UNCP Athletics

Kenney led the men's basketball program to a 124-78 (.614) clip from 1985-92. The Braves posted a pair of 20+-win seasons across the 7-year stretch, including a then-school record 27-5 clip during a magical 1990-91 season. He took over the reins as athletics director for the Braves in 1998 – a role he would serve for 14 seasons – and the Braves experienced a "Golden Era" of athletic competition under Kenney's watch - one that saw the addition of both football and women's golf to the varsity stable for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, respectively. UNCP's athletic teams qualified for the NCAA postseason on 21 occasions during Kenney's tenure, while being represented 50 times by individual qualifiers.