Billy Kennedy Quotes

United States, Basketball Coach
February 2, 1964

William Joseph Kennedy Jr. (born February 2, 1964) is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Texas A&M University men's basketball team. 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. Kennedy previously held the same position at Centenary and Southeastern Louisiana. He has served 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach and 13 as an assistant.

Selecting the right college to attend is an investment into a young man or woman's future, it's not just about basketball.

Billy Kennedy
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.

Billy Kennedy

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.

Billy Kennedy
- Kids
- Careers
- Recruits
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.

Billy Kennedy
- Athlete
- Task
- E-mail
The more talented a young man is, the earlier the recruiting process usually begins.

Billy Kennedy
Social media has a way of revealing someone and can be very telling.

Billy Kennedy
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.

Billy Kennedy
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.

Billy Kennedy
- Experience
- Game
- Choice

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.

Billy Kennedy
- Control
- Play
- Athlete
College recruiting is a business and I would really tell parents and athletes, alike, to treat it as such.

Billy Kennedy
- Business
- Parents
- College