Andy Kennedy

Who is Andy Kennedy?

Andy Kennedy is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Mississippi. Born in Louisville, Mississippi, Kennedy was a player in high school at both Winston Academy and Louisville High School. He was a 1986 Parade All-American. Kennedy went on to play for North Carolina State and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. On March 24, 2006, Kennedy was introduced as the Rebels' 20th head men's basketball coach. Kennedy is only the fifth coach in SEC history with 45 or more wins in his first two years joining Tubby Smith, Eddie Sutton, Bruce Pearl, and John Calipari. Also, he is only the seventh coach in SEC history to guide his teams to 20+ wins in four of his first five seasons.