NBA Forward.
Book Kenneth Faried For
Corporate Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Autograph Signings, Endorsements, VIP Meet & Greets, Store Grand Openings
Book Kenneth Faried for a Speaking Engagement
Businesses, Non-profit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire Kenneth Faried for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. Many of those same clients have continued to turn to our speakers bureau as we can easily align Kenneth Faried’s availability with their upcoming seminar, gala, annual conference, corporate function, and grand opening. Our close relationship with Kenneth Faried’s booking agent and management team further enables us to provide inquiring clients with Kenneth Faried’s speaking fee and appearance cost.
If your goal is to hire Kenneth Faried to be your next keynote speaker or to be the next brand ambassador our celebrity speakers bureau can assist. If Kenneth Faried’s booking fee is outside your companies budget or your unable to align with his appearance availability, our booking agents can provide you a list of talent that aligns with your event theme, budget and event date.
Kenneth Faried is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played center at Morehead State University, where he was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year twice and an All-American in 2011.
A 6'8 (2.03 m) post player, Faried arrived at Morehead State in 2007. He led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding as both a sophomore and a junior (13.0 rebounds per game in each season) – ranking him third in the NCAA in 2008–09 and second in 2009–10. Faried also chipped in double-digit scoring in each of his three varsity seasons.
Faried also led the Eagles to team success, as Morehead claimed a berth in the 2009 NCAA tournament by winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. He led the way in the conference championship, his 15 points and 17 rebounds in its final against Austin Peay earning him the tournament's MVP. In his junior year Faried again led the Eagles to the post-season, as they advanced to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational. At the end of the season, Faried was named OVC Player and Defensive Player of the Year and an AP honorable mention All-American. He also passed 1000 rebounds for his career.
He went on to break Tim Duncan's modern-era (post-1973) Division I career rebounding record of 1,570 rebounds. Morehead State again won the Ohio Valley conference tournament, earning a 13 seed in the 2011 NCAA tournament. Led by the play of Faried, Morehead State pulled off a huge upset in the first round of the tournament, toppling the 4 seed Louisville Cardinals. Faried ended his collegiate career with 1,673 rebounds.
In his senior season, Faried was named a second-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association and by Fox Sports.
On June 23, 2011, Faried was selected 22nd overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, but got little game time his rookie season playing behind Nenê. After multiple Nuggets got injured, including Nenê, his minutes increased later in the season. Faried's style of playing impressed the Nuggets coaching staff, and on March 15, 2012, Nenê was traded to the Washington Wizards. Faried has been the Nuggets' starting power forward ever since.
He was named Western Conference Player of the Week of the second week of the 2012–13 NBA season. On December 27, 2014, he set a new career high with 25 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Faried was a member of the United States men's national basketball team that won the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup; Faried was also named to the All-Tournament team.
Read More About Kenneth Faried
Let our team of booking agents help create a memorable experience with hiring Kenneth Faried for your store grand opening, golf outing, trade show booth or corporate outing.
NOPACTalent acts as a Celebrity Speakers Bureau and Athlete Booking agency for corporate functions, appearances, private events and speaking engagements. NOPACTalent does not claim or represent itself as Kenneth Faried’s speakers bureau, agent, manager or management company for Kenneth Faried or any celebrity on this website. NOPACTalent represents organizations seeking to hire motivational speakers, athletes, celebrities and entertainers for private corporate events, celebrity endorsements, personal appearances, and speaking engagements.
