Kenneth Faried
School:
Height:
6-8
Position:
Forward/Center
Hometown:
Newark, NJ
High School:
Technology High School
- NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 2011
- All-American Recognition: 2011 (United States Basketball Writers Association 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team)
- NCAA's modern era (post 1973) career rebounding leader
- Ranked among the nation's rebounding leaders in 2008 (69th), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (2nd) and 2011 (1st)
- Ranked 27th in the nation in blocked shots with 2.3 bpg in 2011
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in field-goal percentage in 2009 (36th), 2010 (18th) and 2011 (3rd)
- Ranked 44th in the nation in steals with 1.9 spg in 2011
- Averaged 12.3 points and 13.7 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games in 2009 and 2011 (1-2 record)
- Selected by the Denver Nuggets in first round of 2011 NBA draft (22nd pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 132 | 256 | .516 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 51 | 88 | .580 | 241 | 8.0 | 315 | 10.5 | |
36 | 194 | 349 | .556 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 109 | 189 | .577 | 468 | 13.0 | 499 | 13.9 | |
35 | 224 | 397 | .564 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 141 | 237 | .595 | 456 | 13.0 | 590 | 16.9 | |
35 | 233 | 374 | .623 | 139 | 241 | .577 | 508 | 14.5 | 605 | 17.3 | ||||
Totals | 136 | 783 | 1376 | .569 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 440 | 755 | .583 | 1673 | 12.3 | 2009 | 14.8 |