| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | Princeton |
| 1988–1990 | Monmouth |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2002 | DePaul (assistant) |
| 2009–2016 | NJIT (assistant) |
| 2016–2023 | NJIT |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–123 (.397) |
Brian Kennedy is an American college basketball coach and former head coach for the NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team.[1]
Kennedy grew up in Rumson, New Jersey and attended Christian Brothers Academy.[2] In college, Kennedy his playing career with Princeton before transferring and completing his college career at Monmouth.[3][4]
Upon graduation, Kennedy took over his family's basketball business, The Hoop Group, one of the largest instructional basketball camps in the United States. He stayed in that role until 1997 when he joined the staff at DePaul as an assistant until 2002. From 2002 to 2009, Kennedy left coaching and worked in the financial sector.
Kennedy returned to coaching in 2009 as an assistant at NJIT under Jim Engles, and upon Engles departure to Columbia, Kennedy was elevated to the head coach.
Kennedy's uncle is Pat Kennedy the former head coach at Iona, Florida State, DePaul, Montana and Towson. Kennedy served as an assistant on his uncle's staff at DePaul.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| NJIT Highlanders (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | NJIT | 11–20 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2017–18 | NJIT | 14–16 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | NJIT | 22–13 | 8–8 | 5th | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | NJIT | 9–21 | 6–10 | 8th | |||||
| NJIT Highlanders (America East Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | NJIT | 7–12 | 6–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2021–22 | NJIT | 11–18 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | NJIT | 7–22 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| NJIT: | 81–123 (.397) | 40–70 (.364) | |||||||
| Total: | 81–123 (.397) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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