Pat Kennedy

Kennedy was born in Keyport, New Jersey and attended Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=1546692|title=Pat Kennedy|publisher=Towson Tigers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511074216/http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21300&ATCLID=1546692|archive-date=May 11, 2011}} Kennedy's father Joseph William emigrated to the U.S. from Tralee, Ireland.

Pat Kennedy graduated from King's College, Pennsylvania in 1975 with a B.A. in political science.{{cite web|url=http://paceuathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=37|title=Pat Kennedy|publisher=Pace University Athletics|date=2014|access-date=March 31, 2016}} He was a player for his first two years, then coached the junior varsity team for his last two years.{{cite web|title=Pat Kennedy|url=http://www.fsu.edu/~athletic/96c_mbs1.htm|publisher=Florida State University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970807023149/http://www.fsu.edu/~athletic/96c_mbs1.htm|archive-date=August 7, 1997|access-date=March 30, 2016}} In 1975, he became an assistant coach at Lehigh under Brian Hill. After three years at Lehigh, Kennedy joined Jim Valvano's staff at Iona in 1978. Valvano left for NC State in 1980, after which Kennedy was promoted to head coach. In six years, he led the Gaels to two NIT and two NCAA tournament appearances. He compiled a 124–60 record while at Iona. He was the NABC District Coach of the Year at Iona in 1984 and the MAAC Coach of the Year in 1985.{{cite web|title=Pat Kennedy|url=http://depaulbluedemons.com/basketball/mens/bb_coaches/bb_coaches.htm|publisher=DePaul University Athletics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209221222/http://depaulbluedemons.com/basketball/mens/bb_coaches/bb_coaches.htm|archive-date=February 9, 2002|access-date=March 30, 2016}}

After Iona, Kennedy went to Florida State. Kennedy won both a Metro regular season title and the tournament championship (1991) before taking on the ACC schedule beginning with the 1991–92 season. He was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1992. Kennedy led the Seminoles to five NCAA Tournament berths and two NIT appearances in his 11 years at FSU. The Seminoles advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1993 NCAA tournament, which was the second-best season in FSU history. Florida State went 202–131 under Kennedy, posting a .607 winning percentage. In his first season coaching in the ACC, Kennedy set a then-record for road wins (6) and total ACC wins (11) by a first-year coach. Kennedy's teams featured some of the best players in FSU history. His 1992–93 team was one of the only teams in ACC history to include four NBA first round draft picks (Charlie Ward, Bob Sura, Sam Cassell and Doug Edwards). Seven of Kennedy's 11 FSU teams recorded 19 or more wins and he reached the 20-win plateau five times.{{Cite web|url=http://varsityclub.fsu.edu/content/hall-fame|title = Hall of Fame | Varsity Club}}

He replaced Joey Meyer as head coach at DePaul on June 12, 1997. The Blue Demons had won 3 games in Meyer's final season.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/06/13/depaul-hires-fsus-kennedy/3ec5c050-fb03-4b6a-9bb0-7bf962b2fcea/ "DePaul Hires FSU's Kennedy," The Washington Post, Friday, June 13, 1997.] Retrieved March 19, 2023. In 2000, Kennedy led the Blue Demons to their first NCAA appearance in eight years. Kennedy was one of the youngest coaches to ever take three programs to the NCAA tournament. While in Chicago, Kennedy compiled the number one recruiting class in the country and took the team to the NIT and NCAA in his second and third season. DePaul was the first program to lose five underclassmen in a two-year period to the NBA in 2000 and 2001. He resigned on March 5, 2002 after a campaign in which the Blue Demons lost 15 of its last 17 games including its final six to finish 9–19 overall and 2–14 in league play and failed to qualify for the Conference USA Tournament.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/03/05/Kennedy-steps-down-at-DePaul/3431015304400/ "Kennedy steps down at DePaul," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 5, 2002.] Retrieved March 19, 2023. He was succeeded by Dave Leitao six weeks later on April 16.[https://apnews.com/article/f751e73a224be155a28d91bcb79e3c22 "DePaul Names Dave Leitao Coach," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, April 16, 2002.] Retrieved March 19, 2023.

In 2002, Kennedy was hired to coach Montana. While at Montana, Kennedy served as the President of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches).{{citation|title=The Pat Kennedy Experience|url=http://web.montanagrizzlies.com/umgriz/basketball_men/03-04_MBB_guide/coaches.pdf|work=03-04 Griz Basketball|publisher=University of Montana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040725094350/http://web.montanagrizzlies.com/umgriz/basketball_men/03-04_MBB_guide/coaches.pdf|archive-date=July 25, 2004|pages=20–22}} His two-year record with the Grizzlies was 23–35 before he left to take the head coaching job at Towson University in 2004.{{cite web|last1=Markus|first1=Don|title=Towson's Kennedy has 2-fold plan|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/05/23/towsons-kennedy-has-2-fold-plan/|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604153658/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-sp.kennedy23may23,0,2425189.story?coll=bal-college-mbasketball|archive-date=June 4, 2004|url-status=live|date=May 23, 2004}} After a 5–24 record in his first year, Towson improved to 12–16 in 2005–06 and 15–17 in 2006–07.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/pat-kennedy-1.html|title=Pat Kennedy Coaching Record}} Towson extended Kennedy's contract, originally set to end in 2008, through the 2010–11 season.{{cite web|title=MEN'S BASKETBALL: Pat Kennedy's Contract Is Extended|url=http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=3560|publisher=Towson University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820010117/http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=3560|archive-date=August 20, 2007|date=March 12, 2007}}{{cite web|title=Towson's Kennedy gets 3-year extension|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/03/13/towsons-kennedy-gets-3-year-extension/|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315204336/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-sp.kennedy13mar13,0,459100.story|archive-date=March 15, 2007|date=March 13, 2007|url-status=live}} After a 2010–11 season with a 4–23 record, Kennedy stepped down as Towson's head coach.{{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Ken|title=Contract up, Towson's Pat Kennedy steps down|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/03/07/contract-up-towsons-pat-kennedy-steps-down/|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=March 31, 2016|date=March 7, 2011}}

On May 7, 2013 Kennedy accepted the head coaching job at Pace, a Division II school who competes in the Northeast-10 Conference. During his second year at Pace, Kennedy won his 499th game against Stonehill College on January 10, 2015. Pace parted ways with Kennedy on March 2, 2015 after two seasons.http://www.lohud.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/305060079/Pace-names-Pat-Kennedy-men-s-basketball-coach

After 40 years as a college basketball coach, Kennedy coached 27 players who played in the NBA. These players include multiple first round draft picks like Jeff Ruland, George McCloud, Charlie Ward, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, Sam Cassell, and Quentin Richardson.

– 2004–05 National Association Basketball Coaches (NABC) President

– 1992 ACC Coach of the Year

– 1985 MAAC Coach of the Year

– 1984 NABC District Coach of the Year

– Florida State University Hall of Fame

– MAAC Hall of Fame

– Iona College Hall of Fame

– Kings College Hall of Fame

– New Rochelle Hall of Fame

– Red Bank Catholic HS Hall of Fame

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