Markus Kennedy

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Markus Kennedy
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Kennedy with Brewster Academy in 2011
Personal information
Born (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 33)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–2020
Position Power forward
Career history
2016–2017 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017 Pistoia Basket 2000
2018 HTV Basket
2018 JDA Dijon Basket
2018–2019 Socar Petkim S.K.
2019–2020San Severo
Career highlights and awards

Markus Kennedy (born August 3, 1991) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and SMU Mustangs.

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College career

Kennedy averaged 3.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a freshman at Villanova. After the season he opted to transfer to SMU to play under Larry Brown. [1] As a sophomore, Kennedy averaged 12.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. He was suspended for the first semester of his junior season due to poor academic performance. [2] Kennedy averaged 11.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior, shooting 54.8 percent from the field. He was named American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year as well as AAC tournament MVP. [3] Kennedy was selected to the Second Team All-AAC. [4] He posted 9.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as senior. [5]

Professional career

On September 19, 2016, Kennedy signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish Basketball Super League but did not play for the team. [5] Kennedy spent his first professional season with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League and averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game over 11 games. [6] On July 22, 2017, he signed with Italian club Pistoia Basket 2000. [7] After averaging 10.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, he left the team on December 28. [8] Kennedy agreed to a deal with HTV Basket of the LNB Pro A on January 4, 2018. [9] Kennedy averaged 9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. On February 27, he signed with JDA Dijon Basket. [10] Kennedy signed a deal with Socar Petkim S.K. of the Turkish Basketball First League on August 14. [11] He joined San Severo in 2019, but his contract was terminated in January 2020. [12]

The Basketball Tournament

Markus Kennedy played for Team Sons of Westwood in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In one game, he had five points, one rebound and one assist. Team Sons of Westwood ALS made it to the Super 16 before falling to Team Challenge ALS.

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References

  1. ↑ "SMU lands Villanova transfer Markus Kennedy". The Sporting News . July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (November 12, 2014). "Report: SMU to be without top returning big for fall semester". NBC Sports . Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "SMU picked to win American Athletic Conference; Nic Moore preseason Player of Year". The Dallas Morning News . Associated Press. October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams". theAmerican.org. Sidearmsports. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Markus Kennedy inks with Yesilgiresun". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Seimas, Jim (July 21, 2017). "Santa Cruz trades Early, Cook to Rio Grande Valley". Santa Cruz Sentinel . Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Markus Kennedy signs with Pistoia". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Markus Kennedy, Pistoia Basket part ways". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Markus Kennedy agrees to deal with Hyeres-Toulon". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ "JDA Dijon signs Markus Kennedy". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Markus Kennedy signs with Petkimspor". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "BASKET: Allianz Pazienza San Severo, rescissione consensuale con Markus Kennedy". La Gazzetta di San Severo (in Italian). January 10, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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