Wellington basketball legend Kenny McFadden has lost his battle with polycystic kidney disease.

Well known as the mentor and manager of Kiwi basketballer Steven Adams, McFadden, 61, was a former professional basketball player who became instrumental in developing and coaching New Zealand's young basketball players over the past 40 years.

Wellington Saints owner Nick Mills brought McFadden to New Zealand in the early 1980s and shared his memories with Adam Cooper.

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