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Kevin Gilbert "Big Bird" Restani (December 23, 1951 – April 25, 2010[1]) was an American professional basketball player from San Francisco, California.[2]

Kevin Restani

Personal information
Born	(1951-12-23)December 23, 1951 San Francisco, California
Died	April 25, 2010(2010-04-25) (aged 58) San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, California)
College	San Francisco (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1974–1988
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	18, 31, 24
Coaching career	1988–1991
Career history
As player:
1974–1977	Milwaukee Bucks
1977–1978	Kansas City Kings
1978–1979	Milwaukee Bucks
1979–1981	San Antonio Spurs
1981–1982	Cleveland Cavaliers
1982–1986	Libertas Livorno
1986–1987	Libertas Forlì
1987–1988	AMG Sebastiani Rieti
As coach:
1988–1989	Libertas Livorno
1989–1991	Rovereto Basket
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-WCC (1974)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,386 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,206 (4.0 rpg)
Assists	747 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1974 NBA draft, Restani played in eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cavaliers. While with the Spurs, he was a member of the "Bruise Brothers" along with George Johnson, Paul Griffin, Dave Corzine, and Mark Olberding.

Restani was a catholic.[3]

In more recent years he was a high school counselor at Balboa High School in San Francisco.[2]

Restani died of a heart attack on April 25, 2010.[4]

References

External links

• Career stats at basketball-reference.com

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