Frank Kendrick, a former Purdue basketball player and assistant coach, has passed away at the age of 74. Kendrick played for the Boilermakers from 1971-74, winning an NIT championship and earning All-Big Ten honors. He later won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 1975. Kendrick returned to Purdue as an assistant coach from 1989-99, contributing to the program's success during that era.
Frank Kendrick , a former Purdue basketball player and assistant coach , has died. The Purdue men's basketball social media team announced the sad news on Thursday. He was 74 years old.
Kendrick played at Purdue from 1971-74, playing under coaches George King and Fred Schaus. He was a member of a 1974 Boilermaker squad that claimed an NIT championship. He was also an All-Big Ten selection that season.read. "A Boilermaker standout in the mid-70s, an NBA world champion and former assistant coach at Purdue, Frank was a Boilermaker through and through. Our condolences to his family.
After his career at Purdue, Kendrick was selected in the third round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. He played for the franchise for one season, winning an NBA title in 1975. Kendrick returned to Purdue as an assistant coach on Gene Keady's staff from 1989-99. He helped the Boilermakers recruit National Player of the Year Glenn Robinson and was a member of a staff that won three consecutive Big Ten titles from 1994-96.
Kendrick's name has been synonymous with Purdue basketball for decades and his legacy will live on in West Lafayette.: Purdue has dropped outside of the top-15 after suffering a loss to Texas A&M in the Indy Classic over the weekend.: Zach Edey played in his first game in a month as the Memphis Grizzlies battled the Los Angeles Lakers. The center recorded a double-double in his return.
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