PLAYER PROFILE

RAY KENNEDY

STATISTICS & HISTORY

Ray Kennedy never quite made it to the very top echelon of the 1920’s stars such as Nat Holman and Honey Russell, but he deserves to be remembered along with them as one of the prototypes of the “modern” pro guard. Kennedy was part of the new breed who not only played tough, tenacious defense like the guards of the early years, but who could also move forward on attack and be an integral part of the team’s offense. A Brooklyn native, Kennedy played his first half-dozen seasons with New York city independent pro teams.   He joined Albany of the New York State League  for the 1920-21 season, his first  year in a professianal league. He immediately made a favorable impression on veteran Marty Friedman with whom he shared backcourt duties. Albany won both halves of the split-season to capture the 1920-21 NYSL crown. During the next four seasons, Kennedy split his time between the NYSL and the Metropolitan League. In 1924, Kennedy rejoined Friedman who was player-coach of the Cleveland Rosenblums, one of the preeminent independent teams in the country. George Preston Marshall, owner of the Washington team in the newly formed American Basketball League, signed Kennedy to a lucrative contract in 1925. Kennedy rewarded Marshall by winning the ABL scoring title. Kennedy also took over as the team’s coach at mid-season, a position he retained until the franchise was transferred to Brooklyn two seasons later. Kennedy finished up his ABL career with three starring seasons in Chicago.

 

RAY KENNEDY Height: 5:09 Weight: 160 College: None
Raymond Vincent Kennedy Born: Oct 10, 1893 Died: Feb, 1976 Hometown: New York, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1913-14 Rockville Centre Wizards Indep
1914-15 Rockville Centre Wizards Indep
1915-16 Rockville Centre Wizards Indep
1916-17 Brooklyn Trinity Triangles Indep
1917-18 Original Celtics Indep
1918-19 Miltary Service
1918-19 Original Celtics Indep
1919-20 GloversvillePittsfield NYSL 5 6 1 13 2.6
1919-20 Plymouth PSL 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.0
1919-20 New York Whirlwinds Indep
1919-20 New York Lyceum Indep
1919-20 Brooklyn Knights Indep
1920-21 Albany NYSL 36 53 33 139 3.9
1920-21 WestfieldTurners Falls IL 16 33 22 88 5.5
1921-22 Amsterdam NYSL 35 50 72 172 4.9
1921-22 New York MacDowell MBL 17 13 47 73 4.3
1921-22 Holyoke IL 12 22 24 68 5.7
1922-23 Amsterdam NYSL 31 38 102 178 5.7
1922-23 Brooklyn Pros MBL 32 45 78 168 5.3
1922-23 NorthhamptonHolyoke IL 2 9 9 27 13.5
1923-24 Brooklyn VisitationYonkers MBL 13 17 38 72 5.5
1923-24 Amsterdam NYSL 2 1 10 12 6.0
1923-24 Cleveland Rosenblooms Indep
1924-25 Paterson MBL 32 41 98 180 5.6
1924-25 Washington Palace Five Indep
1924-25 Tamaqua AnBL 2 3 6 12 6.0
1925-26 Paterson MBL 6 9 22 40 6.7
1925-26 Washington ABL 27 66 84 216 8.0
1926-27 Washington ABL 40 68 172 308 7.7
1927-28 Washington/Brooklyn ABL 41 70 31 171 4.2
1928-29 Chicago ABL 40 64 70 198 5.0
1929-30 Chicago ABL 39 54 25 133 3.4
1930-31 Chicago ABL 32 53 19 125 3.9
1931-32 Brooklyn Americans Indep
1931-32 Paterson Crescents Indep
1932-33 JamaicaBrooklyn Americans MBL 6 8 1 17 2.8
1933-34 Camden ABL 4 6 5 17 4.3
1933-34 Yonkers Clintons Indep
Major League Totals 470 726 963 2415 5.1
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1920-21 Albany WS 5 4 5 13 2.6
Major League Totals 5 4 5 13 2.6

 

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