D.J. Kennedy
| No. 1 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 5, 1989 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Schenley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College | St. John's (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2012 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2012–2013 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2013 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2014 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2014 | Krasny Oktyabr |
| 2014–2015 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2015–2016 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| 2016–2017 | Guangzhou Long-Lions |
| 2017–present | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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David John "D. J." Kennedy (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for St. John's University.
Kennedy attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 17.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. In helping the Spartans to a 29-3 record and the 2007 PIAA AAAA State championship, he earned a first team all-state selection, a first team all-city selection and a two-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous Five" selection.
In his freshman season at St. John's, Kennedy finished second on the squad with 37 steals, including 20 in BIG EAST play. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 7.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
In his sophomore season, he was one of only two Red Storm players to start and play in each of the squad's 34 games. In those 34 games, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.6 minutes per game.
In his junior season, he earned a first team All-Met selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA). In 33 games (31 starts), he averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.
In his senior season, he scored a total of 333 points to finish his college career at St. John's as the school's 12 all-time leading scorer with 1,504 total points, as well as finish 11th all-time in rebounds (781) and sixth all-time in steals (183). In 32 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 28.7 minutes per game.
Kennedy went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In November 2011, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks.
On April 21, 2012, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
In July 2012, Kennedy joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. On September 18, 2012, he was waived by the Grizzlies. Later that month, he re-signed with the Grizzlies. On October 7, 2012, he was again waived by the Grizzlies. On November 1, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Erie BayHawks.
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