Lakers jersey history No. 30 — Kevin McKenna
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Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.
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During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.
Kevin McKenna put up solid numbers during his four seasons at Creighton University, and he helped the school reach the NCAA Tournament twice. In 1981, the Lakers took him in the fourth round of the NBA draft.
He averaged 1.9 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6.6 minutes a game as a rookie, and while he didn't get a single second of playing time during the playoffs that year, he did earn an NBA championship ring with the Lakers.
McKenna spent the next season in the Continental Basketball Association before returning to the NBA with the Indiana Pacers in 1983. The 6-foot-5 guard retired from the NBA following the 1987-88 season with career averages of 5.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 14.2 minutes a game.
He later became the head coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha, a Division II school, from 2001 to 2005, and after that, he was the head coach at Indiana State University from 2007 to 2010.
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