Kahil Fennell
Kahil Fennell (born July 27, 1982)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: UTRGV Vaqueros
Current conference: Southland Conference
UTRGV record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 0-0 (.000)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Southland Regular Season Champion: 0
- Southland Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | UTRGV |
| 2022-2024 | BYU (asst) |
| 2021-2022 | Louisville (asst) |
| 2018-2021 | Louisville (DBO) |
| 2017-2018 | Portland State (asst) |
| 2016-2017 | Texas-Permian Basin (assoc. HC) |
| 2015-2016 | Texas-Permian Basin (asst) |
Kahil Fennell Facts
- Kahil Jason Fennell
- Born July 27, 1982
- Hometown: Oakland, California
- Alma Mater: University of the Redlands (BA, 2004)
- The California-native played three seasons at D-III Redlands for head coach Gary Smith, and served as a team captain
- After graduation he initial worked in the private sector in the medical device industry
- Started his coaching career in 2014 as an assistant coach at Alameda HS (CA)
- Joined Andy Newman‘s staff at D-II Texas-Permian Basin in 2015 as an assistant and was elevated to associate head coach in 2016
- Spent on year at Portland State as an assistant under Barret Peery and then was hired by Chris Mack in 2018 to be his DBO at Louisvill
- Worked at UL for four seasons (one as an assistant coach) and was part of the 2019-20 team that ranked as high as #1 in the AP Poll
- Following the change in staff at Louisville, Fennell was hired by Mark Pope as an assistant coach at BYU
- Hired in April 2024 to become the head coach at UTRGV, ahead of the program’s move from the WAC to the Southland
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