Pat Kennedy
Kennedy coaches Florida State in 1986.
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 5, 1952 Keyport, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | King's College, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1973 | King's (PA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1975 | King's (PA) (JV) |
| 1975–1977 | Lehigh (asst.) |
| 1977–1980 | Iona (asst.) |
| 1980–1986 | Iona |
| 1986–1997 | Florida State |
| 1997–2002 | DePaul |
| 2002–2004 | Montana |
| 2004–2011 | Towson |
| 2013–2015 | Pace |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 499–497 |
| Tournaments | 6–8 (NCAA) 7–5 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Metro Tournament (1991) 3× MAAC Tournament (1982, 1984, 1985) 3× MAAC regular season (1983–1985) |
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| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (1992) | |
Joseph Patrick "Pat" Kennedy (born January 5, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He was previously the men's basketball coach at Towson University, Iona College, Florida State University, DePaul University, Pace University and the University of Montana. Currently, Kennedy is a senior advisor for the Hoop Group and Be The Beast Recruiting. The Hoop Group is the leading grassroots basketball company in the country and Be The Beast is a nationwide high school recruiting service for boys and girls.
Kennedy was born in Keyport, New Jersey and attended Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey. 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. He was a player for his first two years, then coached the junior varsity team for his last two years. 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.
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