THE KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE STATESMEN

 

 

MISSION STATEMENT

The Kennedy-King College athletic program is dedicated to providing student athletes a comprehensive, educational experience that assists them in accomplishing their educational, career, and life objectives.

The program is dedicated to inspire, empower and motivate student athletes to:

• Acquire a strong sense of pride, spotsmanship, and personal integrity
• Experience the positive effects of teamwork, loyalty, and leadership
• Recognize the benefits of hard work, patience, and perseverance in setting and achieving academic and athletic excellence
• Carry forth into the community the values gained from the competitive experience
• Prepare themselves for transfer to 4 year institutions or involvement at the professional level

In keeping with the above mission, this program provides the guidance needed to help student athletes reach their full potential in all areas of college life targeting graduation as the goal.

Phone: 773.602.5355
KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE
6343 S. HALSTED STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60621
“One of the City Colleges of Chicago”

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Kennedy King College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV Division I.

Presently we have five (5) athletic teams known as the "STATESMEN" and "LADY STATESMEN". Our teams are nationally ranked and top sight for university and professional team recruiters.

Over 80% of KKC athletes have transferred to four year universities on scholarships.

 

Athletic Staff

Athletic Director Kathleen Welch 773.602.5081 W118	Assistant to the Athletic Director Remona V. Gavin 773.602.5081 W110	Athletic Secretary Kimberly D. Brown 773.602.5355 W264
Men & Women Soccer Olawale "Gafar" Liameed 773.602.5575 W171	Men's Basketball Garland Dildy 773.602.5358 W171	Women's Basketball Gloria Reeves 773.602.5356 W171
Wrestling Ken Ford 773.602.5314 W274	Intramural Sports Azaryahu "Tree" Stonar 773.602.5357 W264

 

 

 

Season Results

Not Yet Available

 

 

Sports Schedules

 

Intramural Activity Schedule

Intramurals – Coach Azaryahu “Tree” Stonar Office: W264 Phone: 773-602-5357
Adult Education – Coach Garland Dildy Office: W171 Phone: 773-602-5358
Swimming – Mr. Rudolph Henry Office : W181 Phone: 773-602-5441

 

Gymnasium

Intramural
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Tues. & Thurs. 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Adult Education
Tuesday 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Thursday 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

 

Weight Room Activities

Intramural
Mon., Wed., & Fri.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

POOL
Open Swim
Wednesday
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

 

Men's Basketball

2008-2009

{DH} = DOUBLE HEADER

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KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 2008-2009
#	Name	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Position	High School / Hometown
1	Brylin Brown	Freshman	6’2	165	Guard	Homestead/Milwaukee, WI
2	David Orr	Sophomore	6’5	220	Forward	Dunbar/Chicago, IL
3	Elijah Dildy	Sophomore	5’6	150	Guard	King/Chicago, IL
4	Jessie Banks	Sophomore	6’2	185	Guard	Vidalia/Vidalia, LA
5	Roman Blackmon	Freshman	6’7	220	Forward	Westbury/Houston, TX
10	Kendall Logan	Freshman	6’5	180	Forward	Natches/Natches, MI
11	Damiko Reese	Sophomore	6’4	220	Forward	CHAS/Chicago, IL
13	Felix Willis	Freshman	6’0	180	Guard	Hamilton/Milwaukee, WI
15	Devin Miller	Sophomore	6’6	225	Forward	King/Chicago, IL
20	Caleb Harris	Sophomore	5’7	155	Guard	De LaSalle/Chicago, IL
21	Charles Young	Freshman	6’3	200	Forward	Phillips/Chicago, IL
23	Aaron Weaver	Freshman	6’5	190	Guard	Crane/Chicago, IL
24	Fredrick Harris	Sophomore	6’5	210	Forward	Washington/South Bend, IN
32	Rashad Buckner	Freshman	6’0	170	Guard	Bogan/Chicago, IL
33	Timothy Flowers	Sophomore	6’6	250	Forward	Simeon/Chicago, IL
45	Andrew Joslin	Freshman	6’9	260	Center	Hubbard/Chicago, IL

Men's Basketball Game Schedule

November
11/1	KKC Tip-Off Classic	HOME	12/2pm & 4/6pm
11/10	Wabash Valley	Mt. Carmel, IL	7pm
11/14-11/15	Indian Hills Tournament	Ottumwa, IA	4:30/7pm
11/21-11/22	Mineral Area Tournament	Park Hills, MO	5pm/7pm
11/29	Sauk Valley	Dixon, IL	7pm

December
12/4 {DH}	Wabash Valley	HOME	7pm
12/6 {DH}	Black Hawk East	HOME	3pm
12/9 {DH}	College of DuPage	HOME	7pm
12/19-12/20	Willie Little Classic	HOME	6/8pm & 1/3pm

 

January
1/3	Southwest Tennessee	Memphis, TN	7pm
1/10 {DH}	Sauk Valley	HOME	3pm
1/15 {DH}	Triton	River Grove, IL	7pm
1/17 {DH}	Highland	Freeport, IL	3pm
1/20	Kankakee	HOME	7pm
1/22 {DH}	Olive-Harvey College	Chicago, IL	7pm
1/27 {DH}	Malcolm X College	Chicago, IL	7pm
1/31 {DH}	Vincennes University	HOME	3pm

February
2/12	Kankakee	Kankakee, IL	7:30pm
2/14 {DH}	Vincennes University	Vincennes, IN	7pm
2/17{DH}	Olive-Harvey	HOME	7pm
2/19 {DH}	Malcolm X	HOME	7pm
2/21 {DH}	Highland	HOME	3pm
2/24 {DH}	Black Hawk East	Kewanee, IL	7pm

 

March

DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS {DH} = DOUBLE HEADER

MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM

Head Coach: Garland Dildy
Athletic Director: Kathleen Welch
President: Clyde El-Amin

Kennedy-King College
6343 South Halsted
Chicago, IL 60621

Phone: 773.602.5358
Office: W171

“One of the City Colleges of Chicago”

 

 

 

Women's Basketball

2008-2009

{DH} = DOUBLE HEADER

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Download Lady Statesmen Schedule

KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 2008-2009
#	Name	Class	Ht.	Position	High School / Hometown
00	Ashley Smith	Freshman	5’10	Forward	Crane/Chicago, IL
03	Florika Durr	Freshman	5’4	Guard	Chicago Vocational/Chicago, IL
4	Amber Brown	Sophomore	5’2	Guard	Washington/Chicago, IL
13	Donnisha Cline	Sophomore	5’1	Guard	Dunbar/Chicago, IL
21	Caress Pouncy	Sophomore	5’7	Forward	El Cuarto Ano/Chicago, IL
25	Andrea Harris	Freshman	5’3	Guard	Dunbar/Chicago
30	Jasmine Reddick	Sophomore	5’6	Forward	Manuel/Chicago, IL
31	Ayala Green	Sophomore	5’10	Forward	Simeon/Chicago, IL
40	Brandy Weeks	Sophomore	5’3	Guard	Simeon/Chicago, IL
43	Madison Tate	Sophomore	5’7	Forward	Bolingbrook/Bolingbrook, IL
52	Alexis Forrest	Freshman	5’10	Forward	John Marshall/Chicago, IL
55	Tasia Wallace	Freshman	5’10	Forward	Dunbar/Chicago, IL

 

Women's Basketball Game Schedule

November
11/8	Wabash Valley	Mt. Carmel, IL	5pm
11/13	Prairie State College	Chicago Heights, IL	5pm
11/22	Sauk Valley	Dixon, IL	1pm
11/25	Moraine Valley	Palos Hills, IL	5pm
11/28-11/30	Kalamazoo Tourney	Kalamazoo, MI	7pm/4pm/2pm

 

December
12/4 {DH}	Wabash Valley	HOME	5pm
12/6 {DH}	Black Hawk East	HOME	1pm
12/9 {DH}	College of DuPage	HOME	5pm
12/12-12/13	Gloria Reeves Invitational	HOME	6/8pm & 1/3pm
12/16	Rock Valley	HOME	5pm
12/17	Robert Morris JV	HOME	5pm

 

January
1/10 {DH}	Sauk Valley	HOME	1pm
1/15 {DH}	Triton	River Grove, IL	5pm
1/17 {DH}	Highland	Freeport, IL	1pm
1/21	Robert Morris JV	HOME	5pm
1/22 {DH}	Olive-Harvey College	Chicago, IL	5pm
1/22 {DH}	Malcolm X College	Chicago, IL	5pm
1/29	Rock Valley	Rockford, IL	5pm
1/31 {DH}	Vincennes University	HOME	1pm

 

February
2/5	South Suburban	HOME	5pm
2/12	Wright College	Chicago, IL	5pm
2/14 {DH}	Vincennes University	Vincennes, IN	5pm
2/17 {DH}	Olive-Harvey	HOME	5pm
2/19 {DH}	Malcolm X	HOME	5pm
2/21 {DH}	Highland	HOME	1pm
2/24 {DH}	Black Hawk East	Kewanee, IL	5pm

 

March

DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS {DH} = DOUBLE HEADER

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM

Head Coach: Gloria Reeves
Athletic Director: Kathleen Welch
President: Clyde El-Amin

Kennedy-King College
6343 South Halsted
Chicago, IL 60621

Phone: 773.602.5356
Office: W171

“One of the City Colleges of Chicago”

 

 

KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT - INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Kennedy-King College, home of the “Statesmen” and “Lady Statesmen,” is regarded as a top sight for university and professional team recruiters. Kennedy-King College’s nationally ranked athletic program is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV at the Division I level. The sports teams consist of men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and wrestling. The men’s basketball team won the 1994, 1997, and 1999 Region IV Championships and draws talent locally, nationally, and internationally. We won the state championship in 1999 and went on to take the Fourth Place Title in the 1999 National Championship Games. Our women’s basketball teams were NJCAA Regional Championship Runner-up in 1998 and 1999. Also, our wrestling program, celebrated the 1999 National Champion in the 149lb. weight class. Our athletes have successfully transferred to four-year universities on scholarships (listed below).

 

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES WHERE KKC ATHLETES HAVE MATRICULATED TO ON SCHOLARSHIP

MEN’S BASKETBALL
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTGOMERY, AL
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY, ASHLAND, OH
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, MUNCIE, IN
CENTENARY COLLEGE, SHREVEPORT, LA
CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE, OH
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PA
FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, TALLAHASSEE, FL
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT WAYNE, IN
INDIANA UNIV.-PURDUE UNIV., FORT WAYNE, IN
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, SOUTH BEND, IN
LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE, MEMPHIS, TN
LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE, SALISBURY, NC
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
MIDDLE TENN. STATE UNIV., MURFREESBORO, TN
MISSOURI WESTERN UNIVERSITY, ST. JOSEPH, MO
MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY, MO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, IL
NORTH PARK UNIV., CHICAGO, IL
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE, CHICAGO, IL
SOUTHERN IL AT EDWARDSVILLE, EDWARDSVILLE, IL
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV., WEATHERFORD, OK
TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, ID
UNIVERSITY OF IL-SPRINGFIELD, SPRINGFIELD, IL
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA, SOUTH BEND
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – COLLEGE PARK
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE,
PRINCESS ANNE, MD
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, GRAND FORKS, ND
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, CEDAR FALLS, IA
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS, CHICKASHA, OK
UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN, AIKEN, SC
UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS, JOLIET, IL
WHEATON COLLEGE, WHEATON, IL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BARBER-SCOTIA COLLEGE, CONCORD, NC
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, NORMAL, IL
KENDALL COLLEGE, EVANSTON, IL
LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE, MEMPHIS, TN
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE, JOPLIN, MO
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE, NAPERVILLE, IL
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET, HAMMOND, IN
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE, CHICAGO, IL
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE, IL
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, TUSKEGEE, AL
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL
UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS, JOLIET IL
UNIV. OF NEW YORK-STONY BROOK, STONY BROOK, NY
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, TOLEDO, OH
UNIVERSITY OF IL- SPRINGFIELD, SPRINGFIELD, IL

MEN’S SOCCER
OLIVET NAZARENE, BOURBONNAIS, IL
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
NORTHERN IL UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, IL
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, IL
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY, LISLE, IL
ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE, CHICAGO, IL
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECH., ROCHESTER, NY

MEN’S WRESTLING

Eastern IL University, Charleston, IL
McMurray College, Jacksonville, IL
Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville, IL
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA