BIO: Kirk Samuel Penney was born in Auckland (New Zealand).
Kirk Penney made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 26 years of age. He scored 23 points in his first game.
In 2007, the Breakers were able to convince multiple stars of New Zealand’s national team to join the roster in 2007, with Phill Jones (14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists), Paora Winitana (3.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.5 assists) and Penney (24.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 steals) all signing on after spending the past few seasons playing overseas. After impressing in his first season with the Breakers, Oscar Forman (9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists) was re-signed to a three-year deal with the club, becoming one of their team’s primary scorers and imports Rick Rickert and Wayne Turner were added to round out the roster.
New Zealand fell short in their opening game of the season, a five point loss to Cairns (90-95) with Forman (20 points) delivering a season high and Rickert (19 and 12 rebounds) showcasing his ability to impact both ends. The next game saw the debut of Kirk Penney (23 points and 7 rebounds), who led the team in scoring in his first game, albeit in a loss to West Sydney (96-104).
Over the course of the season, New Zealand pushed through season-ending injuries to both imports Rick Rickert and Wayne Turner, but their replacements Derrick Alston and Orien Greene were able to add the required fire power to help the Breakers seal their maiden NBL playoff berth with a 16–14 record and Penney being named to the All-NBL First Team.
In their first playoff match, they defeated the Cairns at home (100–78) before suffering a brutal loss to the defending champions Brisbane in the qualifying finals. Penney’s best game of the season was a 32 point, 6 rebound, 3 assist effort in a win over Gold Coast (126-93).
2008/09
After the Brisbane Bullets fell into financial hardship and withdrew from the league, head coach Andrej Lemanis recruited free agent pair CJ Bruton (two-year deal) and former Breaker Dillon Boucher (three-year deal) to play for the Breakers with the explicit intentions to win a championship that season.
‘The Breakers have proved they’re a playoff team and I’d like to help take them up to that next level,’ Bruton said upon signing with New Zealand.
‘I’ve seen the Breakers change their team and their culture to become more competitive. They’re serious about becoming number one and I want to be a part of New Zealand’s first championship. You don’t play this sport just to be in it.’
The duo joined the existing roster of Paul Henare, Kirk Penney, Phill Jones, Oscar Forman, Tony Ronaldson and Tim Behrendorff. The Breakers later signed import Rick Rickert to finalise their roster.
Bruton’s signing gave the Breakers’ stability and direction at the point guard position, something the Breakers had always been missing. New Zealand would play with only one import this season, being led by Bruton (16.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals ) and sharp-shooting Penney (24.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists) who would be selected to the All-NBL First Team. Penney would also make history by becoming the first New Zealand born player to win NBL MVP, and Phill Jones was voted the league’s Sixth Man of the Year.
With 14 games left in the season and the Breakers on top of the ladder (15-4), Bruton suffered a high-ankle sprain in late December, which saw the team stumble through January, losing eight of their next nine games.
Heading into the playoffs with a win in their last game regular season game, the Breakers finished with a 18–12 record, setting the team up with their first ever home playoff game. New Zealand went on to win their elimination playoff, routing Adelaide (131–101) to set up a best-of-three semi final series with the defending champions Melbourne. In their first-ever semi finals appearance, the Breakers were beaten 2–0.
2009/10
Having achieved their first-ever playoff appearance the season prior, coach Andrej Lemanis returned with the majority of Breakers roster intact, losing only Phill Jones (to Cairns) and Tim Behrendorff (to Wollongong). Having played with one import last season, Rick Rickert, the Breakers added Dave Thomas (via Cairns) to add veteran leadership to the club but prior to the season starting, he was forced to retire from playing in the NBL due to injury. Former NBA talent Awvee Storey was then signed as his replacement and development player Thomas Abercrombie was elevated to the full squad.
New Zealand struggled through the first half of the season, mainly due to missing their leading scorer Penney (23.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists) due to a back injury that saw him sidelined for nine games. In addition to this, Storey (7.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists) fell well short of expectations and was released after nine games with the club stating ‘things weren’t working out’. John Rillie (4.3 points and 1.6 rebounds), who had been released by Townsville the season prior, signed with the club as a interim replacement and appeared in 12 games.
New Zealand was then boosted by the midseason addition of import Kevin Braswell (9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.3 steals), who played in the Breakers final seven games, winning the last six in a row.
New Zealand’s late-season surge proved to be in vain, as the Breakers missed the playoffs during one of the closest NBL seasons of all-time. Despite New Zealand being only two games behind league leaders Perth, they would miss the playoffs and finish in fifth place (15-13).
2010/11
A key to the Breakers’ success this season were the return of both Kevin Braswell and Mika Vukona. Braswell initially decided to play the 2010/11 season with Turkish team Aliağa Belediyesi SK but before the season could start, left the team to play a second season with the New Zealand Breakers. Vukona, who had won a championship with the South Dragons in 2009, returned to the team and replaced Paul Henare as team captain. Another key move saw declining import Rick Rickert replaced with former Utah State University standout Gary Wilkinson.
The season began with Kirk Penney missing the start of the season while he attempted to earn a NBA contract. Failing to do that, he re-joined the Breakers after the season’s first month. Despite missing Penney, the Breakers won their first five games of the season before losing to the Wildcat’s in Perth (114–74).
Kirk Penney (20.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists) would finish as the team’s leading scorer, with the Breakers finishing the regular season on top of the ladder (22–6). Wilkinson (15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists), CJ Bruton (11.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists), Thomas Abercrombie (10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) and Vukona (8.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists) rounded out New Zealand’s starting lineup, while Braswell (10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists) add a spark from the bench, a role that would see him selected the NBL’s Best Sixth Man at the end of the year.
This season was also notable for the impact of 22-year-old Corey Webster (4.0 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists), who was elevated into the Breakers’ full-time roster this season and started to steal time away from legendary point guard CJ Bruton this season. Bruton played seven minutes less than the season prior, a testament to New Zealand much improved, much deeper roster.
New Zealand met fourth seed Perth in the semifinals and lost the opening game to the Wildcat’s at home. The Breakers returned to New Zealand for games two and three and recovered by winning both games, qualifying for their first-ever NBL Grand Final.
There, the Breakers met Cairns in the championship series and coasting to a easy win in game one (85–67) after leading by as much as 31 in the third quarter. The team’s then fought out a gripping game two in Cairns, which saw the game tied at the end of regulation (60-60) and at the end of the first overtime (73–73), before Cairns prevailed (85–81), sending the series to a third and deciding game.
With the final game played back on New Zealand soil, the Breakers recorded a comfortable win (71–53) and became the first team non-Australian team to win a NBL championship.
Thomas Abercrombie collected Grand Final MVP honours and while Bruton etched his name into Breakers folklore after he nailed two three-pointers in the fourth quarter to seal the game against the Cairns Taipans, winning his fourth NBL title.
ILLAWARRA HAWKS
2015/16
Following long-time coach Gordie McLeod’s departure, Rob Beveridge was signed as head coach for the 2015/16 season. He made big moves coming into his first season, inking the trio of AJ Ogilvy, Kirk Penney, and Kevin Lisch, who had all been playing in Europe the previous season.
The trio were dubbed ‘the three-headed monster’, but a knee injury to Lisch in the Hawks opening game of the season saw the trio play limited games together during the first month of the season.
Lisch returned to action with a 15 point and 7 rebound effort in a loss to his former team, the Perth Wildcats (106–99). In January, Lisch was named NBL Player of the Month for December after leading the Hawks to five wins in six games and averaging 22.7 points, 4.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game throughout the month. This included a career-high 40 points in a double-overtime win over New Zealand (103–96) in Auckland. Four days later, he played his 150th NBL game in a loss to the Wildcats in Perth.
Penney would lead the team in scoring, appearing in 27 games, and averaging 20.4 points, 3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists as Illawarra finished in third place (17–11). This set up a semi finals series against second-seed Perth, where during the first quarter, Illawarra suffered a major blow to their playoff hopes. Lisch suffered a ankle injury late in the first quarter before returning to the bench in the second half in a moon boot and on crutches. The injury ruled Lisch out of Game 2, but the Hawks managed to rally at home to even the series. He recovered in time to face the Wildcats in game three however, despite Lisch’s return, the Hawks were defeated (89–74) and eliminated from the playoffs.
Penney was named to the All-NBL second team while both Ogilvy (16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) and Lisch (19.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals) were selected to the All-NBL First Team. Lisch also took home the Best Defensive Player award as well as winning the NBL MVP for the second time, making Lisch only the second player in NBL history to win the award with two different team’s.
NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS
2016/17
Following the Breakers’ 2016 grand final loss, chief executive Richard Clarke and coach Dean Vickerman parted ways with the organisation, with Paul Henare stepping up from assistant to take the reins as head coach, while Dillon Boucher took control of the front office as general manager.
Joining Dean Vickerman in departure was Cedric Jackson and Tai Wesley, both of whom moved across the Tasman and joined Melbourne United. While retaining Thomas Abercrombie, Corey Webster, Alex Pledger and Mika Vukona, the Breakers acquired the services of club legend Penney. With two vacant import spots, the Breakers signed Ben Woodside and Akil Mitchell. A strong New Zealand contingent also stepped up from development player roles this season, with Finn Delany, Shea Ili and Jordan Ngatai all being elevated onto the full-time roster.
An injury filled pre-season saw Shea Ili (back), Penney (calf) and Webster (hip and back) suffer injuries that would see them miss multiple games during the first half of the season. Even when Webster did return mid-season, he was never fully recovered and his production dropped from 19.6 ppg to 11.7 ppg as he battled to shake off a prolonged hip injury. After 20 games New Zealand had a total of eight wins and the ‘injury bug’ only got worse. Abercrombie (11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists) and Woodside (8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals) both spent time missed games due to injury and then in January, during a loss to Cairns (81-94), Mitchell (9.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists) suffered a poke to the eye from Taipans centre Nnanna Egwu which caused his left eyeball to come out of its socket. He was rushed to hospital and although his vision was restored that night, he returned to the US to seek further specialist advice.
Webster made a valiant second return to the court before the end of the season, but under medical advisement, it was felt his injuries were too serious and he was shut down for the remainder of the season. New Zealand added import forward Paul Carter (9.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists) and shortly replaced a underperforming Woodside with David Stockton, the son of NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton. Stockton (8.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists) lasted only 10 games before he too succumbed to injury and was replaced by another import, Kevin Dillard.
The combo of Dillard (18.1 points, 4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.6 steals) and Penney (17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists) helped salvage the remainder of the Breakers’ season. The duo propelled New Zealand to a four game winning streak and revived the Breakers playoff hopes, but after back-to-back losses in round 17, they dropped to fifth place (14–14) and their playoff hopes were shattered.
Despite winning their last two games of the season, they fell short of a playoff spot, finishing in fifth place (14–14).
2017/18
After a injury decimated season, New Zealand looked to rebuild in Paul Henare’s second year as coach. Kevin Dillard, who joined the team for the last nine games, was retained and it was hoped that the on court success witnessed during the last month of the season would be able to be extended across NBL18. The major move of the off-season saw the Breakers cut ties with Corey Webster after multiple situations where the two parties no longer saw eye to eye. This led to Webster first signing a two-year deal with Perth, then after turning the heads of some European team’s whilst playing in the 2017 NBA Summer League, requested a release prior to the NBL season starting. The remainder of the roster was retained and with league expanding the number of import a team can sign from two to three, added backcourt duo DJ Newbill and Édgar Sosa.
New Zealand then started the season in hot form, going 6–1 after five rounds thanks to the selflessness of Newbill (13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.3 steals) and Sosa (15.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. Back-up guard Shea Ili (9.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists) also posted impressive numbers, becoming a vital piece of the team’s second unit and claimed the NBL’s Most Improved Player at the end of the season.
With a win over the Perth Wildcats on 9 November, the Breakers moved to a 7–1 record, tying their best start in franchise history. They went on to defeat Perth again three days later, moving them to a 8–1 record. They moved to 9–1 with a win over Brisbane on 19 November, as they headed into the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification break atop the NBL ladder and on a nine-game winning streak.
After returning from the FIBA break, the Breakers lost four out of their first five games and dropped to 10–5 following Round 10. With Dillard (18.1 points, 4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.6 steals) injured, they chose to bring in NBA player Rakeem Christmas (7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds) in early January to bolster their squad.
Despite finishing the regular season with back-to-back losses, New Zealand finished in fourth place (15–13) and went on to face Melbourne and former coach Dean Vickerman in the semifinals. United handed the Breakers back-to-back defeats in the semifinals, following a overtime loss in Game 2 (88–86). Club legend Kirk Penney played (10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) his final NBL game in the game two loss, finishing with a 17-point effort.
Kirk Penney played seven seasons in the NBL. He averaged 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 187 NBL games.
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.
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 |
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2017-18 | 37 | New Zealand | 15-13 (4) | 22 | 466.0 | 223 | 61 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 73 | 167 | 44% | 40 | 103 | 39% | 37 | 50 | 74% | 58% | 56% | 25 |
2016-17 | 36 | New Zealand | 14-14 (5) | 28 | 858.0 | 486 | 95 | 65 | 23 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 69 | 58 | 152 | 362 | 42% | 89 | 214 | 42% | 93 | 117 | 79% | 58% | 54% | 30 |
2015-16 | 35 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 27 | 789.0 | 550 | 80 | 83 | 15 | 65 | 18 | 6 | 77 | 51 | 187 | 412 | 45% | 89 | 199 | 45% | 87 | 106 | 82% | 59% | 56% | 36 |
2010-11 | 30 | New Zealand | 22-6 (1) | 29 | 892.0 | 581 | 115 | 66 | 19 | 96 | 30 | 9 | 77 | 54 | 190 | 427 | 44% | 95 | 226 | 42% | 106 | 146 | 73% | 59% | 56% | 38 |
2009-10 | 29 | New Zealand | 15-13 (5) | 19 | 618.0 | 440 | 98 | 52 | 14 | 84 | 17 | 2 | 48 | 45 | 139 | 313 | 44% | 59 | 144 | 41% | 103 | 128 | 80% | 59% | 54% | 49 |
2008-09 | 28 | New Zealand | 18-12 (3) | 31 | 1,136.0 | 747 | 134 | 86 | 25 | 109 | 16 | 6 | 92 | 86 | 251 | 552 | 45% | 95 | 250 | 38% | 150 | 184 | 82% | 58% | 54% | 41 |
2007-08 | 27 | New Zealand | 16-14 (7) | 31 | 1,186.0 | 749 | 148 | 81 | 27 | 121 | 39 | 4 | 76 | 83 | 256 | 545 | 47% | 111 | 256 | 43% | 126 | 164 | 77% | 60% | 57% | 32 | Totals | 187 | 5945 | 3776 | 731 | 456 | 135 | 596 | 148 | 32 | 454 | 418 | 1248 | 2778 | 44.9% | 578 | 1392 | 41.5% | 702 | 895 | 78.4% | 60% | 55% | 49 |
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 |
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2017-18 | 37 | New Zealand | 15-13 (4) | 22 | 21.2 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 44% | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39% | 1.7 | 2.3 | 74% | 58% | 56% | 25 |
2016-17 | 36 | New Zealand | 14-14 (5) | 28 | 30.6 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 42% | 3.2 | 7.6 | 42% | 3.3 | 4.2 | 79% | 58% | 54% | 30 |
2015-16 | 35 | Illawarra | 17-11 (3) | 27 | 29.2 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 45% | 3.3 | 7.4 | 45% | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82% | 59% | 56% | 36 |
2010-11 | 30 | New Zealand | 22-6 (1) | 29 | 30.8 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 44% | 3.3 | 7.8 | 42% | 3.7 | 5.0 | 73% | 59% | 56% | 38 |
2009-10 | 29 | New Zealand | 15-13 (5) | 19 | 32.5 | 23.2 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 44% | 3.1 | 7.6 | 41% | 5.4 | 6.7 | 80% | 59% | 54% | 49 |
2008-09 | 28 | New Zealand | 18-12 (3) | 31 | 36.6 | 24.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 17.8 | 45% | 3.1 | 8.1 | 38% | 4.8 | 5.9 | 82% | 58% | 54% | 41 |
2007-08 | 27 | New Zealand | 16-14 (7) | 31 | 38.3 | 24.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 17.6 | 47% | 3.6 | 8.3 | 43% | 4.1 | 5.3 | 77% | 60% | 57% | 32 | Total | 187 | 31.8 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 14.9 | 44.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.5% | 3.1 | 7.4 | 78.4% | 60% | 55% | 49 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 49 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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Penney again made history, averaging 16.9 points for a Tall Blacks team that not only defeated Australia to earn a spot at the 2002 FIBA World Championships, but went on to reach the bronze medal game. There, New Zealand would fall to Dirk Nowitzki led German team (94-117) to finish fourth, the countries highest finish ever at a major FIBA tournament. During that tournament, Penney averaged 16.9 points ph
He remained a part of the national program for the 2004 Olympic games. There, Tall Blacks failed to win a game in their opening pool, resulting in them facing Australia in a crossover game to determine FIBA rankings. New Zealand then lost to Australia, 98-80, in the classification matches to finish in tenth place.
Penney was a part of the Tall Blacks squad that competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championships (Japan). There, New Zealand (2–4) made it to the second round before being eliminated by Argentina (62-79). They finished the tournament tied for ninth place.
In 2010, Penney was a part of the Tall Blacks squad that competed at the FIBA World Championships. With Penney leading the team in scoring (24.7 ppg), New Zealand finished in 12th place.
Penney was selected to play for the Tall Blacks at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. There, New Zealand (3-2) advanced to the second round of the tournament where they were eliminated by Lithuania (71-76). Corey Webster (13.7 ppg) and Penney (10.8 ppg) would lead the team in scoring as New Zealand finished 15th overall. He represented New Zealand at the Sydney and Athens Olympics and averaged 160.9 points at the World Championships at Indianapolis in 2002 and 24.7 points at the World Championships at Turkey in 2010
YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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2014 | 34 | 6 | 170 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 30.1% | 9 | 37 | 24.3% | 12 | 15 | 80.0% |
2010 | 30 | 6 | 185 | 148 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 44 | 96 | 45.8% | 18 | 49 | 36.7% | 42 | 55 | 76.4% |
2006 | 26 | 6 | 154 | 82 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 65 | 43.1% | 13 | 36 | 36.1% | 13 | 17 | 76.5% |
2004 | 24 | 6 | 157 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 61 | 41.0% | 14 | 43 | 32.6% | 4 | 7 | 57.1% |
2002 | 22 | 9 | 280 | 152 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 125 | 40.8% | 20 | 44 | 45.5% | 30 | 38 | 78.9% |
2000 | 20 | 6 | 92 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 35.9% | 4 | 14 | 28.6% | 7 | 8 | 87.5% | Total | 39 | 1038 | 554 | 109 | 51 | 26 | 83 | 24 | 1 | 61 | 61 | 184 | 459 | 40% | 78 | 223 | 35% | 108 | 140 | 77% |
YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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2014 | 34 | 6 | 28.3 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 30.1% | 1.5 | 6.2 | 24.3% | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.0% |
2010 | 30 | 6 | 30.8 | 24.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 16.0 | 45.8% | 3.0 | 8.2 | 36.7% | 7.0 | 9.2 | 76.4% |
2006 | 26 | 6 | 25.7 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 43.1% | 2.2 | 6.0 | 36.1% | 2.2 | 2.8 | 76.5% |
2004 | 24 | 6 | 26.2 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 41.0% | 2.3 | 7.2 | 32.6% | 0.7 | 1.2 | 57.1% |
2002 | 22 | 9 | 31.1 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 40.8% | 2.2 | 4.9 | 45.5% | 3.3 | 4.2 | 78.9% |
2000 | 20 | 6 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.9% | 0.7 | 2.3 | 28.6% | 1.2 | 1.3 | 87.5% | Total | 39 | 26.6 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 40% | 2.0 | 5.7 | 35% | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77% |
He became the second Kiwi to ever play in the NBA when he appeared briefly for the Miami Heat. Penney spent the majority of that season playing in the NBDL with the Ashville Attitude.
In 2005, Penney also appeared in a few games with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Penney played 6 games in the NBA. He averaged 0.8 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- November 3, 2003: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
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November 7, 2003: Waived by the Miami Heat.
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December 26, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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January 3, 2005: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
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1 | 1 | 93% | 83% | 73% | 60% | ||||||
2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 1248 | 2778 | 44.9% | 578 | 1392 | 41.5% |
YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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2003-04 | 23 | Miami | SG | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
2004-05 | 24 | LA Clippers | SG | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 33% | 33% | Total | 6 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 0 | 0 |
YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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2003-04 | 23 | Miami | SG | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 17% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
2004-05 | 24 | LA Clippers | SG | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 33% | 33% | Total | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 22% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 25% |
Penney played professionally in Spain, Israel, Lithuania, Germany and Turkey.
In 2022, Kirk Penney played in New Zealand for the Auckland Tuatara and averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists across 1 games.
During a outstanding college career with the University of Wisconsin, Penney helped the Badgers to a NCAA Final Four his freshman year and a Sweet Sixteen in his senior year along with two Big 10 conference titles, and was twice named first team all-conference and a all-American.
He is also in the University of Wisconsin Hall of Fame.
- 1x time NBL Most Valuable Player (2009)
- 4x All-NBL First Team
- 1x All-NBL Second Team
- 2x NBL Leading Scorer
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