July 8, 2008

Former Tulane women's basketball assistant Kellie Kennedy was named the head coach of the Loyola University Wolfpack Monday. Kennedy, who spent the past two years running a private business in Uptown, New Orleans, served as an assistant under Lisa Stockton from 1996-2006.

"Kellie's experience recruiting high academic student athletes as well as her ties to the New Orleans community make her a great fit for Loyola," Stockton said. "I have complete confidence that Kellie will build a very successful basketball program there."

During her 10 campaigns with the Green Wave, Kennedy served as the recruiting coordinator, oversaw scheduling, and supervised Tulane's annual tournament. Kennedy also assisted with scouting opponents and the annual summer camp. She left the Green Wave following the 2005-06 season to enter private business.

Kennedy arrived at Tulane in 1996 after one season as an assistant coach at the University of Richmond. From May to July of 1996, she served as interim head coach of the Spiders.

Prior to joining the Richmond staff, Kennedy was the head coach at Division III Hollins College in Roanoke, Va. from 1993-95. During her time at Hollins, she served one year on the NCAA South Regional Committee. Kennedy was also the head soccer coach and an assistant professor of physical education at the Virginia school.

Kennedy landed at Hollins after three seasons as an assistant coach at UNC Wilmington from 1990-93. While at the school, she worked with all facets of the program, including planning pre and postseason workouts, scouting and recruiting. She also earned her master's degree in business administration from UNC Wilmington in 1993.

A 1990 graduate of the University of North Carolina, Kennedy was a four-year letterwinner for the Tar Heels. She earned Most Improved Player honors in 1988 and was the recipient of the 1990 UNC Scholar-Athlete and UNC Women's Basketball Senior Awards.

Loyola, an NAIA school in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, neighbors the Tulane campus in Uptown, New Orleans.