Kleon Penn

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Kleon Penn
No. 50 – Osos de Manatí
PositionCenter
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 39)
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
NationalityBritish Virgin Islander / Puerto Rican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010Caciques de Humacao
2010Soles de Mexicali
2010–2011Potros ITSON
2011Caciques de Humacao
2011–2012Fuerza Regia
2012Caciques de Humacao
2012–2013Huracanes del Atlántico
2013Toros de Aragua
2013–2014Caciques de Humacao
2014–2015Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015–2016Trotamundos de Carabobo
2016–2017Brujos de Guayama
2017Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2017–2018Correcaminos UAT Victoria
2018Caciques de Humacao
2019–2020Brujos de Guayama
2020–2021Santos de San Luis
2021–2023Brujos de Guayama
2023Cangrejeros de Santurce
2024–presentOsos de Manatí
Career highlights
  • BSN All-Defensive Team (2016)
  • 3× BSN Defensive Player of the Year (2011, 2013, 2014)
  • Honorable mention All-Southland (2009)
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Kleon Penn (born 1 September 1986) is a British Virgin Islander-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is currently the league’s all-time leader in blocks. He played college basketball for H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and McNeese State.

College career

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Penn began his career with Tortola's H. Lavity Stoutt Community College where he averaged a double-double and eight blocked shots during the eight-game season while recording a triple-double in one game. [citation needed]

The next season, he transferred to McNeese State where on his second year, he led the conference, ranked fourth in the nation and set a single season school record for blocked shots after ending with 117 for an average of 4.0 per game.[1][2] By the end of his college career, he was second on the Cowboys' all-time career blocked shots list with 264 career blocked shots.[3]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Penn was drafted by the Caciques de Humacao with the second selection of Puerto Rico's 2010 draft and signed afterwards.[4] After averaging 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, he moved to Mexico and played with Soles de Mexicali[5] and Potros ITSON[6] before returning to Humacao where he won the first of three BSN Defensive Player of the Year awards.[7]

On 24 August 2011, he returned to Mexico, this time with Fuerza Regia,[8] however, he missed the rest of the 2011–2012 season after suffering a metatarsal fracture.[9] On 31 March 2012, he returned to Humacao.[10]

On 12 July 2012, he moved to Dominican Republic, this time with Huracanes del Atlántico for the rest of the year[11] and on 18 January 2013 he signed with Venezuelan Toros de Aragua.[12]

After a fourth stint with Humacao, Penn was traded on 21 January 2014 to Vaqueros de Bayamón.[13]

After averaging 4.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game with Vaqueros, Penn signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves on 18 September 2015.[3][7][14] On 24 October 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves after appearing in three preseason games.[15] On 26 December, he returned to Venezuela, this time with Trotamundos de Carabobo.[16] In February 2016, Penn was acquired by Brujos de Guayama.[17][18]

As of October 2021, Penn is the BSN’s all-time leader in blocks.[19]

Personal life

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Penn was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico from a British Virgin Islander mother that was visiting. Afterwards, they moved back to Tortola, British Virgin Islands where he grew up.[4]

References

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