Kenny Natt

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Kenny Natt was named an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2004. Natt has spent the last 26 years working in all facets of professional basketball as a player, administrator and coach.

Natt joined Paul Silas’ staff in Cleveland prior to the 2004-05 season after spending the previous nine seasons on Jerry Sloan’s staff with the Utah Jazz. He was responsible for the on-court skills development of frontcourt players as well as preparing video breakdowns for game preparations of upcoming opponents. He was a member of the coaching staff that led the Jazz to the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons in Utah. Natt was on the bench as the Jazz made runs to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998.

Prior to his work on the Utah coaching staff, Natt spent two seasons as a scout for the Jazz and as an assistant coach at Youngstown State. He also held positions as an assistant coach/player personnel director for the CBA’s Columbus Horizon, a head coach for the Cape Breton Breakers (Nova Scotia) in the Canadian-based National Basketball League and as player personnel director and scout for the World Basketball League.

Natt was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 30th selection in the 1980 NBA Draft. He spent three years in the NBA playing for the Pacers, Jazz and Kansas City Kings. During his career, he played for six CBA teams before finishing his playing career with Fresno and Youngstown of the World Basketball League.

Natt (born Oct. 6, 1958) is a 1980 graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (now Louisiana-Monroe) with a degree in Business Administration. He was a four-year letterman of the basketball team, pairing up with his older brother, Calvin, to lead the Indians. He averaged 20.1 points and 3.5 rebounds his senior season while earning All-Trans America Conference honors and was named MVP of the Louisiana All-Star Game. As one of the top scorers in school history, Natt was inducted into the Northeast Louisiana State University Hall of Fame in 2003.

Natt and his wife, Jolene, are the parents of two daughters, Ki’Essence and Yazmine.