Joseph Patrick Kennedy (born January 5, 1952) is an American former college basketball coach and player.

Kennedy led the Seminoles to five NCAA Tournament berths and two NIT appearances in his 11 years at FSU.

The Seminoles advanced to the Elite Eight of the 1993 NCAA tournament, which was the second-best season in FSU history.

While in Chicago, Kennedy compiled the number one recruiting class in the country and took the team to the NIT and NCAA in his second and third season.

He resigned on March 5, 2002 after a campaign in which the Blue Demons lost 15 of its last 17 games including its final six to finish 9–19 overall and 2–14 in league play and failed to qualify for the Conference USA Tournament.

While at Montana, Kennedy served as the President of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches).

[9] His two-year record with the Grizzlies was 23–35 before he left to take the head coaching job at Towson University in 2004.

[14] On May 7, 2013 Kennedy accepted the head coaching job at Pace, a Division II school who competes in the Northeast-10 Conference.

These players include multiple first round draft picks like Jeff Ruland, George McCloud, Charlie Ward, Doug Edwards, Bob Sura, Sam Cassell, and Quentin Richardson.