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| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania| nationality = AmericanSchenley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)}}St. John's Red Storm men's basketball>St. John's (2007–2011)| draft_year = 2011| career_start = 2011| career_end = | years1 = 2011–2012Erie BayHawks (2008–2017)>Erie BayHawks2011|end}}| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers| years3 = 2012–2013| team3 = Erie BayHawks| years4 = 2013| team4 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers| years5 = 2013| team5 = BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque| years6 = 2014| team6 = Hapoel Holon| years7 = 2014BC Krasny Oktyabr>Krasny Oktyabr| years8 = 2014–2015| team8 = Riesen Ludwigsburg| years9 = 2015–2016BC Enisey>Enisey| years10 = 2016–2017| team10 = Guangzhou Long-Lions| years11 = 2017| team11 = Riesen Ludwigsburg| years12 = 2017–2018Karşıyaka Basket>Pınar Karşıyaka| years13 = 2018–2019| team13 = Melbourne United| years14 = 2019| team14 = Reyer Venezia| years15 = 2019–2021| team15 = Pınar Karşıyaka| years16 = 2021–2022BC Prometey>Prometey Kamianske| years17 = 2022| team17 = Hapoel Galil Elyon| years18 = 2022–present| team18 = Prometey| highlights =

• BIBL champion (2022)
• Italian League champion (2019)
• BCL rebounding leader (2018)
• BCL Star Lineup Best Team (2018)
• FIBA Europe Cup Starting Five (2016)
• All-BBL First Team (2015)
• BBL Best Offensive Player (2015)
• BBL scoring champion (2015)
• NBA D-League champion (2013)
• NBA D-League All-Star (2013)
• All-NBA D-League Third Team (2013)

}}David John Kennedy (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He played college basketball for St. John's University.

High school career

Kennedy attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 17.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. In helping the Spartans to a 29–3 record and the 2007 PIAA AAAA State championship, he earned a first team all-state selection, a first team all-city selection and a two-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous Five" selection.WEB,weblink D.J. Kennedy Bio, redstormsports.com, April 22, 2014, May 21, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140521150914weblink">weblink dead,

College career

In his freshman season at St. John's, Kennedy finished second on the squad with 37 steals, including 20 in BIG EAST play. In 30 games (29 starts), he averaged 7.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.WEB,weblink D.J. Kennedy Stats, Sports-Reference.com, April 22, 2014, In his sophomore season, he was one of only two Red Storm players to start and play in each of the squad's 34 games. In those 34 games, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.6 minutes per game.In his junior season, he earned a first team All-Met selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA). In 33 games (31 starts), he averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.In his senior season, he scored a total of 333 points to finish his college career at St. John's as the school's 12 all-time leading scorer with 1,504 total points, as well as finish 11th all-time in rebounds (781) and sixth all-time in steals (183). In 32 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 28.7 minutes per game.

Professional career

2011–12 season

Kennedy went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In November 2011, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20140422143327weblink">weblink dead, April 22, 2014, BayHawks Announce Returning Players, Training Camp Invites, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., November 2, 2011, April 22, 2014, On April 21, 2012, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rest of the 2011–12 season.WEB,weblink Cavaliers Sign D.J. Kennedy, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., April 21, 2012, April 22, 2014,

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Kennedy joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.WEB,weblink Grizzlies acquire D.J. Kennedy from Cavaliers, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., July 25, 2012, April 22, 2014, On September 18, 2012, he was waived by the Grizzlies.WEB,weblink Grizzlies waive D.J. Kennedy, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., September 18, 2012, April 22, 2014, Later that month, he re-signed with the Grizzlies.WEB,weblink Memphis Grizzlies add Michael Dunigan, Ronald Dupree, Jarrid Famous, Jerome Jordan, D.J. Kennedy to training camp, InsideHoops.com, September 29, 2012, April 22, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140327080701weblink">weblink March 27, 2014, dead, On October 7, 2012, he was again waived by the Grizzlies.WEB,weblink Grizzlies waive Kennedy and Famous, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., October 7, 2012, April 22, 2014, On November 1, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Erie BayHawks.WEB,weblink BayHawks Add Nine to Training Camp Roster, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., November 1, 2012, April 22, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121107003516weblink">weblink November 7, 2012, On February 4, 2013, Kennedy was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.WEB,weblink 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., February 4, 2013, April 22, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131022065410weblink">weblink October 22, 2013, On March 5, 2013, Kennedy was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.WEB,weblink Vipers acquire Kennedy and Singletary from Erie, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., March 5, 2013, April 22, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140522200201weblink">weblink May 22, 2014, He went on to win the 2013 NBA D-League championship with the Vipers.WEB,weblink Rio Grande Valley Vipers win 2013 D-League championship, InsideHoops.com, April 27, 2013, April 22, 2014,

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Kennedy joined the Miami Heat for the 2013 NBA Summer League.WEB,weblink HEAT Announce Summer League Information, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., July 2, 2013, April 22, 2014, On September 10, 2013, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks.WEB,weblink MAVERICKS ADD THREE PLAYERS; ROSTER EXPANDS TO 18, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., September 10, 2013, September 10, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130927074815weblink">weblink September 27, 2013, dead, However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 22, 2013.WEB,weblink MAVERICKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON BALKMAN, EBANKS, KENNEDY AND MELO, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., October 22, 2013, April 22, 2014, May 21, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140521121051weblink">weblink dead, On October 27, 2013, he signed with BCM Gravelines of France for the 2013–14 season.WEB,weblink Gravelines-Dunkerque signs DJ Kennedy, Sportando.com, October 27, 2013, April 22, 2014, On December 3, 2013, he parted ways with Gravelines after just 8 games.WEB,weblink DJ Kennedy leaves Gravelines-Dunkerque, Sportando.com, December 3, 2013, April 22, 2014, On January 4, 2014, he signed with Hapoel Holon of Israel for the rest of the season.WEB,weblink Hapeol Holon sign D.J Kennedy, Sportando.com, January 4, 2014, April 22, 2014,

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Kennedy joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2014 NBA Summer League.WEB, Schuster, Megan,weblink 2014 Summer League Roster Breakdown, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., July 9, 2014, September 1, 2014, On September 1, 2014, he signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014–15 season.WEB,weblink Krasny Oktyabr signs DJ Kennedy, Sportando.com, September 1, 2014, September 1, 2014, On November 18, 2014, he left the club after appearing in just six games.NEWS, DJ Kennedy leaves Krasny Oktyabr,weblink November 18, 2014, November 18, 2014, Sportando.com, On December 6, 2014, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany for the rest of the season.NEWS, DJ Kennedy signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg,weblink December 6, 2014, Sportando.com, December 6, 2014,

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Kennedy joined the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On August 10, 2015, he signed with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia for the 2015–16 season.NEWS, DJ Kennedy officially signs with Enisey Krasnoyarsk,weblink August 10, 2015, Sportando.com, August 10, 2015, In 40 games and 38 starts, he averaged 14.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.WEB,weblink Nuggets Sign Four Players to Contracts, NBA.com, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc., September 15, 2016, September 16, 2016,

2016–17 season

On September 15, 2016, Kennedy signed with the Denver Nuggets, but was waived on October 15 after appearing in one preseason game.WEB, NuggetsPR,weblink #Nuggets Waive Kennedy, Sampson and..., Twitter, October 15, 2016, October 15, 2016, On November 14, he signed with Guangzhou Long-Lions of China.WEB,weblink Foshan Long Lions replace Ryan Boatright with DJ Kennedy, Sportando.com, November 14, 2016, November 19, 2016, Four days later, he made his debut in an 89–88 loss to Qingdao DoubleStar, recording 24 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block.WEB,weblink Regular Season Round 8: Qingdao E. – Guangzhou 89–88, Eurobasket.com, November 18, 2016, November 19, 2016, On March 16, 2017, Kennedy returned to his former club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the 2016–17 BBL season.NEWS, D.J. Kennedy zurück bei den MHP RIESEN!,weblink March 16, 2017, mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de, March 16, 2017, de,weblink March 17, 2017, dead,

2017–18 season

On August 11, 2017, Kennedy signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka for the 2017–18 season.NEWS, " D.J. KENNEDY PINAR KARŞIYAKA'DA! ",weblink August 11, 2017, kskbasketbol.net, August 11, 2017, tr, He was the leading scorer of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League season, with 19 points per game.WEB,weblink Players statistics of the Basketball Champions League 2017–2018, Karşıyaka was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished tenth in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

2018–19 season

On September 9, 2018, Kennedy signed with Melbourne United for the 2018–19 NBL season.WEB,weblink Melbourne United Complete Roster with DJ Kennedy, NBL.com.au, September 9, 2018, September 9, 2018, March 23, 2021,weblink dead, In March 2019, following the conclusion of the NBL season, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A.WEB,weblink Umana Venezia tabs DJ Kennedy, ex United, australiabasket.com, March 22, 2019, March 26, 2019,

2019–20 season

On September 25, 2019, he has signed with his former club Pınar Karşıyaka for 3+6 months deal, as an injury cover for Tony Crocker.WEB,weblink DJ Kennedy Karşıyaka'ya döndü, September 24, 2019, Basketfaul, tr, September 25, 2019, Kennedy averaged 9.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.NEWS, Pinar Karsiyaka re-signs DJ Kennedy,weblink Sportando, July 20, 2020, July 20, 2020,

2020–21 season

On July 20, 2020, Kennedy signed a two-year extension with Pınar Karşıyaka.NEWS,weblink Pinar Karsiyaka re-signs DJ Kennedy, July 20, 2020, Sportando, En, July 8, 2021, He averaged 7.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

2021–22 season

On September 24, 2021, Kennedy signed with Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.WEB, Prometey signs DJ Kennedy,weblink Eurobasket, September 24, 2021, September 24, 2021, On March 9, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League.WEB,weblink DJ Kennedy signed with Hapoel Galil Elion, March 9, 2022, Eurobasket, En, March 9, 2022,

2022–23 season

On July 28, 2022, he has signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.NEWS,weblink DJ Kennedy joins Prometey again, July 28, 2022, Sportando, En, August 12, 2022, Carchia, Emiliano,

The Basketball Tournament

Kennedy joined the inaugural Overseas Elite roster for The Basketball Tournament (TBT)—a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament—during the summer of 2015. Overseas Elite defeated Team 23 in the TBT 2015 championship game, 67–65, to claim the $1 million prize.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150806013111weblink">weblink dead, August 6, 2015, Team wins $1 million in winner-take-all hoops tournament, Kevin, Ryan, August 2, 2015, August 10, 2017, Kennedy scored 24 points in the game, and was subsequently named MVP.WEB,weblink SQ At The Basketball Tournament's Million Dollar Final, Dylan, Turk, Drew, Margolis, thesportsquotient.com, August 24, 2015, July 29, 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180730110317weblink">weblink July 30, 2018, dead, Overseas Elite and Kennedy repeated as champions in TBT 2016 with a 77–72 victory over Team Colorado, earning them that year's $2 million prize,WEB,weblink Team Colorado falls in TBT final to Overseas Elite, Alissa, Noe, August 2, 2016, August 10, 2017, with Kennedy named to the All-Tournament Team.WEB,weblink TBT 2016 All Tournament Team, thetournament.com, August 2016, July 29, 2018, August 6, 2020,weblink dead, Kennedy and his team became three-time champions with an 86–83 win over Team Challenge ALS in TBT 2017, bringing their total winnings to $5 million. Kennedy averaged 15 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and was again named to the All-Tournament Team.WEB,weblink TBT 2017 All-Tournament Team, thetournament.com, August 4, 2017, August 10, 2017, August 6, 2020,weblink dead, On August 3, 2018, Kennedy and Overseas Elite won TBT 2018, securing their fourth consecutive championship and another $2 million prize, with Kennedy being named MVP and a member of the All-Tournament Team. In TBT 2019, Kennedy and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to eventual champions Carmen's Crew, 71–66.WEB,weblink #1 Carmen's Crew 71, #1 Overseas Elite 66, thetournament.com, August 4, 2019, August 4, 2019, January 23, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200123041911weblink">weblink dead, Kennedy was again named to the All-Tournament Team.TWEET, thetournament, 1158956319522598912, These guys were UNREAL this summer! Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team!, August 7, 2019, August 7, 2019, Kennedy did not play for Overseas Elite during TBT 2020; the team lost in the semifinals.For TBT 2021, with Overseas Elite not entering the tournament, Kennedy joined Boeheim's Army, a team rostered primarily with Syracuse Orange men's basketball alumni.NEWS,weblink DJ Kennedy Joins Boeheim's Army, Mike, McAllister, All Syracuse FN, Sports Illustrated, July 3, 2021, August 1, 2021, Boeheim's Army captured the championship and $1 million prize.NEWS,weblink Boeheim's Army Wins The Basketball Tournament, Mike, McAllister, All Syracuse FN, MSN.com, August 3, 2021, August 3, 2021, {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size: 95%;"|+ TBT Summary! Year !! Team !! Team result !! Kennedy honors !! Ref.The Basketball Tournament 2015>2015 rowspan=5Overseas Elite >| The Basketball Tournament 2016>2016 Champions All-Tournament HTTPS://WWW.THETOURNAMENT.COM/NEWS/TBT-2016-ALL-TOURNAMENT-TEAM >TITLE=TBT 2016 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM DATE=AUGUST 2016 ARCHIVE-DATE=AUGUST 6, 2020 URL-STATUS=DEAD, The Basketball Tournament 2017>2017 Champions All-Tournament HTTPS://WWW.THETOURNAMENT.COM/NEWS/TBT-2017-ALL-TOURNAMENT-TEAM >TITLE=TBT 2017 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM DATE=AUGUST 2017 ARCHIVE-DATE=AUGUST 6, 2020 URL-STATUS=DEAD, The Basketball Tournament 2018>2018 Champions All-Tournament & MVP HTTPS://WWW.THETOURNAMENT.COM/NEWS/TBT-2018-ALL-TOURNAMENT-TEAM >TITLE=TBT 2018 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM DATE=AUGUST 3, 2018 ARCHIVE-DATE=AUGUST 7, 2019 URL-STATUS=DEAD, The Basketball Tournament 2019>2019 Lost in semifinals All-Tournament THETOURNAMENT >NUMBER=1158956319522598912 DATE=AUGUST 7, 2019, August 7, 2019, The Basketball Tournament 2021>2021 Boeheim's Army Champions TBD {{dagger}} In 2015, only a tournament MVP was named.

Career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend}}

NBA

Regular season

{{NBA player statistics start}} {{nbay|2011}} Cleveland| 6.0 class="sortbottom"! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career| 6.0{| class="wikitable"| Led the league

Basketball Champions League

{{Basketball Champions League player statistics start}} 2017–18 Basketball Champions LeagueHTTP://WWW.CHAMPIONSLEAGUE.BASKETBALL/17-18/TEAM/PINAR-KARSIYAKA#%7CTAB=STATISTICSWORK=CHAMPIONSLEAGUE.BASKETBALL, November 3, 2018, Karsiyaka 34.8 .541 .344 .743 style="background:#cfecec;" 19.0

Personal

Kennedy is the son of Rana Holliday and David "Puff" Kennedy. His father was a standout college basketball player at Cincinnati. He has one brother, Derrick Holliday, and one sister, Chanae Holliday.

References

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External links

• Eurobasket.com profile
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150809060719weblink">FIBA.com profile
• St. John's Red Storm bio {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521150914weblink |date=2014-05-21 }}

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