2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Kennedy, Ajani
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Jersey Number 12
Ajani Kennedy
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- Previous School:
- UC Riverside
- High School:
- Rancho Verde HS
Bio
2020-21: Was a mainstay for the Skyhawks as he was one of just two players to see time in all 24 games (logging 19 starts)...Averaged 7.3 points, 4.9 rebounds (second-most on the squad) and 1.1 assists over 26.3 minutes per contest...Also added 17 steals and nine blocks...Led the team in scoring twice, including a memorable career-best 22-point performance in the victory over Austin Peay on Feb. 8...In that game, he was 8-of-11 from the floor (72.7 percent) and sank a step-back go-ahead three-pointer just before time expired for the game-winning buzzer-beater...Cracked double figures in the scoring column five times...Hauled in double-digit rebounds on three separate occasions and topped the squad in that category in six different games...Secured a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) on Dec. 15 against Bethel...Hauled in a career-best 14 rebounds in the victory over Eastern Illinois on Jan. 28...Distributed a career-best three assists in three separate contests...Blocked a career-high three shots at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 21...Produced a trio of multi-steal performances...Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2019-20: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at UC Riverside under head coach David Patrick...Played in 22 contests – including four starts –in 2018-19, averaging 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in just 21.2 minutes per game...Connected on 50.8 percent (65-for-128) of his field goal tries, including a Big West Conference-best 46.4 percent clip from three-point range (26-of-56)...Led the Highlanders in scoring four times and paced the squad in rebounding on five different occasions...Reached double-figures in the scoring column six times as a sophomore, including a career-best 22 points at Western Michigan on Dec. 30...Followed that with a double-double (18 points, career-high 11 rebounds) on Jan. 4 against Bethesda while also tossing in 19 points at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 12...Swished multiple three-pointers in eight different games in 2018-19, including a 4-of-6 effort in the aforementioned game at Western Michigan...Also provided a career-best five assists in addition to 13 points and six rebounds against Life Pacific on Dec. 19 while notching 15 points and nine rebounds in his first career start at Cal Poly on Jan. 23...Averaged 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds over 10.0 minutes per contest in 22 games as a freshman...Shot 49.1 percent (26-of-53) from the floor while sinking 83.3 percent of his free throw attempts (20-for-24)...Scored in double digits in four games, including a season-high 18 points (on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting) in 22 minutes against Portland State on Nov. 18...Prepped at Rancho Verde High School, where he played under head coach Branden Baker...Helped lead the Mustangs to a 19-0 start during his senior campaign, as the squad eventually finished with a 28-4 record, an Inland Valley League title and a CIF championship...One of his best games of the season came against highly regarded Chino Hills, as he dropped 32 points on the perennial California powerhouse on Nov. 28, 2016...Took part in the Inland Sports All-Star Classic as a senior and was named second team all-league and second team All-CIF during the 2015-16 season.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 2, 1999...Son of Rena Burton, who ran track at UC Riverside...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
2019-20: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Spent two seasons at UC Riverside under head coach David Patrick...Played in 22 contests – including four starts –in 2018-19, averaging 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in just 21.2 minutes per game...Connected on 50.8 percent (65-for-128) of his field goal tries, including a Big West Conference-best 46.4 percent clip from three-point range (26-of-56)...Led the Highlanders in scoring four times and paced the squad in rebounding on five different occasions...Reached double-figures in the scoring column six times as a sophomore, including a career-best 22 points at Western Michigan on Dec. 30...Followed that with a double-double (18 points, career-high 11 rebounds) on Jan. 4 against Bethesda while also tossing in 19 points at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 12...Swished multiple three-pointers in eight different games in 2018-19, including a 4-of-6 effort in the aforementioned game at Western Michigan...Also provided a career-best five assists in addition to 13 points and six rebounds against Life Pacific on Dec. 19 while notching 15 points and nine rebounds in his first career start at Cal Poly on Jan. 23...Averaged 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds over 10.0 minutes per contest in 22 games as a freshman...Shot 49.1 percent (26-of-53) from the floor while sinking 83.3 percent of his free throw attempts (20-for-24)...Scored in double digits in four games, including a season-high 18 points (on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting) in 22 minutes against Portland State on Nov. 18...Prepped at Rancho Verde High School, where he played under head coach Branden Baker...Helped lead the Mustangs to a 19-0 start during his senior campaign, as the squad eventually finished with a 28-4 record, an Inland Valley League title and a CIF championship...One of his best games of the season came against highly regarded Chino Hills, as he dropped 32 points on the perennial California powerhouse on Nov. 28, 2016...Took part in the Inland Sports All-Star Classic as a senior and was named second team all-league and second team All-CIF during the 2015-16 season.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 2, 1999...Son of Rena Burton, who ran track at UC Riverside...Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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