Bobby Kennen

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| current_title = Interim head coach

| current_team = North Florida

| current_conference = Atlantic Sun

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| birth_place = Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S.{{Cite web|title=Bobby Kennen - Head Coach |url=https://unfospreys.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bobby-kennen/1435 |date=2025-05-23 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=University of North Florida |language=en-US}}

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| alma_mater = {{nowrap|Palm Beach Atlantic University (1993)}}
University of Florida (1998)

| player_years1 = 1989–1993

| player_team1 = Palm Beach Atlantic

| coach_years1 = 1993–1995

| coach_team1 = Santaluces HS (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1998

| coach_team2 = Williston HS

| coach_years3 = 1998–1999

| coach_team3 = Central Florida CC (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1999–2000

| coach_team4 = Wichita State (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2000–2005

| coach_team5 = Jacksonville (assistant){{cn|date=May 2025}}

| coach_years6 = 2005–2009

| coach_team6 = Campbell (assistant)

| coach_years7 = 2009–2012

| coach_team7 = North Florida (assistant){{cn|date=May 2025}}

| coach_years8 = 2012–2025

| coach_team8 = North Florida (associate HC)

| coach_years9 = 2025–present

| coach_team9 = North Florida (interim HC)

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Robert Kennen is an American basketball coach. He is currently the interim head coach of the North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team.

Career

Kennen played college basketball at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He began his coaching career at the high school level, first coaching as an assistant at Santaluces High School and later as the head coach at Williston High School.{{Cite web |title=Shocker roundballers welcome two new assistant coaches, Dale Faber '82 and Bobby Kennen. |url=https://the-shocker.wichita.edu/story.php?eid=62&id=1713 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=the-shocker.wichita.edu}} After serving as an assistant coach at Central Florida Community College, Wichita State, and Jacksonville, Kennen was named an assistant coach at Campbell in 2005.{{Cite web |date=2005-01-09 |title=Bobby Kennen Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach |url=https://gocamels.com/news/2005/1/9/1_9_2005_3766 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Campbell University |language=en}} After four seasons at Campbell, he was hired as an assistant at North Florida. Kennen was promoted to associate head coach in 2012, a position he served until 2025.{{Cite web |last=jwohlfert23 |date=2012-08-24 |title=UNF staff update |url=https://hoopdirt.com/unf-staff-update/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=HoopDirt |language=en-US}}

On May 22, 2025, Kennen was named the interim head coach for North Florida, following the departure of Matthew Driscoll.{{Cite web |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=Matthew Driscoll resigns as University of North Florida basketball coach after 16 seasons |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/north-florida-ospreys/2025/05/22/matthew-driscoll-north-florida-ospreys-college-basketball-coach/83795794007/ |date=2025-05-22 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}