ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, kˈɛntʃ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fɹʌm ɪlˈiːt bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl, kənfˈɛsɪŋ hɪz hˈɑːɹt wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪnðə spˈoːɹt, kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪt kwˈɪts ˈæftɚ twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz ɪnðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd ˌɛnbˌiːˈɛl ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ɡˈeɪmz.
On 14 December 2015, Kench retired from elite basketball, confessing his heart was no longer in the sport, calling it quits after 12 years in the New Zealand NBL and 194 games.