Kethen, Vincent, 1964-

Vincent Kethen was born October 31, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the year that desegregation of schools began. Like many African-American children living in the Las Vegas Westside neighborhood, Kethen was bused out of his neighborhood in third grade to attend a white school. In his case, this meant attending John S. Park Elementary School and later other predominantly white schools.

For Kethen, an upbringing, which included a love of church and the chance to attend college, encouraged him to receive a four-year degree and moving back to Las Vegas to “give back.” For over a decade and a half, he has coached youth basketball players to help them see their options for a brighter future they might have otherwise not known.