Kenny Otieno

Kenneth Aoro Otieno (born June 21, 1991) is a Kenyan-Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with Alberta, redshirting two seasons and earning all-conference honors. Born in Nairobi, Otieno was brought up in Edmonton and attended Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge. As a senior, Kenny averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for Winston Churchill. He helped the school earn a bronze medal at the 3A Provincial Championship, its best finish ever at the competition.

College career Otieno played his freshman season of college basketball for the Alberta Golden Bears in 2009–10. He joined the program expected to be a capable defender and rebounder due to his wingspan. After 13 games as a freshman, he was averaging 8.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. For the following season, Otieno was placed on the injured list and also sat out in 2011–12, remaining eligible for three more years. On February 9, in a loss to Winnipeg, he recorded a team-high 18 points and six assists. In the season, he averaged 19.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, leading Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) in player efficiency. He also earned first-team Canada West All-Star and team MVP honors.

In the 2013–14 season, Otieno averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, making the second-team Canada West All-Star team. He led Alberta to a Canada West title and a bronze medal at the 2014 CIS Men's Basketball Championship. In addition, he was named MVP of the University of Winnipeg Wesmen Classic Basketball Tournament. Head coach Joe Salerno said, "I think Kenny's ability to shoot the ball from the perimeter and his reputation for versatile team-first type play is exactly what we look for in players." Otieno made his professional debut on Boxing Day 2015 in a loss to the Saint John Mill Rats, contributing two points and two assists in six minutes. On December 31, he scored a season-high 11 points off the bench against the Hurricanes.

In October 2016, Otieno briefly competed with Sammic ISB, a Spanish team playing in LEB Plata. In his first start, he led his team to a win over Tarragona Bàsquet 2017 with 12 points and three rebounds. In four games in Spain, in 16.3 minutes per game, Otieno averaged 4.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists. He soon joined the team as a shooting guard with three-point shooting expertise. However, he was not named to the final roster.