Pat Kennedy
Pat Kennedy (born January 5, 1952)
Teams coached: Iona Gaels, Florida State Seminoles, DePaul Blue Demons, Montana Grizzlies, Towson Tigers, Pace Setters
Iona record: 124-60 (.674)
Florida State record: 202-131 (.607)
DePaul record: 67-85 (.441)
Montana record: 23-35 (.397)
Towson record: 71-144 (.330)
Overall record^: 499-497 (.501)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1992, 1993)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1997)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1999)
- Metro Regular Season Champion: 1 (1989)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
- Metro Tournament Champion: 1 (1991)
- MAAC Tournament Champion: 2 (1984, 1985)
Awards:
- ACC Coach of the Year: 1 (1992)
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1984)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-2015 | Pace |
| 2004-2011 | Towson |
| 2002-2004 | Montana |
| 1997-2002 | DePaul |
| 1986-1997 | Florida State |
| 1980-1986 | Iona |
| 1977-1980 | Iona (asst) |
| 1975-1977 | Lehigh (asst) |
| 1973-1975 | King’s College (JV) |
Pat Kennedy Facts
- Joseph Patrick Kennedy
- Born January 5, 1952
- Hometown: Keyport, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: King’s College (BA, 1975)
- Played for two years at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, then spent his last two undergrad years coaching the JV team
- Started coaching immediately after graduation, spending two years on Brian Hill’s staff at Lehigh then three more under Jim Valvano at Iona
- Took over the Iona program in 1980, winning 124 games and going to the NCAA Tournament twice in six seasons there
- Left for Florida State in 1986, where he led the Seminoles to five NCAAT appearances and a 1989 Metro title
- Took the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in back to back years, finishing second in the ACC each season (1991-93) and winning the conference coach of the year award in 1992
- Took over at DePaul in 1997, leading the Blue Demons for five seasons and reaching the NIT and NCAA Tournament once each
- Final Division I coaching stops were a two-year stint at Montana and seven years at Towson; failed to reach the postseason with either school
- Coached at Division II Pace University in New York City for two seasons
- Left Pace in 2015 with 499 career wins (487 at the Division I level)
- Along with his wife, Jeannie, has one son and two daughters; is the uncle of current NJIT head coach Brian Kennedy
Pat Kennedy Coaching Tree
- Rashon Burno (Northern Illinois)
- Tracy Dildy (Chicago State)
- Allen Edwards (Wyoming)
- Brian Kennedy (NJIT)
- Dave Magarity (Army women’s, Marist)
- Eric Skeeters (Delaware State)
- Wayne Tinkle (Oregon State, Montana)
- Tim Welsh (Providence, Iona)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the Division I and Division II levels