Table of Biography
Kenny Wooten is a renowned American professional basketball player who played in the Power forward position. Previously, Kenny Wooten played for the NBA team Raptors 905 from 2022 to 2023.
Early Life
Born as Kenny Wooten Jr., known as Kenny Wooten was born on the 17th of April 1998, in Stockton, California, the United States of America. Currently, he is 25 years old and has a zodiac sign of Aries. Meanwhile, he has US citizenship while his ethnicity and religious beliefs are still missing on online websites.
Since his childhood days, he has been interested in sports. However, growing up, he built an interest in basketball and started playing basketball in his high school. The names of his parents are Colletta Thomas (mother) and Kenneth Wooten Sr (father).
However, he has never disclosed anything related to his siblings, and his childhood life. In the following days, he might shared the names of his parents and siblings.
High School Career
Moving on to his academics, he attended Stagg High School. Later, he was transferred to Manteca High School after his sophomore year. As a senior, he averaged 13.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks per game, and he scored 26 points, 18 rebounds, and nine blocks in the Buffaloes’ 2016 State Championship win over Ayala High School.
Wooten, a four-star recruit, signed a national letter of intent to play college basketball at Nevada before requesting to be released from his commitment to re-open his recruiting due to coaching changes at the school.
He then transferred to Trinity International School in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a postgraduate year to reclassify for the 2017 class. Wooten de-committed from Arizona State and accepted a scholarship to play at Oregon after initially committing to Arizona State.
College Career
Wooten played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks at the University of Oregon. He gained recognition for his shot-blocking ability and athleticism during his time there. He played for the Ducks during the 2017-2019 seasons.
On December 8, 2018, he set a career high with 20 points in an 84-61 win over Omaha. Following the season’s conclusion, Wooten announced that he would forego his final two seasons of NCAA eligibility to enter the 2019 NBA draft. He left Oregon as the Ducks’ third all-time leading shot blocker despite only playing two seasons.
Professional Career
Kenny Wooten joined the New York Knicks for the 2019 NBA Summer League after going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, and the Knicks signed him to an Exhibit 10 contract on July 20, 2019. On October 19, 2019, the Knicks released Wooten and he joined the team’s NBA G League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks. Meanwhile, he signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Knicks on January 14, 2020.
He did not play a game for the Knicks in the 2019-20 season, however, due to a thumb injury that necessitated surgery in late February 2020. For Westchester, he averaged 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 65.1% from the field. Wooten was released by the Knicks on November 19, 2020.
Caption: Kenny Wooten putting the ball in the basketball net (Source: AZCentral)
He was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets’ G League affiliate, where he averaged 6.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. Moreover, he signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League on April 10, 2021.
Additionally, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL) on August 22, 2021. He was, however, let go on September 16. Moreover, he signed with the Maine Celtics on October 23. Further, he was waived on February 6, 2022, after suffering a season-ending injury.
Wooten was traded from the Maine Celtics to the Raptors 905 on October 15, 2022. He signed with the Raptors 905 of the G League on October 17, 2022. His contract was terminated on January 17, 2023. Moreover, he was acquired by the Salt Lake City Stars on January 27, 2023, but was waived four days later before playing for Salt Lake.
Net Worth 2024
The exact information regarding his net worth, salary, and income is still missing. Despite this, he has made a good living from his professional career as a basketball player.
Relationship Status
This basketball player has not disclosed anything related to his love life and relationship status. He seems to be quite private and does not like to talk much about his personal life.
\Moreover, he is quite concerned about his career and is currently focused on his basketball career. May in the coming days, he might get a perfect life partner with whom he might spend the rest of his life.
Till now, this American basketball player has never been involved in controversy and has maintained a distance between his personal and professional life.
Body Measurements
Caption: Kenny Wooten holding basketball (Source: Basketball Society)
This American basketball player stands 6 feet 9 inches tall (2.06 m) and weighs around 107 kg (235 lbs). He has a pair of brown eyes with black hair color while other body measurements are unknown.
Kenny Wooten – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@kenny’ there are over 186k followers. Other than this, he is not present on Twitter, and Facebook.