15 Facts About Andy Kennedy

Andy Kennedy was born on March 13,1968 and is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UAB Blazers men's basketball team.

Andy Kennedy was head men's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi from 2006 to 2018.

Andy Kennedy was a 1986 Parade All-American and he went on to play for North Carolina State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Andy Kennedy started his collegiate career at North Carolina State where he was a member of Jim Valvano's 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference championship team.

From 1988 to 1991, Andy Kennedy was a two-time all-conference performer that led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring at 21.8 points per game in 1991.

Andy Kennedy finished his UAB career as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points.

On 2022 October 7 Andy Kennedy was inducted into the UAB Sports Hall of Fame.

Andy Kennedy later began a three-year professional career abroad, playing in Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and Puerto Rico.

Andy Kennedy had his second ACL tear and subsequently his fifth and final knee operation while playing in Puerto Rico and chose to retire as a player and transition into coaching.

Andy Kennedy was named the NY Post Big East Coach of the Year.

In 2018, Andy Kennedy agreed to a deal with the SEC Network to become a college basketball analyst across the ESPN family of networks.

Andy Kennedy's squad finished 49th in the NET ranking 51 in Kenpom ranking The Blazers ranked 4th nationally in steals and 6th in scoring offense.

Andy Kennedy led the Blazers to their second straight post-season with an appearance in the final of the NIT, their first since 2016, and UAB's first ever appearance in the final of a post-season tournament.

Andy Kennedy became the fastest coach in UAB program history to reach the 100-win milestone.

Andy Kennedy become the Blazers' 2nd winningest all-time coach after the AAC Tournament semifinal win over North Texas.