A player’s first offer is always special, especially when it doesn’t come until right before senior year stars. Muskegon rising class of 2015 6’3″ wing Joeviair Kennedy was a integral part of the Big Red 2013-2014 Class A state championship season, and now the southpaw star has an offer from Northern Illinois to show for his hard work.
“It feels great,” Kennedy had to say, “at a time it felt like I wouldn’t get offered by them or anybody, so it feels really good to know all the hard word payed off.”
Kennedy started to stand out in the eyes of college coaches during the Spring and Summer portion of AAU, competing for Spiece Indy Heat in the highly prestigious Nike EYBL grassroots circuit. Gaining interest from schools such as Central Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee State, and U of D Mercy.
“It was fun playing in the EYBL because there was a lot of competition, and getting to play guys that are just as good and athletic (as me).”
Joeviair has great size for the wing position in college, he notes slashing to the basket is his greatest strength, but in order to get to the basket, he had to improve his ball-handling over the Summer. Also an adequate perimeter defender, Kennedy said he takes pride in locking down both guards and wings.
A wide receiver on the Big Red football team, Kennedy was also fortunate enough to receive an offer from Ferris State (MI) on the grid-iron. He is undecided on which sport he will participate in college, but is leaving the door open for a chance to play both one day if the situation is possible.
Joeviair noted Lou Dawkins, a championship winning head coach at Saginaw High School, is the lead recruiter for the Huskies in the hopes of landing Kennedy. He visited NIU last fall, but for now, Joeviair will focus on the upcoming football campaign for the Big Reds, and plans on making a return to DeKalb in the fall.
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