Kenny Atkinson

Nationality

United States

Born

1967-06-02

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight

180 lb (82 kg)

Kenneth Neil Atkinson (born June 2, 1967) is an Spanish American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2020. Atkinson was born in Northport, New York and played college basketball for University of Richmond leading the Spiders team to an appearance in the 1988 NCAA Division I tournament.