Andrew Kennedy (basketball)

Andrew Kennedy

Personal information
Born	(1965-12-22) December 22, 1965 Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality	American / Jamaican
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Calabar (Kingston, Jamaica)
College	Amarillo College (1983–1985) Virginia (1985–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1987–2002
Position	Small forward
Career history
1987–1988	Topeka Sizzlers
1988–1989	Rapid City Thrillers
1989	CB Valladolid
1989–1990	Hapoel Galil Elyon
1990–1991	Corona Cremona
1991–1993	Hapoel Galil Elyon
1993–1994	Montpellier Basket
1995–1998	Hapoel Galil Elyon
1998–2000	Maccabi Haifa BC
2001–2002	Bnei Herzliya
2002	Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (1996) Second-team All-ACC (1987)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Andrew Fitzgarfield Kennedy (born December 22, 1965) is a retired American-Jamaican basketball player, most notable for his years playing in the Israeli league, with Hapoel Galil Elyon's successful teams of the early 1990s. He was the 1996 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

Biography

Kennedy attended Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978–83, and participated in a number of sports including table tennis, athletics, and basketball. He was an above-average student, and regularly won awards for excellence and school citizenship. He was drawn to basketball, where he played on the B and later A team. Of note was the rivalry between Kennedy and his older brother Michael Kennedy, who played basketball for Kingston College, Calabar's archrival. The two met on numerous occasions.

A 6' 7" forward, Kennedy studied at the University of Virginia and after graduating he was picked in the 1987 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks as the 43rd pick overall.

He arrived to the Upper Galilee, Israel (Galil Elyon) in 1989 and played for the local team of Hapoel Galil Elyon for seven seasons in three teams, in his first four seasons winning a national cup in 1992 and an historic championship a year later in 1993. He was the 1996 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. To this day he holds the record for most seasons played in Israel by an import player, a total of 12, in six teams.

Kennedy later played in Italy, Spain, and France before his retirement in 2005.

External links

• ACB.com Profile