Billy Kennedy
Billy Kennedy
Billy Kennedyis the head men's basketball coach at Texas A&M University. He took over the position vacated by Mark Turgeon in May 2011. He previously held the same position at Murray State University for five seasons...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 February 1964
CityMetairie, LA
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The good thing about competing at the NCAA Division I Level is that identifying recruits is usually a pretty easy thing for us to do. Most of the time, the type of kids we recruit are identified early in their high school careers by many college programs.
athlete thinking play
It is hard for an athlete to standout through an email, especially when his email gets mixed in with the emails coming from recruits that think they can play somewhere they really can't. That makes filtering through recruit emails an almost impossible task.
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The college recruiting process shouldn't be about how many schools have interest in you or how many offers you get, it should be about you finding the right school.
athlete college parent
College recruiting is a business and I would really tell parents and athletes, alike, to treat it as such.
basketball men college
Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.
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The more talented a young man is, the earlier the recruiting process usually begins.
coming program step turning
I'm used to coming into a program and turning it around. This is one that I need to keep going and take it another step further.
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We have a number of scholarships to give. A lot of things are still working out. We're not exactly sure how many scholarships we have to give. It's been a whirlwind. We have a lot more holes to fill than we anticipated.
athlete parent outcomes
By taking a business-like approach, the student-athletes and their parents will be in control of the outcome and that's how it should be.
media way social
Social media has a way of revealing someone and can be very telling.
athlete play want
The student-athlete should control everything that happens. From figuring out what kind of a degree they want to what type of a program they want to play for, they should control it all.
past games choices
Get past all the emotions that come along with the experience and get to the important stuff. Recognize what it is that you want, put a game plan together and take those steps to making a quality choice.