Kenny Adeleke
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Kenny Adeleke is an American basketball player who plays in Israel for Hapoel Galil Elyon.
Adeleke played basketball and tennis at Paul Robeson High School in Brooklyn, New York. During Adeleke's senior year at Paul Robeson High School (The 2000-2001 season), he was named P.S.A.L. Player of the Year by the New York Daily News while averaging 19 points per game and 13 rebounds per game[1].
Adeleke studied and played at Hofstra University for 3 years [2] before moving to the University of Hartford [3], where he graduated. After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft, Adeleke signed up to the 2006 CBA Draft and was selected as the #2 pick overall by the Butte Daredevils. [4]He was signed by the New York Knicks to play on the Knicks Summer league squad in Las Vegas in the Summer of 2006 but after playing sparingly [5], Adeleke was waived.
In the 2006/2007 NBA preseason, he played for 2 games with the Seattle SuperSonics[6] before being released. Adeleke went on to play in Israel and is currently playing for Hapoel Galil Elyon [7].
