Penney (also spelled Penny) is a common surname of British origin.

The name Penney dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was derived from the Old English "Penig," denoting a coin (cognate with German "Pfennig"). The penny was the only unit of coinage in England until the early 14th century, and as such was a coin of considerable value.

The name was first found in Northampton where they held a family seat from very early times; before the 12th century had become associated with London; later moved north into Scotland and west into Ireland settling mostly in the provinces of Ulster and Munster.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Penny who settled in the Barbados in 1635; William Penny settled on Eastern Long Island prior to 1740; Charles Penny settled in Maryland in 1775; P. Penny settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1769; the family also settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th century. In Newfoundland, Benedict Penny inherited property in Carbonear which dated back to 1699.

Spelling variations include: Penny, Penney, Pennie, Penne, Pyne, Pynne and others.

People named Penney[link]

• Alphonsus Liguori Penney (b. 1924) Canadian Archbishop
• David Penney (b.1964), English Football Player/Manager
• Gail Penney (b.1959), New Zealand blog writer www.penneylaneonline.com
• James Cash Penney (1875-1971), American Businessman, Founder of JC Penney
• Kirk Penney (b.1980), New Zealand basketball player
• Mark Penney (b.1982), Canadian Film Director
• Roger Penney, American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Stef Penney (b.1969), Scottish novelist and filmmaker
• Steve Penney (b.1961), NHL goaltender from Canada; played with the Winnipeg Jets and the 1986 Stanley Cup Champions, the Montreal Canadiens.
• Steve Penney (b.1964), Irish Footballer, played in the 1986 World Cup
• Fraser Alexander Penney (b.1964), Scottish, investor in property
• Trevor Penney (b.1968), English cricket coach and former player
• William George Penney (1909-1991), British Physicist, one of the participants in The Manhattan Project Scottish Novelist and filmmaker
• Jeanne M. Penney (b.1956), Advocate for people with developmental disabilities

See also[link]

• List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
• Penny (disambiguation)

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Grant Cardone (born March 21, 1958) is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, and host of the National Geographic television show, Turnaround King.^[1]

Biography[link]

Cardone was born on March 21, 1958, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His father was Curtis Louis Cardone (died February 1968) and his mother was Concetta Neil Cardone (died May 2009). He is the fourth of five children.

Cardone graduated from La Grange High School in Lake Charles in 1976. He then went to McNeese State University from 1976-1981 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Cardone was awarded the McNeese State University Distinguished Alumnus Award 2010.^[2]

In 1987, Cardone moved from Lake Charles to Chicago to work for a sales-training company. Although he lived in Chicago, he traveled all over the United States, living in different cities. Grant briefly returned to Lake Charles before moving to Houston, Texas, where he lived for the next five years. He then spent the next 12 years in La Jolla, California, before finally moving to Los Angeles, where he has resided since 2003. His home was featured on How’d You Get So Rich?, where Joan Rivers toured the home and talked to Cardone about his success story.^[3]

Cardone is married to actress/model Elena Lyons. They had their first child, Sabrina, in May 2009.

Career[link]

Cardone started out working various part time jobs in high school. He was fired from his first job, McDonalds. He worked next as a country club bus boy. Cardone subsequently worked in a coal plant.

Selling as a Career Path[link]

Cardone began his sales career in a clothing store.

Cardone also spent some time as CEO with Freedom Motorsports Group Inc.^[4].

Turnaround King[link]

In late 2010, Cardone worked with Atlas Media Corp. to develop a new reality television series for the National Geographic Channel; that project evolved into Turnaround King. The series follows Cardone as he goes into struggling businesses to “turn [them] around” (i.e., to restore it to profitability and high productivity.)^[5]

Entrepreneur[link]

Cardone owns and operates Cardone Enterprises,^[6] Cardone Training Technologies,^[7] and The Cardone Group.^[8]

Author[link]

Cardone is the author of three books: Sell To Survive (2008), The Closer's Survival Guide (2009), and If You're Not First, You're Last (2010). If You're Not First, You're Last hit The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal's best seller lists and made #1 on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles.^[9]

References[link]

Kirk Penney

Kirk Penney in a Maccabi Tel Aviv uniform.
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1980-11-23) 23 November 1980 (age 31) North Shore, Auckland
Nationality	New Zealand
High school	Westlake Boys
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	University of Wisconsin–Madison
NBA Draft	2003 / Undrafted
Pro career	1997–present
League	ACB
Career history
North Harbour Kings (1997–2000) Miami Heat (2003) Gran Canaria (2003–2004) Asheville Altitude (2004–2005) Los Angeles Clippers (2004–2005) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2005–2006) Žalgiris Kaunas (2006–2007) ALBA Berlin (2007) New Zealand Breakers (2007–2010; 2010–2011) Sioux Falls Skyforce (2010) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
New Zealand NBL Rookie of the Year 1998 Australasian NBL MVP 2009 All NBL First team 2008–2011

Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980 in North Shore, Auckland) is a New Zealand professional basketball player currently playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada from the Spanish ACB.

Career[link]

University of Wisconsin (1999–2003)[link]

After playing high school basketball at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand, and playing three seasons in New Zealand's National Basketball League, he played college basketball in the United States at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1999 through 2003. Penney was named first-team All-Big Ten during his junior and senior seasons and an honorable mention All-American during his senior season, where he averaged 16.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists.^[1]

Penney played in the 2000 Final Four and formed a backcourt duo with one-time NBA all star Devin Harris, now with the Utah Jazz.

Professional career overseas (2003–2007)[link]

He was not drafted in the star-studded 2003 NBA Draft but reportedly received offers from the Minnesota Timberwolves to play in the summer league a mere twenty minutes after the draft was complete. He led the league in 3-point accuracy of over 50% in his two stints as he was also there in 2004.

Penney finally got a taste of NBA action when the Miami Heat signed him to a 10-day contract on 3 November 2003. Penney became the second New Zealander (after Sean Marks) to play in the NBA and made his first ever NBA shot, a three-pointer from left corner. However, his stint was short-lived, being cut by the Heat just four days later.

He then played in the D-League for the Asheville Altitude, where he was taken second in the player draft. He went on to be part of the winning 2004–2005 NBDL championship team, averaging 12.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 42 games.^[2]

During this time, Penney was signed by the Los Angeles Clippers on 26 December 2004, and played sporadically in a four-game stint for until being waived on 3 January 2005.

Penney later signed with European powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv upon becoming a free agent after the 2004–05 season. Penney was often underplayed, rather used primarily as a shooter off the bench. Penney however was a part of Maccabi's win over NBA team the Toronto Raptors in pre-season play for both teams (in October 2005). It marked a rare occasion that an NBA team had lost to a European-based team at home.

In the 2006–2007 season, Penney played for Žalgiris Kaunas, but on 14 February 2007 he went to German team ALBA Berlin.^[3]

Return home (2007–2010)[link]

He returned to New Zealand in June of the same year by signing with the New Zealand Breakers,^[4] his home town team (as Penney attended nearby high school Westlake Boys High School).

Penney's addition to the previously unsuccessful Breakers proved to be the tonic for the Breakers success, with the team qualifying for their first ever finals series, before eventually finishing in sixth position overall. Individually, Penney was the league's third leading scorer, averaging 24.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals over 31 games, was a starter for the World All-Stars team, and named to the NBL's First Team as reward for his efforts.

In the 2008–09 season, Penney led the league in scoring and was first Kiwi player ever to be named in the All-NBL First Team for consecutive seasons. He took home the Andrew Gaze MVP trophy for leading the Breakers to their best season ever, averaging 24.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 28 games, making Penney the first Kiwi to be honoured with the award.^[5] Included in Penney's feats were being award the NBL Player of the Month in October 2008.^[6]

On 21 January 2010, Penney scored a career-high 49 points in a 103–89 win over the Adelaide 36ers in Auckland, with his efforts being rewarded with the Player of the Week award.^[7]

Return to America (2010)[link]

In March 2010, Penney joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League. In his first outing he scored 12 points in 21 minutes against the Springfield Armor. He followed that with a 31 point performance in his second outing (also against the Springfield Armor), and then a 40 point, 8 rebound game against the Bakersfield Jam.^[8]

In the 2010 NBA D-League playoffs Penney averaged 21.3 points 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for the Skyforce as they lost their first round playoff series to the Tulsa 66ers 2–1.^[9]

In September 2010, Penney was invited by the San Antonio Spurs to compete for a roster spot.^[10][11] He was waived on 11 October.^[12]

Return to NBL (2010–11)[link]

On 27 October 2010 he returned again to play for New Zealand Breakers in the NBL.^[13]

Return to Europe (2011–present)[link]

In July 2011 he signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada in Spain.^[14]

New Zealand national team[link]

Medal record
Competitor for  New Zealand
Men's Basketball
Oceanian Championships
Gold	2009 Oceaina	National team

Penney debuted for the Tall Blacks at the age of just 18 (in 1999) and has now represented the Tall Blacks, his country's national team, at two Olympic Games (in 2000 and 2004) and three world championships (2002, 2006 and 2010).

Penney was part of the Tall Blacks' memorable 2002 World Championships campaign as they surprisingly finished fourth. Penney averaged 16.9 points per contest and hit 45.5% of his three-point shots.^[15]

With the decline of Pero Cameron, Penney has become New Zealand's marquee player on the international scene, but despite averaging 20.7 points during the Tall Blacks campaign for a 2008 Olympics berth, the team fell short of achieving their place at Beijing.

Penney, now one of the most senior Tall Blacks, is now captain of New Zealand. Penney led New Zealand to victory in the FIBA Oceania Championship 2009, beating Australia 177–162 on aggregate, after the two-match tie was drawn 1–1.^[16] Penney was influential in both games, with 23 points and 4 assists in Game 1, and a virtuoso 24-point, 7-rebound and 10-assist performance in Game 2, thus winning the Al Ramsay Shield.

Personal life[link]

Kirk Penney is the brother of Rodd Penney, who is also a professional sportsman, and has played Rugby Union in Italy.^[17]

Awards and achievements[link]

Club level[link]

Individual achievements[link]

• 1998 New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) Rookie of the Year
• 1999 New Zealand NBL Outstanding Kiwi Guard
• 2007–08 Australasian NBL All-Star Game
• 2007–08 New Zealand Breakers Fans' (season ticket holders) Player Award
• 2007–08 New Zealand Breakers Players' Player Award
• 2007–08 New Zealand Breakers MVP
• 2007–08 All NBL First team
• 2008–09 New Zealand Breakers Fans' (season ticket holders) Player Award
• 2008–09 New Zealand Breakers MVP
• 2008–09 All-NBL First Team
• 2008–09 Australasian NBL MVP
• 2009–10 All-NBL First Team
• 2010–11 All-NBL First Team

Team achievements[link]

• 2004–05 NBA Development League champions (Asheville Altitude)
• 2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League champions (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
• 2005–06 Israeli Basketball State Cup champions (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
• 2005–06 Euroleague finalists (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
• 2006–07 Lithuanian Basketball League champions (Žalgiris Kaunas)
• 2006–07 Baltic Basketball League finalists (Žalgiris Kaunas)
• 2007–08 Australasian NBL, quarter-finalists (New Zealand Breakers)
• 2008–09 Australasian NBL, semi-finalists (New Zealand Breakers)
• 2010–11 Australasian NBL, champions (New Zealand Breakers)

New Zealand national team[link]

• 2000 William Jones Cup champions
• 2000 Olympic Games, 11th place
• 2001 FIBA Oceania Championship, 1st place (gold)
• 2001 Goodwill Games
• 2002 FIBA World Championship, 4th place
• 2004 Olympic Games
• 2006 FIBA World Championship, 16th place
• 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2nd place (silver)
• 2007 Boris Stankovic Cup
• 2007 Venezuela Tour of New Zealand
• 2008 New Zealand Tour of Canada
• 2008 New Zealand Tour of Slovenia
• 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship, 1st place (gold)
• 2010 FIBA World Championship, 12th place

References[link]

External links[link]

• NBA.com Profile
• NBA Stats
• NBA D-League Profile
• NBA D-League Bio
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Official Basketball New Zealand Bio
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Video Interview with Kirk Penney @ FIBA.com
• Kirk Penney Fansite