David John Kennedy (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Meralco Bolts of the East Asia Super League (EASL).
[1] In his freshman season at St. John's, Kennedy finished second on the squad with 37 steals, including 20 in BIG EAST play.
[1][2] 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.
[1][2] In his junior season, he earned a first team All-Met selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA).
[24] On September 15, 2016, Kennedy signed with the Denver Nuggets,[24] but was waived on October 15 after appearing in one preseason game.
[26] 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.
[27] On March 16, 2017, Kennedy returned to his former club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the 2016–17 BBL season.
[30] Karşıyaka was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished tenth in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.
[31] In March 2019, following the conclusion of the NBL season, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A.
[32] 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.
[38] 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.
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.
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.