Kent Washington (born 10 January 1956) is a former professional basketball player who was the first American as well as the first black professional basketball player to play behind the Iron Curtain. He won the Polish Cup in 1983.
His popularity was so great in PRL-era Poland during his 5 seasons there between 1978 and 1983 that it was dubbed "Kentomania". Reportedly soldiers assigned to crack down on public gatherings as part of a national martial law decree would abandon their tanks to seek his autograph. He also appeared in the Polish cult film Miś.
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