I would like to wish a happy 45th birthday to my man, Coach Keith Jennings. He played 13 years of professional basketball (1991–2004) and was my basketball coach at Highland School when I was there. I always loved practicing and playing for him. I hope you have a wonderful birthday Coach. You deserve it. :) This is a short biography of my friend for those of you whod like to know more: Keith Russell Mister Jennings (born 02 November 1968 in Culpeper, Virginia) is an American basketball coach who formerly played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jennings, a 5 7, 160 lbs point guard, attended East Tennessee State University (ETSU) for four academic years (1987–1991). Jennings won the 1991 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the outstanding collegiate senior six feet tall and under, and was a second-team consensus All-American. He also led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (pronounced N-C-Double-A) Division I (D-I) that year in three-point field goals, shooting 59 percent. He was not selected in the 1991 NBA draft, and started his NBA career as a free agent. He spent three seasons in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors (1992–1995), playing in 164 games and averaging 6.6 points and 3.7 assists in 18.0 minutes per game. Jennings personal best in the NBA was a 23 point performance, in his next-to-last regular season game with the Warriors, on April 22, 1995. In that game, Jennings made 8-of-10 field goals, including 3-of-4 treys, and was perfect in 4 free-throw attempts in 41 minutes. He dished off 10 assists that game to cap off his best performance in the NBA. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft, but did not play for them. He also played professionally in Europe. In 2003–2004 he parlayed his experience on the court to help the basketball club in Strasbourg, France. From 2004 to 2007, he was the head coach of the boys varsity basketball team at the private Highland School in Warrenton, Virginia. Jennings joined the staff at his alma mater, East Tennessee State, as a graduate assistant coach for the 2007–2008 season while he completed his degree. After a year as an assistant coach at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, Jennings is now an assistant coach at Bluefield College in Bluefield, Virginia.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 17:38:00 +0000
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