Mississippi announced today that basketball coach Andy Kennedy has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct resulting from a conflict with a cab driver in Cincinnati on Dec 18, 2008.
Kennedy, 41, played one season for N.C. State, averaging 2.6 points in 1986-87, before he transferred to Alabama-Birmingham. He later played briefly for the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA.
He was arrested and accused of hitting taxi driver Mohammed Jiddou, who said the coach used racial slurs.
In a news release, Ole Miss said Kennedy will serve probation up to six months, do 40 hours of community service and pay a $100 fine plus court costs.
"I want to take this opportunity to apologize ... to the entire Ole Miss family for any negative light that has been shown as a result of my involvement in this unfortunate situation," Kennedy said in the release.
"I acknowledge using poor judgment which resulted in an adverse reflection on me, my family, our program and the university that I so proudly represent."
The Rebels went 16-15 overall and 7-9 in the Southeastern Conference last season. Kennedy's first two teams at the school went 21-13 and 24-11.
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What makes this headline
Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:29 — lazenge44What makes this headline newsworthy in the state of NC? Must be the fact that he played one year at State. Ironically, something that is newsworthy - former UNC star Brandon Tate tests positive for marijuana at the NFL combine - isn't newsworthy. Why... because he played at Carolina.
ANDY KENNEDY
Tue, 04/21/2009 - 10:31 — HUGHHILLTHERE IS NOT MUCH OF A RECORD OF HIS PLAYING AT NC STATE. HE WAS A "ONE AND OUT" GUY. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE HEADLINE ABOUT WHY HE DIDN'T LAST AT NC STATE.
Ole Miss bio
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 16:28 — jpghttp://www.olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=542197
>>Kennedy, who completed his B.A. in history at UAB in 1991, continued his playing career after college, returning to Carolina to suit up for the NBA Charlotte Hornets. He later began a three-year professional stint abroad, playing in Greece, Holland, Spain and Puerto Rico.
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Might have been preseason.
— JPG
Really?
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 16:12 — melvinfurdre: "Kennedy . . . later played briefly for the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA." I checked http://www.nba.com/historical/search/index.jsp?fl=K#results and did not find anyone named Andrew or Andy Kennedy as ever playing in the NBA. The only three Kennedys listed (as "historical" players) are Eugene (Goo) Kennedy, Joseph A. Kennedy and William F. (Pickles) Kennedy. Since "Pickles" played only seven games in his NBA career it would seem likely the link above includes everyone who ever played in a single NBA game. I'm not confident Andy Kennedy every did.