American basketball player

Kenneth Faried

Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. Known as "the Manimal" due to his hustle on the court, he attended Morehead State University for four years, twice being named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. He finished his collegiate career as the NCAA all-time leading rebounder in the post-1973 era with 1,673 rebounds, although he was surpassed by Armando Bacot in 2024. He was selected 22nd overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.

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1989

November 19

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Kenneth Bernard Faried Lewis is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. Known as "the Manimal" due to his hustle on the court, he attended Morehead State University for four years, twice being named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. He finished his collegiate career as the NCAA all-time leading rebounder in the post-1973 era with 1,673 rebounds, although he was surpassed by Armando Bacot in 2024. He was selected 22nd overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.

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