP in 1990.
On 4 February 2013, Pinder was named in the Perth Wildcats 30th Anniversary All-Star team.
Kendal Pinder played nine seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Sydney Supersonics, Perth Wildcats and Illawarra Hawks. He averaged 20.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 219 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 29th in total rebounds
– 15th in rebounds per game.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39 | Illawarra | 14-12 (7) | 5 | 100.1 | 47 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 50% | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 54% | 54% | 15 |
| 1992 | 36 | Perth | 12-12 (6) | 8 | 156.7 | 62 | 45 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 44% | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 13 | 61.5% | 49% | 47% | 15 |
| 1991 | 35 | Perth | 22-4 (1) | 31 | 816.2 | 388 | 231 | 56 | 74 | 157 | 26 | 14 | 68 | 111 | 168 | 332 | 51% | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 43 | 53 | 81.1% | 54% | 52% | 26 |
| 1990 | 34 | Perth | 17-9 (5) | 34 | 1,189.2 | 691 | 335 | 80 | 120 | 215 | 38 | 19 | 114 | 124 | 302 | 565 | 53% | 8 | 23 | 34.8% | 79 | 111 | 71.2% | 56% | 54% | 30 |
| 1989 | 33 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 30 | 1,221.1 | 634 | 419 | 75 | 150 | 269 | 32 | 25 | 114 | 110 | 274 | 571 | 48% | 11 | 29 | 37.9% | 75 | 108 | 69.4% | 51% | 49% | 39 |
| 1988 | 32 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 27 | 1,037.4 | 575 | 318 | 60 | 134 | 184 | 53 | 9 | 88 | 99 | 264 | 513 | 51% | 4 | 20 | 20.0% | 43 | 67 | 64.2% | 53% | 52% | 40 |
| 1987 | 31 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 32 | 1,239.5 | 752 | 446 | 76 | 169 | 277 | 46 | 13 | 130 | 132 | 310 | 588 | 53% | 3 | 19 | 15.8% | 129 | 166 | 77.7% | 56% | 53% | 48 |
| 1986 | 30 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 557 | 417 | 94 | 161 | 256 | 94 | 13 | 125 | 101 | 221 | 507 | 44% | 27 | 66 | 40.9% | 88 | 112 | 78.6% | 50% | 46% | |
| 1985 | 29 | Sydney | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 871 | 464 | 86 | 186 | 278 | 86 | 18 | 169 | 102 | 371 | 710 | 52.3% | 16 | 68 | 23.5% | 113 | 151 | 74.8% | 56% | 53% | 47 | Totals | 219 | 5760 | 4577 | 2706 | 543 | 1018 | 1688 | 376 | 115 | 833 | 820 | 1956 | 3885 | 50.3% | 85 | 260 | 32.7% | 580 | 784 | 74.0% | 54% | 51% | 48 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39 | Illawarra | 14-12 (7) | 5 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 50% | 0.6 | 1.6 | 37.5% | 0.4 | 0.6 | 66.7% | 54% | 54% | 15 |
| 1992 | 36 | Perth | 12-12 (6) | 8 | 19.6 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 44% | 0.5 | 0.9 | 57.1% | 1.0 | 1.6 | 61.5% | 49% | 47% | 15 |
| 1991 | 35 | Perth | 22-4 (1) | 31 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 51% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 45.0% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 81.1% | 54% | 52% | 26 |
| 1990 | 34 | Perth | 17-9 (5) | 34 | 35.0 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 16.6 | 53% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 34.8% | 2.3 | 3.3 | 71.2% | 56% | 54% | 30 |
| 1989 | 33 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 30 | 40.7 | 21.1 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 19.0 | 48% | 0.4 | 1.0 | 37.9% | 2.5 | 3.6 | 69.4% | 51% | 49% | 39 |
| 1988 | 32 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 27 | 38.4 | 21.3 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 19.0 | 51% | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20.0% | 1.6 | 2.5 | 64.2% | 53% | 52% | 40 |
| 1987 | 31 | Perth | 19-7 (4) | 32 | 38.7 | 23.5 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 53% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 15.8% | 4.0 | 5.2 | 77.7% | 56% | 53% | 48 |
| 1986 | 30 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 44% | 1.0 | 2.5 | 40.9% | 3.4 | 4.3 | 78.6% | 50% | 46% | |
| 1985 | 29 | Sydney | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 27.3 | 52% | 0.6 | 2.6 | 23.5% | 4.3 | 5.8 | 74.8% | 56% | 53% | 47 | Total | 219 | 26.3 | 20.9 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 17.7 | 50.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.7% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 74.0% | 54% | 51% | 48 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 48 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Esat Perth 2015
NBA EXPERIENCE
Kendal Pinder was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with pick #101 in the 1979 NBA Draft.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Israel - Hapoel Jerusalem (1979-80) | Finland (1985) | USA - Harlem Globetrotters (1980-83)
Pinder played the 1979-80 season in the Israeli Basketball Super League for Hapoel Jerusalem where he was the top scorer of the league.
In 1985 Pinder was top point scorer in the Korisliiga, the Finland national league.
COLLEGE
While at NC State he and teammate Tony Warren were caught switching price tags on underwear. In response at a match at Duke University sections of the crowd threw underwear at them.
AWARDS
- 1x NBL Leading Scorer
- 2x NBL Leading Rebounder
LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
Pinder's encountered a number of off-court incidents that limited his career in the NBL.In 1992, Pinder faced charges of attempted sexual assault and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.
Having served a prison sentence Pinder briefly restarted his basketball career with the Illawarra Hawks before further legal trouble halted his career.
Pinder encountered similar issues in 1996 and again in 2000.
In 2013, he was arrested on a charge relating to an alleged rape in 1987. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing in August 2016.
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