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{{Infobox NFL biography
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Hank Baskett
| name = Hank Baskett
|image=Hank-Baskett August-2010.jpg
| image = Hank-Baskett August-2010.jpg
|caption=Baskett with the Eagles in 2010
| caption = Baskett with the Eagles in 2010
|number=84, 81, 19
| number = 84, 81, 19
|position=[[Wide receiver]]
| position = [[Wide receiver]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|9|4}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|4}}
|birth_place= [[Clovis, New Mexico]], U.S.
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|high_school=[[Clovis High School (New Mexico)|Clovis (NM)]]
| high_school = [[Clovis High School (New Mexico)|Clovis (NM)]]
|college=[[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]]
| college = [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]]
|undraftedyear=2006
| undraftedyear = 2006
|pastteams=
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* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (2006–{{NFL Year|2009}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (2006–{{NFL Year|2009}})
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* Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2010}})
* Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2010}})
* Minnesota Vikings (2010)
* Minnesota Vikings (2010)
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| highlights =
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* First-team All-[[Mountain West Conference|MW]] ([[2005 Mountain West Conference football season|2005]])
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|highlights=
* Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award
* Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award
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'''Henry Randall Baskett III'''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tmz.com/2014/05/21/kendra-wilkinson-hank-baskett-baby-name-alijah-god/|title=Kendra Wilkinson's Baby Name -- Our Daughter's A Goddess|publisher=[[TMZ.com]]|date=May 21, 2014}} Citing {{cite web|title=Certificate of Live Birth|publisher=State of California|url= http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0521_Alijah%20Baskett.pdf|date=May 19, 2014 <!--date of registration; birth date May 16, 2014-->|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151018150457/http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0521_Alijah%20Baskett.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> (born September 4, 1982)<ref name=NFLprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/hankbaskett/2495804/profile|title=Hank Baskett |publisher=[[NFL]]|access-date= March 27, 2018}}</ref> is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Indianapolis Colts]].
'''Henry Randall Baskett III'''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tmz.com/2014/05/21/kendra-wilkinson-hank-baskett-baby-name-alijah-god/|title=Kendra Wilkinson's Baby Name -- Our Daughter's A Goddess|publisher=[[TMZ.com]]|date=May 21, 2014}} Citing {{cite web|title=Certificate of Live Birth|publisher=State of California|url= http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0521_Alijah%20Baskett.pdf|date=May 19, 2014 <!--date of registration; birth date May 16, 2014-->|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151018150457/http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0521_Alijah%20Baskett.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> (born September 4, 1982)<ref name=NFLprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/hankbaskett/2495804/profile|title=Hank Baskett |publisher=[[NFL]]|access-date= March 27, 2018}}</ref> is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Indianapolis Colts]].
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A native of [[Clovis, New Mexico]], Baskett played [[college football]] for the [[University of New Mexico]]. As a college football player, Baskett was a leading wide receiver and earned all-academic honors all his years at New Mexico and All-[[Mountain West Conference]] honors in his senior season.
A native of [[Clovis, New Mexico]], Baskett played [[college football]] for the [[University of New Mexico]]. As a college football player, Baskett was a leading wide receiver and earned all-academic honors all his years at New Mexico and All-[[Mountain West Conference]] honors in his senior season.


In 2006, Baskett signed with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] as a rookie [[undrafted free agent]] and was traded that season to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. Baskett completed his rookie season with the Eagles with 22 receptions for an average of 20.1 yards per catch and two touchdowns. In 2009, Baskett joined the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. He returned to the Eagles in 2010, but was released and signed with the Vikings.
In 2006, Baskett signed with the Vikings as a rookie [[undrafted free agent]] and was traded that season to the Eagles. Baskett completed his rookie season with the Eagles with 22 receptions for an average of 20.1 yards per catch and two touchdowns. In 2009, Baskett joined the Colts. He returned to the Eagles in 2010, but was released and signed with the Vikings.


Baskett married [[Playboy]] model [[Kendra Wilkinson]] in 2009. Wilkinson and Baskett were co-stars on ''[[Kendra (TV series)|Kendra]]'', a reality TV series following Wilkinson's life from 2009 to 2011. They subsequently co-starred on [[WEtv]]'s ''[[Kendra on Top]]'' from 2012 until 2017.
Baskett married [[Playboy]] model [[Kendra Wilkinson]] in 2009. Wilkinson and Baskett were co-stars on ''[[Kendra (TV series)|Kendra]]'', a reality TV series following Wilkinson's life from 2009 to 2011. They subsequently co-starred on [[WEtv]]'s ''[[Kendra on Top]]'' from 2012 until 2017.


==Early years==
==Early life==
Baskett was born in [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]], [[New Mexico]].<ref name=NFLprofile /> Baskett's parents are Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett, Jr., who worked for the Air Force before becoming director of a social service program, and Judy Baskett, who works as a financial officer at [[Cannon Air Force Base]] in Clovis. He attended [[Clovis High School (New Mexico)|Clovis High School]].
Baskett was born in [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]], [[New Mexico]].<ref name=NFLprofile /> Baskett's parents are Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett Jr., who worked for the Air Force before becoming director of a social service program, and Judy Baskett, who works as a financial officer at [[Cannon Air Force Base]] in Clovis. He attended [[Clovis High School (New Mexico)|Clovis High School]].


==College career==
==College career==
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==Professional career==
==Professional career==


===Minnesota Vikings===
===Minnesota Vikings (first stint)===
Baskett originally signed with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] as a rookie [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006 and was traded to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in exchange for wide receiver [[Billy McMullen]].<ref name=Eagles>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |access-date=January 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094345/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 }}</ref>
Baskett originally signed with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] as a rookie [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006 and was traded to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in exchange for wide receiver [[Billy McMullen]].<ref name=Eagles>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |publisher=Philadelphia Eagles |access-date=January 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094345/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 }}</ref>


===Philadelphia Eagles===
===Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)===
Baskett had 112 receiving yards and one touchdown against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and 177 receiving yards and one touchdown against the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. For his performance in these games, Baskett was awarded rookie of the week honors. He completed his rookie season with 22 receptions for 464 yards (21.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. He was named the 2007 [[special teams]] Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Baskett had 112 receiving yards and one touchdown against the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and 177 receiving yards and one touchdown against the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. For his performance in these games, Baskett was awarded rookie of the week honors. He completed his rookie season with 22 receptions for 464 yards (21.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. He was named the 2007 [[special teams]] Most Valuable Player (MVP).
In 2008, he started another six games, playing in 16 to record 33 receptions, 440 yards, and three touchdowns for a 13.3-yard average.
In 2008, he started another six games, playing in 16 to record 33 receptions, 440 yards, and three touchdowns for a 13.3-yard average.
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===Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)===
===Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)===
On March 12, 2010, Baskett signed a one-year contract with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] for $800,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eagles sign Baskett |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/87468712.html |publisher=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=March 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725110505/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/87468712.html |archive-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> He was released on September 21, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Wulf, Bo |title=Eagles Sign RB Bell; Release WR Baskett |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21941 |work=philadelphiaeagles.com |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=September 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924143902/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21941 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On March 12, 2010, Baskett signed a one-year contract with the Eagles for $800,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eagles sign Baskett |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/87468712.html |publisher=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=March 12, 2010 |access-date=March 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725110505/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/87468712.html |archive-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> He was released on September 21, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Wulf, Bo |title=Eagles Sign RB Bell; Release WR Baskett |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21941 |work=philadelphiaeagles.com |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=September 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924143902/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21941 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Minnesota Vikings (second stint)===
===Minnesota Vikings (second stint)===
On September 22, 2010, Baskett re-signed with the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings sign WR Baskett |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/09/22/vikings-sign-wr-baskett |work=[[Pro Football Weekly]] |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929062523/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/09/22/vikings-sign-wr-baskett |archive-date=September 29, 2010 }}</ref> He played in eight games in 2010, mostly on special teams, with one reception. On March 3, 2011, he was not extended a tender by the Vikings, making him an unrestricted free agent, but effectively ending his NFL career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3802/hank-baskett|title=Hank Baskett - Minnesota Vikings - 2014 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com}}</ref>
On September 22, 2010, Baskett re-signed with the Vikings.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vikings sign WR Baskett |url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/09/22/vikings-sign-wr-baskett |work=[[Pro Football Weekly]] |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929062523/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/09/22/vikings-sign-wr-baskett |archive-date=September 29, 2010 }}</ref> He played in eight games in 2010, mostly on special teams, with one reception. On March 3, 2011, he was not extended a tender by the Vikings, making him an unrestricted free agent, but effectively ending his NFL career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/3802/hank-baskett|title=Hank Baskett - Minnesota Vikings - 2014 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com}}</ref>


===NFL statistics===
===NFL statistics===
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| Career || || 65 || 77 || 132 || 1,098 || 14.3 || 90 || 6 || 46 || 1 || 0 || 0
| Career || || 65 || 77 || 132 || 1,098 || 14.3 || 90 || 6 || 46 || 1 || 0 || 0
|}Source:<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett Stats|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/9859/hank-baskett|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>
|}Source:<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/9859/hank-baskett|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>


==Reality television==
==Reality television==
Baskett co-stars in a spinoff of ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'', titled ''[[Kendra (TV series)|Kendra]]'', which focuses on his wife [[Kendra Wilkinson]]'s life after leaving the [[Playboy Mansion]]. ''The Girls Next Door'' [[executive producer]] [[Kevin Burns]] serves in the same capacity on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999547.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|title=''Kendra'' is produced by Prometheus Entertainment, Fox TV Studios, and Alta Loma Entertainment.|work=Variety}}</ref> The show premiered on June 7, 2009, and had record-breaking numbers for [[E!]] with 2.6 million viewers, the highest-rated reality debut for the network since 2002's premiere of ''[[The Anna Nicole Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-09-kendras-huge-debut |title=Kendra's Huge Debut! |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> E! ordered eight episodes. Season 2 ran from March 14 until June 8, 2010. The show was renewed once more, and the third season began airing in November 2010. The fourth season of the show premiered September 2011. The show has ended its run on E! and has now become ''[[Kendra on Top]]'' which began airing on [[WE tv]] on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Season 2 ran from September to November 2013 and season 3 ran from October to November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS599US599&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=kendra+on+top+list+of+episodes |title=Kendra On Top List of Episodes |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
Baskett co-stars in a spinoff of ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'', titled ''[[Kendra (TV series)|Kendra]]'', which focuses on his wife [[Kendra Wilkinson]]'s life after leaving the [[Playboy Mansion]]. ''The Girls Next Door'' [[executive producer]] [[Kevin Burns]] serves in the same capacity on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999547.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|title=''Kendra'' is produced by Prometheus Entertainment, Fox TV Studios, and Alta Loma Entertainment.|work=Variety}}</ref> The show premiered on June 7, 2009, and had record-breaking numbers for [[E!]] with 2.6 million viewers, the highest-rated reality debut for the network since 2002's premiere of ''[[The Anna Nicole Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-09-kendras-huge-debut |title=Kendra's Huge Debut! |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=September 22, 2010 |archive-date=September 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920043337/http://perezhilton.com/2009-06-09-kendras-huge-debut |url-status=dead }}</ref> E! ordered eight episodes. Season 2 ran from March 14 until June 8, 2010. The show was renewed once more, and the third season began airing in November 2010. The fourth season of the show premiered September 2011. The show has ended its run on E! and has now become ''[[Kendra on Top]]'' which began airing on [[WE tv]] on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Season 2 ran from September to November 2013 and season 3 ran from October to November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS599US599&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=kendra+on+top+list+of+episodes |title=Kendra On Top List of Episodes |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Baskett proposed to his girlfriend, former ''[[Playboy]]'' model [[Kendra Wilkinson]], on top of the [[Space Needle]] after dating for six months. The couple married on June 27, 2009 at the [[Playboy Mansion]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garcia |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20288138,00.html |title=Kendra Wilkinson Weds at Playboy Mansion |work=People.com |date=June 27, 2009 |access-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> Baskett and Wilkinson have a son, Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett IV (born December 11, 2009)<ref>[http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/12/16/meet-hank-randall-baskett-iv/ "Meet Hank Randall Baskett IV!"], ''[[OK!]]'', December 28, 2009; excerpts posted at ''People.com'', December 16, 2009.</ref><ref name=Colts>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett|url=http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=594|publisher=Indianapolis Colts|access-date=January 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126233427/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=594|archive-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> and daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett (born May 16, 2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/12/12/kendra-wilkson-pregnant-expecting-girl-hank-baskett/|title=Kendra Wilkinson pregnant, expecting a girl|work=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> In 2014, reports surfaced of Baskett having an affair with a transgender model while Wilkinson was eight months pregnant with their daughter. <ref>[https://people.com/tv/kendra-wilkinson-hank-baskett-marriage-cheating-scandal/"]</ref> The couple divorced in 2018.
Baskett proposed to his girlfriend, former ''[[Playboy]]'' model [[Kendra Wilkinson]], on top of the [[Space Needle]] after dating for six months. The couple married on June 27, 2009, at the [[Playboy Mansion]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garcia |first=Jennifer |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kendra-wilkinson-weds-at-playboy-mansion/ |title=Kendra Wilkinson Weds at Playboy Mansion |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=June 27, 2009 |access-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref> Baskett and Wilkinson have a son, Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett IV (born December 11, 2009)<ref>[http://celebritybabies.people.com/2009/12/16/meet-hank-randall-baskett-iv/ "Meet Hank Randall Baskett IV!"], ''[[OK!]]'', December 28, 2009; excerpts posted at ''People.com'', December 16, 2009.</ref><ref name=Colts>{{cite web|title=Hank Baskett|url=http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=594|publisher=Indianapolis Colts|access-date=January 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126233427/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=594|archive-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> and daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett (born May 16, 2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/12/12/kendra-wilkson-pregnant-expecting-girl-hank-baskett/|title=Kendra Wilkinson pregnant, expecting a girl|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=May 5, 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415152946/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/12/12/kendra-wilkson-pregnant-expecting-girl-hank-baskett/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, reports surfaced of Baskett having an affair while Wilkinson was eight months pregnant with their daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett's Marriage Was 'Forever Impacted' by Cheating Scandal: Source |url=https://people.com/tv/kendra-wilkinson-hank-baskett-marriage-cheating-scandal/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2018.


Baskett resides in [[Voorhees Township, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html Hank Baskett - Personal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094345/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |date=September 14, 2010 }}, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Single and resides in Voorhees, NJ"</ref>
Baskett resides in [[Voorhees Township, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html Hank Baskett - Personal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094345/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/player8.html |date=September 14, 2010 }}, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Single and resides in Voorhees, NJ"</ref>
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Hank Baskett
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Baskett with the Eagles in 2010
No. 84, 81, 19
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1982-09-04) September 4, 1982 (age 42)
Clovis, New Mexico, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Clovis (NM)
College:New Mexico
Undrafted:2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MW (2005)
  • Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:77
Receiving yards:1,098
Receiving average:14.3
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Randall Baskett III[1] (born September 4, 1982)[2] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts.

A native of Clovis, New Mexico, Baskett played college football for the University of New Mexico. As a college football player, Baskett was a leading wide receiver and earned all-academic honors all his years at New Mexico and All-Mountain West Conference honors in his senior season.

In 2006, Baskett signed with the Vikings as a rookie undrafted free agent and was traded that season to the Eagles. Baskett completed his rookie season with the Eagles with 22 receptions for an average of 20.1 yards per catch and two touchdowns. In 2009, Baskett joined the Colts. He returned to the Eagles in 2010, but was released and signed with the Vikings.

Baskett married Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson in 2009. Wilkinson and Baskett were co-stars on Kendra, a reality TV series following Wilkinson's life from 2009 to 2011. They subsequently co-starred on WEtv's Kendra on Top from 2012 until 2017.

Early life

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Baskett was born in Clovis, New Mexico.[2] Baskett's parents are Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett Jr., who worked for the Air Force before becoming director of a social service program, and Judy Baskett, who works as a financial officer at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis. He attended Clovis High School.

College career

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When Baskett attended the University of New Mexico, he was its football team's leading receiver in 2004 and 2005, earning him the Reese Leroy Hill Memorial Award as the team's Offensive Player of the Year during those years. Additionally, he earned All-Mountain West Conference (MWC) honors as a senior, posting 67 receptions for 1,071 yards and nine touchdowns. A four-time all-academic MWC honoree, he graduated with a degree in General Management.[3]

Professional career

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Minnesota Vikings (first stint)

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Baskett originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie undrafted free agent in 2006 and was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for wide receiver Billy McMullen.[4]

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

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Baskett had 112 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys and 177 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons. For his performance in these games, Baskett was awarded rookie of the week honors. He completed his rookie season with 22 receptions for 464 yards (21.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. He was named the 2007 special teams Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 2008, he started another six games, playing in 16 to record 33 receptions, 440 yards, and three touchdowns for a 13.3-yard average.

He headed into the 2009 offseason as a restricted free agent. He was tendered a one-year contract on February 23. Because the Eagles had been carrying seven wide receivers, he was made expendable and released on September 15, 2009, to make room for Michael Vick on the 53-man roster.[5][6]

Indianapolis Colts

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On September 17, 2009, Baskett signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts after Anthony Gonzalez suffered a knee injury. On February 7, 2010, during Super Bowl XLIV versus the New Orleans Saints, Baskett failed to recover an onside kick (that hit him in the hands) at the start of the second half, which led to a Saints touchdown. New Orleans won the game, 31–17. The next day, February 8, 2010, Baskett was released by the Colts.

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

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On March 12, 2010, Baskett signed a one-year contract with the Eagles for $800,000.[7] He was released on September 21, 2010.[8]

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

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On September 22, 2010, Baskett re-signed with the Vikings.[9] He played in eight games in 2010, mostly on special teams, with one reception. On March 3, 2011, he was not extended a tender by the Vikings, making him an unrestricted free agent, but effectively ending his NFL career.[10]

NFL statistics

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Year Team Games Receptions Targets Yards Yards per Reception Longest Reception Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost Onside Kick Recoveries
2006 PHI 16 22 42 464 21.1 89 2 17 0 0 0
2007 PHI 16 16 22 142 8.9 25 1 5 0 0 0
2008 PHI 15 33 52 440 13.3 90 3 22 1 0 0
2009 PHI 1 1 2 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2009 IND 11 4 10 28 7.0 9 0 1 0 0 0
2010 MIN 6 1 4 18 18.0 18 0 1 0 0 0
Career 65 77 132 1,098 14.3 90 6 46 1 0 0

Source:[11]

Reality television

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Baskett co-stars in a spinoff of The Girls Next Door, titled Kendra, which focuses on his wife Kendra Wilkinson's life after leaving the Playboy Mansion. The Girls Next Door executive producer Kevin Burns serves in the same capacity on the series.[12] The show premiered on June 7, 2009, and had record-breaking numbers for E! with 2.6 million viewers, the highest-rated reality debut for the network since 2002's premiere of The Anna Nicole Show.[13] E! ordered eight episodes. Season 2 ran from March 14 until June 8, 2010. The show was renewed once more, and the third season began airing in November 2010. The fourth season of the show premiered September 2011. The show has ended its run on E! and has now become Kendra on Top which began airing on WE tv on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Season 2 ran from September to November 2013 and season 3 ran from October to November 2014.[14]

Personal life

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Baskett proposed to his girlfriend, former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson, on top of the Space Needle after dating for six months. The couple married on June 27, 2009, at the Playboy Mansion.[15] Baskett and Wilkinson have a son, Henry Randall "Hank" Baskett IV (born December 11, 2009)[16][17] and daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett (born May 16, 2014).[18] In 2014, reports surfaced of Baskett having an affair while Wilkinson was eight months pregnant with their daughter.[19] The couple divorced in 2018.

Baskett resides in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.[20]

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In the novel, The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, central character Pat Peoples was given Baskett's Philadelphia Eagles number 84 jersey as a present. Over the 2006–07 season, Baskett became Peoples's favorite player and, for Christmas, he received an autographed picture of Baskett.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Kendra Wilkinson's Baby Name -- Our Daughter's A Goddess". TMZ.com. May 21, 2014. Citing "Certificate of Live Birth" (PDF). State of California. May 19, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Hank Baskett". NFL. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "From Undrafted Free Agent to No. 1 Receiver: Hank Baskett's Unlikely Story". Bleacher Report. August 22, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Hank Baskett". Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Add and Released". Brownsville Herald. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009.
  6. ^ "Vick Set to Practice With Eagles". The Washington Post. September 16, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  7. ^ "Eagles sign Baskett". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  8. ^ Wulf, Bo (September 21, 2010). "Eagles Sign RB Bell; Release WR Baskett". philadelphiaeagles.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Vikings sign WR Baskett". Pro Football Weekly. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. ^ "Hank Baskett - Minnesota Vikings - 2014 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com".
  11. ^ "Hank Baskett Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  12. ^ "Kendra is produced by Prometheus Entertainment, Fox TV Studios, and Alta Loma Entertainment". Variety.
  13. ^ "Kendra's Huge Debut!". PerezHilton.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  14. ^ "Kendra On Top List of Episodes". Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  15. ^ Garcia, Jennifer (June 27, 2009). "Kendra Wilkinson Weds at Playboy Mansion". People. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  16. ^ "Meet Hank Randall Baskett IV!", OK!, December 28, 2009; excerpts posted at People.com, December 16, 2009.
  17. ^ "Hank Baskett". Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  18. ^ "Kendra Wilkinson pregnant, expecting a girl". People. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  19. ^ "Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett's Marriage Was 'Forever Impacted' by Cheating Scandal: Source". People. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  20. ^ Hank Baskett - Personal Archived September 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed March 17, 2011. "Single and resides in Voorhees, NJ"
  21. ^ "Differences Between 'Silver Linings Playbook' The Movie And Book - The Twist Gossip". The Twist Gossip. January 22, 2013.
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