| Kenny Blakeney | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Howard |
| Current Conference: | MEAC |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1991–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Duke |
| Coach Years1: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team1: | James Madison (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team2: | La Salle (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1997–2001 |
| Coach Team3: | Delaware (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | Seton Hall (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2002–2005 |
| Coach Team5: | Delaware (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team6: | Marshall (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2007–2011 |
| Coach Team7: | Harvard (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Coach Team8: | Columbia (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2019–present |
| Coach Team9: | Howard |
| Tournament Record: | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) |
| Championships: | 2 MEAC tournament (2023, 2024) MEAC regular season (2023) |
| Awards: | MEAC Coach of the Year (2023) |
Kenneth L. Blakeney (born November 29, 1971) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Howard Bison men's basketball team.[1]
After a high school playing career at DeMatha Catholic High School under Morgan Wootten, where he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Maryland, Blakeney played collegiately at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski where he was part of the Blue Devils' 1991 NCAA Championship season as a redshirting freshman, and the 1992 NCAA Championship season.[2] He also served as team captain his senior year.[3] [4]
Upon graduating, Blakeney landed his first assistant coaching position under Lefty Driesell at James Madison, where he stayed for one season before another one-year stop at La Salle. Blakeney joined former Duke assistant coach Mike Brey's staff at Delaware, where he stayed from 1997 to 2001. During the 2001–02 season, Blakeney served as an assistant coach at Seton Hall before returning to Delaware for a second assistant coaching stint.[5] In 2006, Blakeney became an assistant coach at Marshall before joining another former assistant coach from his playing days, working with Tommy Amaker at Harvard.[6] [7]
In 2011, Blakeney left coaching for the private sector, working at Under Armour in the company's marketing division.[1] He returned to coaching in 2018, joining the staff at Columbia.[8] [4] On May 6, 2019, Blakeney was named the 10th head coach in Howard men's basketball history, replacing Kevin Nickelberry.[9] Blakeney signed the top recruit in Howard history, Makur Maker, on July 3, 2020.[10]