LINCOLN CITY, Ore. -- Former Portland Trail Blazer center Kevin Duckworth has died while visiting the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44.

The Lincoln County sheriff's office confirmed the death. Duckworth died Monday.

He grew up in the Chicago area and was drafted out of Eastern Illinois University by the San Antonio Spurs in 1986.

The Spurs traded him that season to the Trail Blazers, where he had his greatest success, playing seven seasons.

In the summer of 1988, he signed an eight-year, $16 million contract with the Blazers. In the 1988-89 season, he averaged 18.1 points a game and eight rebounds, playing in 79 games.

He appeared twice in All-Star games.

In 11 seasons, he averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds.

After the 1991-92 season he was traded to the Washington Bullets, playing there two years and then a year each for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers before retiring in 1997.