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Kenny Natt

Monroe, Louisiana produced two NBA brothers: All-Star Calvin and younger brother Kenny, a 6-foot-3 guard from Northeast Louisiana taken 30th overall by Indiana in 1980. His three playing seasons included a Jazz stint, and he made the All-CBA First Team in 1982.

Coaching became the longer career. Natt scouted for the Utah Jazz, spent 1996 to 2004 on Jerry Sloan's bench, joined Cleveland's staff, and in 2008-09 served as interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings. He later coached India's national team and became director of basketball at IMG Academy, with a 2003 induction into the Louisiana-Monroe Hall of Fame along the way.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah signed him in February 1983 and gave him a four-year deal that summer — then waived and re-signed him three times over the next two years, the last waiver coming in October 1985.

Full name
Kenneth Wayne Natt
Utah Jazz tenure
1982–85
Position
Guard
Born
1958, Monroe, Louisiana
Height
6′3″ (190 cm)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg)
College
Northeast Louisiana
Drafted
1980, 3rd round, Indiana
Why this player is hard to find
Twenty-six games for the Jazz before a long coaching career. Few cards exist and none signed.
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With the Jazz

KENNY NATT · 1982–85 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
1982–83UTA229.53.91.01.30.20.0.521.000.643
1984–85UTA43.31.50.50.00.30.0.400.500
JAZZ TOTAL2 SEASONS268.63.50.91.10.20.0.513.000.611

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

KENNY NATT · 3 NOTES
  • His real playing career happened a level down, 216 CBA games at 19.7 points a night through the 1980s.
  • His best minor-league years came with the Albany Patroons, where he averaged 23.1 points in 1986-87.
  • Sacramento hired him in 2007 onto the staff of Reggie Theus, his former Kansas City Kings teammate.