Kendal Pinder

Kendal Nathaniel "Tiny" Pinder (born 25 April 1956)[1] is a Bahamian former professional basketball player.

Kendal Pinder
Personal information
Born (1956-04-25) 25 April 1956
The Bahamas
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft1979: 5th round, 101st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1979–1995
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1979–1980Hapoel Jerusalem
1984–1985Turun NMKY
1985–1986Sydney Supersonics
1987–1992Perth Wildcats
1995Illawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Pinder was born in The Bahamas.[1]

College career

Pinder played four seasons of college basketball in the United States, first for Miami Dade College between 1975 and 1977[2] and then for the North Carolina State Wolfpack between 1977 and 1979.[3]

Pinder was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.[4]

Professional career

For the 1979–80 season, Pinder played in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem.[5] He led the Israeli League in scoring with 586 points.[6]

Between 1980 and 1983, Pinder performed with the Harlem Globetrotters.[7]

For the 1984–85 season, Pinder played in Finland for Turun NMKY. His 32.8 points per game was second in the Korisliiga, while his 14.8 rebounds per game led the league.[8]

Pinder moved to Australia in 1985 and played eight straight seasons in the NBL.[9] In 1985 and 1986, he played for the Sydney Supersonics.[9] In his first season, he was named All-NBL First Team[10] and NBL scoring champion.[11]

In 1987, Pinder joined the Perth Wildcats.[9] He was named the Wildcats' Club MVP in 1989 and helped the Wildcats win back-to-back NBL championships in 1990 and 1991.[12] His final season with the Wildcats came in 1992.[9] He was named in the Wildcats' 30th Anniversary All-Star Team.[13]

In 1995, Pinder had a five-game stint with the Illawarra Hawks, which marked his final NBL season.[9]

Personal life

Pinder has 12 children.[14] His son Keanu is also a professional basketball player.[15]

Sexual assault offences

In 1976, Pinder was found guilty of unlawful carnal knowledge of a teenage girl in Miami, Florida. He was given five years probation.[16][17]

In 1992, Pinder faced charges of attempted sexual assault. He was convicted by the Western Australian Supreme Court and was sentenced to 18 months' jail.[18][19] In the following year he was also found guilty of raping a 23-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl; the three offences had occurred between 1988 and 1990.[16] In 1996, he was sentenced to five years' jail for sexual offences involving a 15-year-old girl.[20][21] In 2001, he was acquitted in the New South Wales District Court on a charge of raping a 19-year-old woman the previous year.[22] In 2013, he was arrested on a charge relating to an alleged rape in 1987. He was cleared in August 2016.[23]

In 2021, Pinder was arrested and charged with stalking a woman in Sydney. He was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment.[24] In April 2023, he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault that occurred in November 2009 and March 2021.[16]

References
  1. "Tiny Pinder". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. "Tiny Pinder". realgm.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. "Kindal Tiny Pinder". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "1979 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "קינדל פינדר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. "Points Leader". safsal.co.il. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  7. "Kendal Pinder: Harlem Globetrotters, NBL player charged with stalking and intimidation". dailytelegraph.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022. The 203cm tall Pinder – also known as Tiny – performed with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1980 to 1983 before playing in the Australian NBL...
  8. "Kendall Pinder". basket.fi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
  9. "Kendal Pinder". nblstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
  10. "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  11. "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
  12. "Perth Wildcats Fact Sheet" (PDF). nbl.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  13. "30th Anniversary All-Star Team". Wildcats.com.au. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  14. Mitchell, Rhianna (12 June 2022). "Foul Play: Cameron Venditti reveals confusion around father, Kendal 'Tiny' Pinder". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  15. "Keanu Pinder: The Boy From Derby WA". Aussie Hoopla. 7 August 2018.
  16. "Former Perth Wildcat Kendal 'Tiny' Pinder admits raping woman, allegedly seriously injuring her". ABC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. "Tiny Pinder back in jail". The West. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. "Western Australian Supreme Court Appeal Judgements". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  19. Liam Phillips (4 July 2007). "WA's most controversial moments in sport". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  20. "Ex-Globetrotter draws jail sentence". San Jose Mercury News. 1 February 1996.
  21. "Tiny Pinder Jailed". Greensboro News and Record. 1 February 1996.
  22. "NSW: Jury clears Pinder of rape charges". AAP. 13 August 2001.
  23. Elle Farcic (10 August 2016). "Pinder cleared of raping model". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  24. "Former Perth Wildcat Kendal 'Tiny' Pinder back in jail after stalking charge". thewest.com. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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