Kennedy Fauntleroy

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
New Hope Academy
Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Prev School:
Arizona State

Career Highs:

Points: 28	Blocks: 3
Rebounds: 8	FG Made: 11
Assists: 9	3FG Made: 4
Steals: 6	FT Made: 7

Career: Posted 995 points, 309 rebounds, 306 assists, 200 steals and 42 blocks.

2025-26: American Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year… First Team All-Conference, All-Newcomer (unanimous) and All-Defense… Is the second player ever to earn two major awards in the same season (Danae McNeal, 2023)… American Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 19, Feb. 16, and March 7… Appeared in every game, starting all but Campbell (12/21)… Scored in double figures 25 times. High of 27 against Temple (1/17)… Scored 20+ five times. 15+ 13 times… Had six steals three times (most recent at Charlotte) and had 3+ 14 times… Had 8+ assists six times; 5+ 13 times… Became the first ECU player with 20+ points, 8+ rebounds and 7+ assists in a game since Jasmine Young went for 21 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists on Jan. 10, 2008 in an overtime loss against UAB… Became the first ECU player with 20-plus points and seven-plus assists in three consecutive games since Jasmine Young (22/9, 25/7, 25/7) in 2006… Flirted with a triple double with 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds at Memphis (2/25)… Made a three in 22 games. Multiple 15 times… Led ECU in blocks with 26… Led ECU in scoring 12 times… Led ECU in assists in all but six games… Finished 31st in the NCAA in steals with 86; also ninth in program history… Finished 43rd in the NCAA in assists with 153… Is the third ECU player ever with 400 points and 150 assists in a season (Sam Jones; Jasmine Young, twice)… First player in program history with 400 points, 150 steals and 80 assists in a season.

2024-25 (at Arizona State): Appeared in 22 games with 12 starts… Averaged 8.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game with 55 assists and 35 steals… Scored in double figures eight times with a high of 17 points against Texas Tech (Jan. 1).

2023-24 (at Oklahoma State): Transferred to Oklahoma State where she played five contests as a sophomore… Opened the season scoring 14 points in helping OSU score 100 points in win over SIUE (Nov. 6). Also added four steals in the victory… Played a season-high 31 minutes and had a season-high four assists at Colorado (Nov. 12).

2022-23 (at Georgetown): Was unanimously named the 2023 Big East Freshman of the Year and was named to the league’s all-freshman team… Was named the Big East Freshman of the Week six times… Played in 30 games and made 29 starts for the Hoyas… Finished the year as the squad’s second-leading scorer at 10.9 (ppg)… Also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game… In league play, she averaged 11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.9 assists per outing.

Prep: Ranked #74 overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz and #17 at her position… A two-year captain and starter at New Hope Academy… The 2020-21 MaxPreps Maryland Player of the Year… Averaged 16.4 points, 4.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game while shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point distance as a junior… Team won the 2020 IE National Championship… A three-year starter and captain for Boo Williams.

Personal: Daughter of Roslyn and Guy… Has one sibling Guy… Graduate of New Hope Academy in 2022.