- Pat Kennedy
College coach infobox
Name = Pat Kennedy
Sport =Basketball
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Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesKeyport, New Jersey
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College = Towson
Title = Head coach
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Championships = Metro Tournament Championship (1991)
MAAC Tournament Championship (1982, 1984, 1985)
MAAC Regular Season Championship (1983, 1984, 1985)
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Years = 1971–1973
Team = King's College
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CoachYears = 1978–1980
1980–1986
1986–1997
1997–2002
2002–2004
2004–present
CoachTeams = Iona (asst.)
Iona
Florida State
DePaul
Montana
Towson
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BBallHOF = :"For the basketball referee, see Matthew "Pat" Kennedy"Pat Kennedy is the current men's basketball coach atTowson University . Previously, Kennedy coached at Iona College,Florida State University ,DePaul University , and the University of Montana.Kennedy is a native of
Keyport, New Jersey [ [http://www.wyff4.com/cbask/3288117/detail.html "Towson Names Kennedy Men's Basketball Coach"] ,WYFF ,May 10 ,2004 . AccessedDecember 20 ,2007 .] , and attendedRed Bank Catholic High School . [ [http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/mbball/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=28 Pat Kennedy] ,Towson Tigers . AccessedDecember 20 ,2007 . "Pat attended Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic High School, home of the Fighting Caseys."] He is a 1975 graduate of King's College. After college, he became an assistant coach toJim Valvano at Iona. In 1979 when Valvano left forNorth Carolina State University , Kennedy took the head job at Iona. In six years, he led the Gaels to two NCAA tournament appearances. He compiled a 124-60 record while at Iona.After Iona, Kennedy went to Florida State. He would spend 11 year in Tallahassee, leading the Seminoles to 5 NCAA tournament appearances. During his tenure at FSU, he won 202 games and lost 131.
In 1997, he took over as headmaster at DePaul. In 2000, Kennedy led the Blue Demons to their first NCAA appearance in eight years. While in Chicago, he had a record of 67 wins and 85 losses.
In 2002, Kennedy left DePaul to coach Montana. His two record of the Grizzlies was 23-25. He took his current position at Towson in 2004.
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External links
* [http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/mbball/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=28 Pat Kennedy bio]
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