Kevin Michael Grevey (born May 12, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-5 swingman, he played for the Washington Bullets from 1975-1983 and the Milwaukee Bucks from 1983-1985. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Washington Wizards is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 1975-76 NBA Season was the 30th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... The 1983-84 NBA Season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 1984-85 NBA Season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

University of Kentucky

Grevey played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of legendary coach Adolph Rupp's last freshman class. However, freshmen weren’t eligible to play varsity basketball at the time, so Grevey played his three collegiate seasons under Rupp’s successor, Joe B. Hall. He was named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference in all three of his college seasons and All-American in his junior and senior years. In his senior year Kentucky lost to UCLA in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament in what would be the final game in the career of UCLA’s legendary coach John Wooden; Grevey scored a game-high 34 points and was named to the all-Final Four team. The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. ... Joe B. Hall Joe Beasman Hall, better known as Joe B. Hall (born November 30, 1928 in Cynthiana, Kentucky) was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The 1975 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... John Robert Wooden, born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). ...

Upon completion of his collegiate career, Grevey scored 1,801 points, which at the time ranked him second behind only Dan Issel (2,138). His number 35 is retired by the University of Kentucky. Daniel Paul Issel ( October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois) is a star basketball player. ...

Pro career

In 1975 Grevey was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round of the NBA Draft. After playing as a backup behind Dave Bing and Phil Chenier during his first two seasons, he became a starter during the 1977-78 NBA season. He averaged 15.5 points per game and played on the franchise's only NBA championship team to date, alongside the future Hall-of-Fame duo of Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld. 1975 NBA Draft See also: NBA Draft Round One Categories: | ... The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Associations (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select young players who wish to join the league. ... David Bing (born November 24, 1943 in Washington, DC) is a former All-Star basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. ... Phil Chenier (born October 30, 1950 in Berkeley, California) played professional basketball for the Washington Bullets in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1979. ... The 1977-78 NBA Season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is considered as one of the all-time great collegiate and professional basketball players. ... Westley Sissel Wes Unseld (born March 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former basketball player and coach in the NBA. Unseld is a prominent member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans. ...

Grevey enjoyed four more solid seasons in Washington, averaging no less than 13.3 points per game. An injury sidelined him for half of the 1982-83 season and reduced him to a reserve for the remainder of his career. The 1982-83 NBA Season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

In his 10 NBA seasons Grevey played 672 games and scored 7,364 points, for an average of 11.0 points per game.

Trivia

Grevey's nephew, Ryan Hogan, was a member of Kentucky's 1998 National Championship team. The 1998 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...

External links

• Kevin Grevey's University of Kentucky stats
• Kevin Grevey's pro stats