Troy University Athletics
Trojans Add Kennedy to Women's Basketball Staff
5/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Basketball (W)
Kennedy comes to Troy after spending two seasons as an assistant at Georgia Southern.
Prior to going to GSU, Kennedy served at an assistant coach at Auburn for four seasons, including 2003 when the Tigers won the WNIT.
Kennedy began his coaching career at his alma mater, spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Winnipeg. During that span, Winnipeg won three consecutive national championships and tied UCLA's record of 88 consecutive wins.
In addition to his experience as a collegiate coach, Kennedy spent four years as head coach of Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn, Ala.
In his 27 years of coaching, Kennedy has seen 10 of his players advance to professional playing careers, including three who played in the WNBA. He was also published in the book Five-Star Girls' Basketball Drills.
Kennedy graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a bachelor's degree in education with an emphasis in American history. He is working on his master's degree in sport and fitness management.
Kennedy and his wife, Lise, have been married for 18 years. They have two children, Melissa, 13, and Hunter, 11.
We are extremely fortunate to have Craig Kennedy join the basketball family at Troy University,” Murphy said. Coach Kennedy has a strong understanding of the mission of college athletics.
Coach Kennedy and I go back to our time in the SEC, when he was an assistant at Auburn and I was an assistant at Alabama. I consider him to be a top-notch basketball coach, he's a terrific family man, and he will be an asset to the entire Troy University community.”
Kennedy is replacing Sean Page, who accepted a job as a head coach at Brescia University in Owensboro, Ky.
