Monmouth University Athletics

Chris Kenny, who was an assistant coach for the Hawks since he finished his playing career at Monmouth, will assume to role of Director of Men's Basketball Operations this season. Kenny, who helped lead the Hawks to their fourth overall Northeast Conference championship in 2006, was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams in West Long Branch.

The guard became the 15th player in Monmouth's Division I history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau, and once held the NEC record for career games played, with 124. While Kenny was a member of the Hawks' program, Monmouth posted a 71-53 overall record, and captured two conference regular season titles, two conference tournament championships, and made a pair of appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

During his four seasons on the hardwood in West Long Branch, Kenny amassed 1,027 career points, possibly none more memorable than his game-winning layup in Monmouth's 49-48 Northeast Conference Championship win at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2006. Kenny, who was named All-Tournament, then paced the Blue and White to a 71-49 victory over Hampton in the NCAA Opening Round, as the senior connected on an Opening Round record 6-of-9 three-point attempts, in the Hawks' first NCAA Tournament win.

Kenny finished fourth all-time on Monmouth's three-pointers made list (195), in 124 career games, and added 304 rebounds, as well. The guard finished eleventh all time in both career assists (209) and career steals (115).

Kenny, who connected on over 40.0-percent from the floor for his career, helped lead Monmouth to the NCAA First Round appearance against No. 2 seed Mississippi State, in Orlando, Florida in 2004. He received his bachelor's degree in education from Monmouth in December of 2006.