D.J. Kennedy
Signed in Israel • Hapoel Eilon • SG/SF • 1 year of NBA experience
Height6'6
Weight210 lbs
Born5th November 1989 (age 36)
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA DraftUndrafted, 2011
Pre-draft teamSt. John's
HandLeft
AgentHerb Rudoy/Luciano Capicchioni (Interperformances)
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Representative Teams
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas
2016 roster
New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas
2015 roster
Houston Rockets
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas
2014 roster
Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas
2013 roster
Miami Heat
NBA Summer League - Orlando
2013 roster
Miami Heat
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas
2012 roster
Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats
| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | D League | Erie BayHawks | 44 | 37.3 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 44.7% | 1.2 | 3.1 | 37.8% | 3.8 | 4.7 | 81.5% | 1.7 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2011-12 | NBA | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 29.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2012-13 | D League | Erie BayHawks | 35 | 39.5 | 18.8 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 44.7% | 1.2 | 3.3 | 36.0% | 5.3 | 6.3 | 83.8% | 1.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 2012-13 | D League | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 14 | 32.2 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 40.5% | 1.1 | 3.3 | 34.8% | 3.1 | 3.8 | 83.0% | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 2012-13 | D League | Total (D League) | 49 | 37.4 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 43.9% | 1.2 | 3.3 | 35.6% | 4.7 | 5.6 | 83.6% | 1.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 2013-14 | EuroCup | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 4 | 27.2 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 35.9% | 2.5 | 4.5 | 55.6% | 1.5 | 2.0 | 75.0% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2013-14 | France | Gravelines-Dunkerque | 4 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 33.3% | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28.6% | 3.0 | 3.3 | 92.3% | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 2014-15 | EuroCup | Krasny Oktyabr | 3 | 31.4 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 48.4% | 1.3 | 2.7 | 50.0% | 5.0 | 7.3 | 68.2% | 1.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| 2014-15 | Germany | Ludwigsburg | 26 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 5.3 | 11.6 | 45.8% | 1.0 | 3.0 | 34.2% | 6.3 | 8.0 | 79.3% | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2015-16 | Europe Cup | Enisey | 17 | 31.9 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 46.4% | 0.8 | 2.8 | 27.1% | 3.1 | 4.4 | 71.6% | 1.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2016-17 | Germany | Ludwigsburg | 14 | 29.4 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 45.5% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 25.0% | 4.4 | 5.8 | 76.5% | 0.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 2017-18 | BCL Europe | Pinar Karsiyaka | 16 | 34.8 | 19.3 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 54.4% | 0.7 | 1.8 | 39.3% | 6.3 | 8.1 | 77.5% | 1.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2017-18 | Turkey | Pinar Karsiyaka | 29 | 33.7 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 50.3% | 0.6 | 1.6 | 35.6% | 4.8 | 6.2 | 78.2% | 1.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2018-19 | Australia | Melbourne United | 31 | 29.5 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 44.0% | 0.7 | 1.5 | 43.8% | 3.4 | 4.1 | 82.7% | 2.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 2018-19 | Italy | Venezia | 5 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 28.6% | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0% | 2.4 | 3.4 | 70.6% | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 2019-20 | Europe Cup | Pinar Karsiyaka | 12 | 21.3 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 51.4% | 0.3 | 0.8 | 30.0% | 3.3 | 4.5 | 72.2% | 1.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2019-20 | Turkey | Pinar Karsiyaka | 21 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 50.3% | 0.1 | 0.7 | 21.4% | 2.8 | 3.5 | 80.8% | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2020-21 | BCL Europe | Pinar Karsiyaka | 15 | 22.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 51.6% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 46.2% | 1.7 | 1.9 | 86.2% | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 2020-21 | Turkey | Pinar Karsiyaka | 30 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 50.0% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25.6% | 2.2 | 3.0 | 71.4% | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 2021-22 | BCL Europe | Prometey | 11 | 29.5 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 45.2% | 1.2 | 2.9 | 40.6% | 3.2 | 3.7 | 85.4% | 1.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 2022-23 | EuroCup | Prometey | 17 | 26.9 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 46.2% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 22.7% | 3.4 | 3.8 | 87.7% | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2023-24 | EuroCup | Prometey | 6 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 57.7% | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 71.4% | 0.5 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
Teams
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | St. John's (NCAA) |
| November 2011 - April 2012 | Erie BayHawks (D League) |
| April 2012 - July 2012 | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) |
| July 2012 - October 2012 | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) |
| November 2012 - March 2013 | Erie BayHawks (D League) |
| March 2013 - June 2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D League) |
| July 2013 | Miami Heat (Summer League) |
| September 2013 - October 2013 | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| October 2013 - December 2013 | Gravelines-Dunkerque (France) |
| January 2014 - June 2014 | Hapoel Holon (Israel) |
| July 2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves (Summer League) |
| September 2014 - November 2014 | Krasny Oktyabr (Russia) |
| December 2014 - June 2015 | Ludwigsburg (Germany) |
| July 2015 | Houston Rockets (Summer League) |
| August 2015 - June 2016 | Enisey (Russia) |
| August 2016 - October 2016 | Denver Nuggets (NBA) |
| November 2016 - March 2017 | Guangzhou (China) |
| March 2017 - June 2017 | Ludwigsburg (Germany) |
| August 2017 - present | Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey) |
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd November 2011 | D League | Designated as a local tryout player by Erie BayHawks. |
| 22nd November 2011 | D League | Waived by Erie BayHawks due to injury. |
| 8th December 2011 | D League | Re-acquired by Erie BayHawks |
| 21st April 2012 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season and through 2012/13 with Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| 25th July 2012 | NBA | Traded by Cleveland Cavaliers to Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Jeremy Pargo. |
| 17th September 2012 | NBA | Waived by Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 27th September 2012 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 7th October 2012 | NBA | Waived by Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 1st November 2012 | D League | Designated as a returning player by Erie BayHawks. |
| 5th March 2013 | D League | Traded by Erie BayHawks, along with Mike Singletary, to Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for Terrel Harris, Wesley Witherspoon and Mustafa Shakur. |
| 10th September 2013 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Dallas Mavericks. |
| 22nd October 2013 | NBA | Waived by Dallas Mavericks. |
| 27th October 2013 | France | Signed for the remainder of the season with Gravelines-Dunkerque. |
| 3rd December 2013 | France | Left Gravelines-Dunkerque. |
| 5th January 2014 | Israel | Signed for the remainder of the season with Hapoel Holon. |
| 1st September 2014 | Russia | Signed a one-year contract with Krasny Oktyabr. |
| 18th November 2014 | Russia | Left Krasny Oktyabr. |
| 6th December 2014 | Germany | Signed for the remainder of the season with Ludwigsburg. |
| 10th August 2015 | Russia | Signed a one-year contract with Enisey Krasnoyarsk. |
| 16th August 2016 | NBA | Signed a partially guaranteed three-year minimum salary contract with Denver Nuggets. |
| 15th October 2016 | NBA | Waived by Denver Nuggets. |
| 14th November 2016 | China | Signed for the remainder of the season with Guangzhou Securities. |
| 16th March 2017 | Germany | Signed for the remainder of the season with Ludwigsburg. |
| 11th August 2017 | Turkey | Signed a one-year contract with Pinar Karsiyaka. |
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D.J. Kennedy - Kennedy went to camp with the Mavericks, who hadn't any space for him, and thus he got cut. He has yet to return to the D-League, yet should land somewhere soon - with his versatile point forward-style game, Kennedy has the talent to the play in the NBA, given a lengthy opportunity.
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2013 Summer League rosters, Orlando Summer Pro League - Miami
D.J. KennedyKennedy was traded to the Grizzlies in a salary dump, waived, then brought back, waived again, and went to the D-League. In 49 games split between Erie (where he spent most of the season) and Rio Grande Valley (where he was traded for the final 14 games in exchange for Wesley Witherspoon and Terrel Harris), Kennedy averaged 16.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Put simply, Kennedy is an NBA calibre player, who needs someone to recognise this. He's close.
Sham's unnecessarily great big draft board: Small Forwards
D.J. Kennedy - Kennedy had a good chance of being drafted, until he began to underwhelm in the second half of the season before going down with a season ending knee injury, right in the midst of St. John's crescendo. When healthy, he was an athlete and very good passer, whose remarkably flat jumpshot nonetheless went in a few times, with good rebounding and versatile defensive play. He couldn't create off the dribble, handle or post, yet he had potential, even after four years at college. But the injury killed the buzz, and now Kennedy may have to go the Deron Washington route - the LEB Gold, via the D-League.
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An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The 2010/11 NCAA Tournament, Part 3: Southeastern Region
Speaking of notable absences, St. John's will be missing key cog D.J. Kennedy for the tournament after he suffered a season ending knee injury. Kennedy had a decent season as a role player for the Red Storm, playing decent athletic defense, making passes, hitting some jumpshots, rebounding and running the court, contributing in various ways without ever needing (or wanting) to be a go-to player on offense.
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