Kennedy Meeks

Kennedy Meeks

No. 3 – North Carolina Tar Heels
Position Power forward
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995
Charlotte, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school West Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards

Kennedy Rashod Meeks (born February 5, 1995) is an American college basketball player for North Carolina. He is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina.

High school career

Meeks attended West Charlotte High School, where he averaged 19 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks as a senior. He was named to the McDonald's All-America team in 2013.[1]

College career

As a freshman, Meeks averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. He worked with North Carolina strength and conditioning coach Jonas Sahratian to slim down in the offseason.[2]

As a sophomore, Meeks was named an honorable mention All-ACC performer.[3] He sprained his left knee in the Tar Heels' Round of 32 NCAA Tournament victory over Arkansas. At the time, he was averaging 11.6 points, second behind Marcus Paige and he led the team in rebounds with 7.4 rebounds in 23.6 minutes per game.[4] He was in the midst of a scoring slump before the injury, scoring more than 10 points only once in the last eight games.[5]

As a junior, Meeks scored a career high, 25 points, against Temple University. He injured his left knee and will be out for at least 2 weeks.

References

  1. ↑ Wimberley, Nate (13 March 2013). "Meeks named to McDonald's All American team". WBTV. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (8 October 2014). "For North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks, less is more". USA Today. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "ACSMA 2015 All-ACC Basketball Teams Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina's Meeks sprains knee; Sweet 16 status unclear". Fox Sports. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Brown, C.L. (March 24, 2015). "Tar Heels' Kennedy Meeks works out". ESPN. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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