Father Judge graduate Kevair Kennedy named MAAC Player of the Year
The Merrimack point guard becomes the first freshman in conference history to earn the honor.
Merrimack guard Kevair Kennedy was unanimously named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the year on Wednesday.
Kennedy, a former Father Judge standout, is the first freshman to win the honor. He led the MAAC with 18.5 points per game, while averaging 4.2 assists, which ranks fourth in the conference. He helped lead Merrimack (21-10) to a MAAC regular season title, as the Warriors went 17-3 in its conference slate.
Merrimack finished the regular season with the conference’s third best scoring defense, allowing 67.5 points per contest and forcing the third-most turnovers. Kennedy leads the team in steals (1.9) and is averaging 4.6 rebounds.
The Philadelphia native started all 31 games and scored at least 20 points in 15 games. Kennedy finished with a career-high 32 points in a 79-72 overtime win over Siena on Feb. 20.
He won MAAC rookie of the week seven times and was named conference player of the week twice. Kennedy also was named freshman of the year and became the first player to win both awards in the same season.
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Kennedy won a Catholic League championship last season. He also propelled the Crusaders to a state title while averaging 16.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 6.6 rebounds.