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Kevin Jerome Duckworth (April 1, 1964 -- August 25, 2008) was an American professional
basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association, most notably as a
member of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Duckworth was born in Harvey, Illinois and grew up
in Chicago, where he played basketball at Thornridge High School. He attended Eastern
Illinois University (EIU), where he set a university record of 867 rebounds, a record that
still held at the time of his death. He led EIU to the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
Championship in 1985 and was the Conference Player of the Year in 1986.
Duckworth was the
ninth pick in the 2nd round of the 1986 NBA Draft, chosen by the San Antonio Spurs. Later
that season, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for rookie Walter Berry.
His
rookie season was unspectacular, as Duckworth came off the bench to back up center Steve
Johnson (who in turn got the starting center position when Sam Bowie suffered a broken
leg). However, the next season Johnson went down with an injury (in addition; Bowie broke
his leg again at the beginning of the season), and Duckworth was pushed into the starting
role, from where he averaged 15.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Also, after having
previously never averaged over 70.0 percent from the free throw line, he shot 77% that
year, rebounded well, and played good defense - earning him the 1988 NBA Most Improved
Player Award.
The following season, Duckworth improved his averages to 18.1 points and
8.0 rebounds, and was named to the Western Conference All-Star team. After the 1988-89
campaign, Bowie was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Buck Williams and Johnson, who was
at the end of his career, was left unprotected in the 1989 expansion draft, allowing
Duckworth to become the starting center. The 1990 and 1991 seasons were also successful
for Duckworth and the Blazers. Although 1988-89 was statistically Duckworth's best season,
the team enjoyed greater success the in the following years - advancing to the NBA Finals
in 1990, and posting a 63-19 record in 1990-91. The presence of Williams as the starting
power forward, with rebounding as main assignment, allowed Duckworth to concentrate on
scoring and defense. In 1991 Duckworth was also selected as an NBA All-Star for a second
time.
Duckworth's production began to slip in the 1991-92 season, as his physical
conditioning deteriorated somewhat. He was constantly outplayed in the 1992 NBA Finals,
and was even less productive in the following season, in which the Blazers failed to
advance past the first round of the playoffs. At the end of 1992-93, Duckworth was traded
to the Washington Bullets for forward Harvey Grant.
Duckworth played four more seasons in
the NBA, two for the Bullets, one for the Milwaukee Bucks, missing most of the season due
to injuries, and one for the Los Angeles Clippers (1996-97). He retired from professional
basketball after that season.
In 1996, Duckworth and Kermit Washington opened Le'Slam
Sports Cafe in Vancouver, Washington. He settled in Tigard, Oregon, with his girlfriend
and her two children.
He was a Heritage Ambassador for the Portland Trail Blazers and was
active in the community. He spent several years at the end of his life working at and
helping out with Royal Marine Sales, a small locally owned company where he bought and
sold small yachts.
Duckworth died of a heart attack on Monday, August 25, 2008 in
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, near the coastal town of Lincoln City. He collapsed in his hotel
room, and emergency services were unable to revive him. His death was confirmed by the
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Duckworth was in town as part of a Trail Blazers group
hosting a free kids basketball clinic. An autopsy identified the cause of death as
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure. He was 44.
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