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Bobby Kennen

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Bobby Kennen
Current position
TitleInterim head coach
TeamNorth Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Sun
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
BornLakewood, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma materPalm Beach Atlantic University (1993)
University of Florida (1998)
Playing career
1989–1993Palm Beach Atlantic
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Santaluces HS (assistant)[2]
1995–1998Williston HS[3]
1998–1999Central Florida CC (assistant)[3]
1999–2000Wichita State (assistant)[3]
2000–2005Jacksonville (assistant)[citation needed]
2005–2009Campbell (assistant)[4]
2009–2012North Florida (assistant)[citation needed]
2012–2025North Florida (associate HC)[2]
2025–presentNorth Florida (interim HC)[2]
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–) (college)

Robert Kennen is an American basketball coach. He is currently the interim head coach of the North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team.

Career

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Kennen played college basketball at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He began his coaching career at the high school level, first coaching as an assistant at Santaluces High School and later as the head coach at Williston High School.[3] After serving as an assistant coach at Central Florida Community College, Wichita State, and Jacksonville, Kennen was named an assistant coach at Campbell in 2005.[4] After four seasons at Campbell, he was hired as an assistant at North Florida. Kennen was promoted to associate head coach in 2012, a position he served until 2025.[5]

On May 22, 2025, Kennen was named the interim head coach for North Florida, following the departure of Matthew Driscoll.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Florida (ASUN Conference) (2025–present)
2025–26 North Florida 0–0 0–0
North Florida: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Kennen - Head Coach". University of North Florida. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Smits, Garry (May 22, 2025). "Matthew Driscoll resigns as University of North Florida basketball coach after 16 seasons". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Shocker roundballers welcome two new assistant coaches, Dale Faber '82 and Bobby Kennen". the-shocker.wichita.edu. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Bobby Kennen Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". Campbell University. January 9, 2005. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ^ jwohlfert23 (August 24, 2012). "UNF staff update". HoopDirt. Retrieved May 23, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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