Career snapshot
3seasons
216games
1,471career pts
11.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 148 games · 1980-81–1981-82
Position rank · 1981-82
#12PPG rank
#6PER rank
#9WS rank
Among 19 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
7.8
1980-81 · DEN
RPG
2.0
1980-81 · DEN
APG
5.7
1980-81 · DEN
PER
12.4
1978-79 · CLE
WS
2.2
1978-79 · CLE
Draft
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | From 1978-79 to 1980-81 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Kenny Higgs
Kenneth Lee Higgs Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets. He is a 6-foot-0-inch (183 cm) 180 pounds (82 kg) point guard and he played collegiately at Louisiana State University.
Higgs was selected by the Cavaliers with the 13th pick in the third round in the 1978 NBA draft. He shares the Southeastern Conference single-game assists record.