Born in Chicago on May 25, 1968, Kendall Gill began his basketball career early and strong. At Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields, Gill led the Olympians to a second-place finish in the IHSA class AA state boys basketball tournament. After high school, Gill joined the Fighting Illini at the University of Illinois, leading the team to the Final Four in 1989 and was the Big Ten’s leading scorer a year later.

Gill began his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets in 1990 and was soon named First Team All-Rookie. Gill’s professional basketball career spanned 15 years, playing for the Hornets for three years and eventually playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, the New Jersey Nets, the Miami Heat, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks.  Throughout his career Gill scored a total of 12,914 points in 966 regular games.

In addition to playing professional basketball, Gill also took up boxing as a way to maintain conditioning. Gill also was an analyst during pregame and postgame shows on Comcast SportsNet Chicago for the Chicago Bulls. 

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