Education
Napier Boys" High School.
Napier Boys" High School.
From 1998 to 2002, Lenden played in the New Zealand NBL for the Hawke"s Bay Hawks and the Auckland Rebels, winning his first championship in 1999 with the Rebels. From 2003 to 2005, he played for the Waikato Titans, and from 2006 to 2011, he played for the Waikato Pistons after the club changed its name from Titans to Pistons. Lenden was named the 2008 Finals Most Valuable Player following the Pistons" 2–0 grand final series defeat of the Wellington Saints after averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Finals as a role player.
On 5 June 2014, Lenden signed with the Southland Sharks for the rest of the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.
After a successful return to action in 2014, he joined the Super City Rangers for the 2015 season. In 2012 and 2013, Lenden coached the Waikato Wizards of the Women"s Basketball Championship (WBC).
Lenden"s mother, Lesley, lives in Whakatu.