Kahil Fennell

Kahil Fennell
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUTRGV
ConferenceSouthland
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1982-07-27) July 27, 1982 (age 42)
Alma materRedlands ('04)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2015Alameda HS (assistant)
2015–2016UT Permian Basin (assistant)
2016–2017UT Permian Basin (associate HC)
2017–2018Portland State (assistant)
2021–2022Louisville (assistant)
2022–2024BYU (assistant)
2024–presentUTRGV
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2018–2021Louisville (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)

Kahil Fennell (born July 27, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.[1]

Coaching career

Fennell started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Alameda High School.[2] In 2015, Fennell joined UT Permian Basin as an unpaid assistant coach.[3] In 2016, Fennell was promoted by UT Permian Basin to serve as the team's associate head coach.[4] Then in 2017, Fennell decided to make the jump to Division I joining the Portland State Vikings as an assistant coach.[5] Fennell's next stop would be with the Louisville Cardinals in 2018 as he was as the team's director of operations.[6] In 2021, the Louisville Cardinals decided to promote Fennell to serve as one of the team's assistant coaches.[7] In 2022, Fennell decided to join the BYU Cougars as an assistant coach for the team.[8] Heading into the 2024 season, Fennell got his first career head coaching job as he was hired by the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Payne, Jackson. "This BYU basketball assistant will be taking a head coaching job elsewhere". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ Walker, Sean. "Who is Kahil Fennell? Here's how, why the former Louisville assistant came to BYU". KSL News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Kevin. "New BYU basketball assistant Kahil Fennell once took one of the worst jobs in college basketball and worked a miracle". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ Call, Jeff. "BYU men's basketball hires new assistant coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ Gardner, Hayes. "New Louisville basketball staffer brings unconventional experience". Courier & Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ Russell, Shannon. "Three things to know about Louisville basketball assistant coach Kahil Fennell". Courier & Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Louisville Promotes Kahil Fennell to Assistant Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ Hatch, Jake. "Sources: BYU Set To Hire Former Louisville Assistant Kahil Fennell As Assistant Coach". KSL Sports. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ Payne, Jackson. "This BYU basketball assistant will be taking a head coaching job elsewhere". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ Vejar, Alex. "A BYU basketball assistant takes a head coaching job". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2024.