Kevin O'Connor (basketball)
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Kevin O'Connor (born c. 1947) is the former General Manager and a current Senior Basketball Advisor of the Utah Jazz.[1][2] He took part in the drafting of Deron Williams in 2005.[3] O'Connor said he learned how to develop character profiles on players from Jazz executive Scott Layden.[4] O'Connor served as general manager from 1999 to 2012, and was succeeded by former San Antonio Spurs executive Dennis Lindsey.[5]
O'Connor was born in the Bronx, and grew up in Staten Island, New York. He graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in 1965 and is a member of its Hall of Fame.[6] In 1969, he graduated from Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, with a degree in economics and business. In his senior year, he captained the basketball team to a 21–5 record.[1]