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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Sherif Kenney

  • Position G
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Prev Team Orr (Ill.) Academy

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
Second Team All Philadelphia Big 5 (2020-21)
Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year (2020-21)
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 2., 2019-20)

2021-22 (Junior):
Made nine appearances and three starts before transferring out of La Salle during the winter break…averaged 8.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game…had 18 points in the season opener against Sacred Heart…had eight points, six rebounds and five assists in the win over UAlbany…scored a career-best 23 points on 8-15 shooting against Temple.

2020-21 (Sophomore):
First player in program history to be named A-10 Sixth Man of Year... First Explorer to win a major conference award in nearly a decade (Earl Pettis - Most Improved Player - 2011-12)... Saw action in 24 games, with 10 starts... Second on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg), assists (41), and steals (25)... Had 11 games in which he scored in double figures... Rose to occasion against top teams in Atlantic 10... Had 22 points on 5-of-7 shooting in road contest at eventual A-10 champ St. Bonaventure... Posted 20 points in another road game against A-10 Tournament runner-up VCU... Also had five rebounds, four assists and four steals against the Rams... Totaled 17 points in road win over Richmond and in home victory vs. Saint Louis... Went 13-for-15 from the free-throw line against the Billikens... Had 18 points in home win over Fordham... Two 16-point showings in consecutive games against Delaware and Maryland.

2019-20 (Freshman):
Played in 27 games, including five starts... Cracked the starting lineup in each of the first three games of his career, scoring 13 points and adding four rebounds and three assists against Big 5 foe Temple... Scored 15 points in pair of games to help La Salle win Gulf Coast Showcase... Had 15 in tournament-opening win over Murray State, then followed that up with 15 - including five in overtime - in title game against South Alabama... Career-high 19 points in 30 minutes of action at Richmond... Also had four rebounds, four steals and three assists against the Spiders... Contributed 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting in home win over St. Bonaventure.

Background:
Played senior season at Orr Academy in Chicago, Ill., helping the Spartans win the Class 2A state championship... In the title game against Nashville, scored 19 points on an efficient 7-of-11 from the floor in a 50-36 victory... Named Honorable Mention All-State selection by the Associated Press... Attended both Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and Rock Creek Christian Academy in Maryland prior to year in Midwest... As a sophomore at Rock Creek, was a key member of a team that was ranked in the Top 10 nationally and advanced to the championship game of the Maryland Private Schools Tournament... Played AAU basketball for D.C. Premier.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019-20Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 230 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 215 lbs
    4