Andy Kennedy (basketball coach)

College coach infobox


Name = Andy Kennedy
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1968|3|13
Birthplace = flagicon|United States Louisville, Mississippi
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College = Mississippi
Title = Head coach
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CurrentRecord = 21-13 (.617)
OverallRecord = 42-26 (.617)
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Years = 1986–1987
1988-1991
Team = NC State
UAB
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CoachYears = 1994–1995
1996–2001
2001–2005
2005–2006
2006–present
CoachTeams = South Alabama (asst.)
UAB (asst.)
Cincinnati (asst.)
Cincinnati
Mississippi
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Andy Kennedy (born March 13, 1968 in Louisville, Mississippi) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Kennedy was a standout player in high school at both Winston Academy and Louisville High School. He was a 1986 Parade All-American and he went on to play for North Carolina State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. On March 24, 2006, Kennedy was introduced as the Rebels' 20th head men's basketball coach.

Kennedy's coaching career began as an assistant for the University of South Alabama during the 1994-1995 season. Since then he has also served as an assistant coach at UAB from 1996-2001 and the University of Cincinnati from 2001-2005. Kennedy's most notable coaching position came during the 2005-06 season when he was named interim head coach for Cincinnati after Bob Huggins resigned. He lead the Bearcats to a 21-13 record and an NIT appearance that year. He is known for his excellent style of recruiting, and has developed a national reputation as a top recruiter.

He is now the head men's basketball coach for the Ole Miss Rebels. He led the Rebels to a 21-13 overall record and 8-8 in conference play record to become co-champions of the Southeastern Conference Western division. The Rebels made it to the semi-finals of the SEC tournament, but fell to the eventual champions, Florida. The Rebels then received an NIT berth and won the first round against Appalachian State but fell to the eventual runners-up, Clemson.

Andy Kennedy's 2006-2007 season as an Ole Miss Rebel was thought of as a success as the Rebles shared the SEC's Western Division title with Mississippi State after being projected to finish last in the West division. Kennedy's Rebs did a nice job defending their home court in Oxford where they were 14-1, losing only to Kentucky.

College

He was a 1986 Parade All-American, as well as the Mississippi Player of the Year at Louisville High School. He started his collegiate career at North Carolina State where he was a member of Jim Valvano's 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference championship team. He then transferred to UAB where over the next three seasons he became the school's No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points, an 18.8-point career scoring average.

He still holds or shares 20 Blazer records, including most 3-point field goals (318), highest career 3-point percentage (.437), most 20-point games (43), most 30-point games (7) and the single game scoring mark of 41 points.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Cincinnati
startyear=2005
conference=Big East Conference
endyear=2006|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Cincinnati
overall = 21-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = 8th
postseason = NIT Quarterfinals
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Cincinnati
overall = 21-13
confrecord = 8-8CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Ole Miss
startyear=2006
conference=Southeastern Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Ole Miss
overall = 21-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-1st (West)
postseason = NIT 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Ole Miss
overall = 24-11 [ [http://www.examiner.com/a-1134957~Ole_Miss_Wins_School_Record_13th_in_Row.html?cid=rss-Mississippi_Headlines Examiner.com: Ole Miss Wins School-Record 13th in Row] ]
conference = 7-9
confstanding = 3rd (West)
postseason = NIT Semifinals
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Ole Miss
overall = 45-24
confrecord = 15-17CBB Yearly Record End
overall=66-37
poll=no
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External links

* [http://www.olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=12841&SPID=739&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=542197&Q_SEASON=2006 Kennedy's Ole Miss profile]

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