Kevin Willis

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Kevin Willis
Position	Center
Height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Team	Dallas Mavericks
Nationality	United States
Born	September 6, 1962 (age 44) Los Angeles, California
College	Michigan State
Draft	11th overall, 1984 Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	1984–present
Former teams	Atlanta Hawks (1984–94; 2004–05) Miami Heat (1994–96) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–98; 2001–02) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004)

Kevin Alvin Willis (born September 6, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. He is a 7-foot power forward/center. At age 44, he is the oldest active player in the league.^[1] During his final NBA season (2004-05) was also the oldest player in the league at 42 years of age.^[2]

Willis played competitively at Jackson Community College and Michigan State University from 1980–84 and was selected in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played with the Hawks for nine seasons (plus two games of a tenth season) until 1994. Willis teamed with Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, and Doc Rivers to often guide the Hawks to Playoffs appearances as well as providing a fierce rebounding presence in the post. Near the end of his stint with the Hawks, he and Wilkins were both made team captains. Willis was traded to the Miami Heat in 1994. Since then he has played with the Golden State Warriors, two separate stints with the Houston Rockets, the Denver Nuggets, the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs. It was in 2003 with the Spurs that he finally won an NBA Championship ring. Willis is one of 15 players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds. He was named to the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 1992, when he finished the season with a career high average of 15.5 rebounds a game.^[3]

Willis returned to the Hawks for one more season in 2004-05, and by doing so, positioned himself to be the oldest player in the league. On March 30, 2007, the Dallas Morning News reported that Willis needs to only pass a physical and he will then be able to sign with the Western Conference-leading Dallas Mavericks. Willis, who did not play in 2005-06, will take the team's vacant 15th roster spot.^[4] The deal became official when he signed a 10-day contract with the Mavericks on April 2.^[1]

Willis holds career averages of 12.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg^[1], and 0.4 apg while averaging 27 minutes per game in 20 NBA seasons.

In 2007, Willis made three appearances on the Spike TV reality show, Pros vs Joes.