Nationality American Role Basketball Player Parents Dana Hobbs, Nokhia Meeks Name Kennedy Meeks Position Power forward | Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg) Height 2.06 m Weight 118 kg | |
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League Atlantic Coast Conference Similar People Brice Johnson, Marcus Paige, Justin Jackson, J P Tokoto, Joel James | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Kennedy Rashod Meeks (born February 5, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors. He played college basketball for North Carolina. He is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Contents
- Kennedy Meeks Top Plays
- High school career
- College career
- North Carolina vs Oregon Kennedy Meeks
- References
Kennedy Meeks Top Plays
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.
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.
As a sophomore, Meeks was named an honorable mention All-ACC performer. 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. He was in the midst of a scoring slump before the injury, scoring more than 10 points only once in the last eight games.
As a junior, Meeks scored a career high 25 points against Temple University. He injured his left knee and was out for 2 weeks mid-season. He returned and helped lead UNC to the National Championship game. He broke Tyler Hansbrough's school record for the most rebounds in the NCAA tournament.
Meeks is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and was inducted into the fraternity in April 2016.