Former Basketball Star Kendal Pinder Jailed for Rape

The 67-year-old will first be eligible for release on Oct. 25, 2026, having already spent close to three years behind bars.

Statue of Lady Justice is seen on Central Local Court in Sydney, Australia, on July 5, 2017. AAP Image/Keri Megelus

Disgraced former basketball star Kendal “Tiny” Pinder could be deported from Australia after being hit with a hefty prison sentence for the latest in a long history of sexual crimes.

The Bahamian-born basketballer was sentenced to eight years’ jail in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court on March 21 after pleading guilty in April to sexual intercourse without consent and aggravated sexual assault.