Kenny Battle is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 10, 1964 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. He was chosen one spot behind Vlade Divac in the 1989 NBA draft.
Battle played collegiately at Northern Illinois University from 1984-1986 before transferring to the University of Illinois. He was known as “King of the 360s” while playing at Northern Illinois. He was the captain of the 1989 Illinois team nicknamed the Flyin’ Illini. The team reached the Final Four before being topped by Michigan. Battle was a fan favorite due to his hustle and spectacular slam dunks. The Illini awards the Kenny Battle Inspirational Award to the player who shows the most hustle during the season.
In 1984, Battle led Aurora West High School to third place in the Illinois High School Association Class AA state basketball tournament. Battle led the tournament with 86 points in four games for third-place finisher Aurora West.
He was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois. He has six children named Kenny Jr., Kamron, Keion, Kacey, Kyndell and Ty.
Following his NBA days he had a career playing in Canada and Argentina.
Kenneth R. Battle (born October 10, 1964) is an American retired professional basketball player.
