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23 Lilian Kennedy

  • Position G/F
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mountain View
  • Hometown Buford, Ga.
  • School CC

Biography

Honors & Awards:
- 2023 Ivy League Champion
- Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Jan. 28, 2019)
 
2022-23:
Played in 29 of the team's 34 games and made one start ... Had six points, including critical buckets in the second half, to help the Lions defeat Seton Hall (Nov. 17) ... Had four points in nine minutes to help the Lions defeat the Miami and win the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Nov. 27) ... Started, scored and pulled down three rebounds in an overtime victory against Cornell that clinched Columbia's first Ivy League Championship (Mar. 4) ... Scored two points off the bench in a WNIT Fab Four victory at Bowling Green (Mar. 29).

2021-22:
Played in seven games off the bench ... Contributed an assist in two minutes off the bench to help the Lions take down Clemson, 82-78 (Nov. 14) ... Scored in wins over Dartmouth (Feb. 19) and Brown (Feb. 26) ... Made her postseason debut in Columbia's 67-38 victory over Yale in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinals (Mar. 11).

2020-21:
Opted not to enroll at Columbia University due to the cancelation of the season and the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20:
Played in 24 of the 27 contests, making 13 starts ... Started nine straight games from Jan. 4 - Feb. 15, and started 12 of the 14 Ivy League games ... Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (17) ... Scored nine points to go with seven rebounds in a 71-62 victory at Army (Nov. 23) ... Started a posted season-highs of 12 points and eight rebounds in a 77-48 blowout over Mercer (Jan. 4) ... Scored eight points adding seven rebounds and two assists in a narrow 86-84 overtime loss at Penn (Feb. 7).

2018-19:
Played in all 27 games, starting 21 straight to end the season … Averaged 2.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 21.4 minutes … Led the team with 13 blocks … Had three games with double-figure rebounds … Had four blocks in her collegiate debut to help Columbia defeat Hofstra, 65-63 (Nov. 9) … Recorded seven points and five rebounds in her first collegiate start against Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 29) … Scored eight points (3-5 FG) and came up with her first steal at Boston College (Dec. 2) … Pulled down 10 rebounds to go with six points and two assists in an 88-63 win against Hampton (Jan. 2) … Filled the stat sheet in a 72-68 victory at Mercer (Jan. 6) … Started her Ivy League debut, grabbing six rebounds at Cornell (Jan. 19) … Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after gathering a season-high 15 rebounds and scoring seven points in a win against the Big Red (Jan. 26) … Crashed the glass for 10 rebounds and a season-high three steals in a 75-65 win against Harvard (Feb. 8) … Scored a season-high 13 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting in an 83-81 win at Brown (Feb. 16).

Prior to Columbia:
Lettered for four years at Mountain View High School in the Atlanta suburb of Buford, Georgia ... Helped the Lady Bears to the Georgia state tournament all four years, including the Elite 8 in 2015 and Sweet 16 in 2016 ... Mountain View's Elite 8 run was the furthest in school history ... Earned all-county and all-region accolades all four years, including three respective first team selections her sophomore through senior seasons ... Three-year captain ... Averaged 15.2 points and 10.9 rebounds on her way to Second Team All-State honors in 2017-18 ... High school career includes scoring more than 1,000 points and 990 rebounds ... Career-high 22 rebound performance from 2016-17 is a county record ... Hit a buzzer-beater her freshman season to secure a regular season championship against Norcross.

Personal:
Born May 31, 2000 in Kansas City, Kansas ... Daughter of Madeleine Kennedy ... Chose Columbia over Memphis, Georgia State, Appalachian State, Clemson, Cincinnati and UNC Asheville ... Volunteers at local co-op and Salvation Army ... Parents born in Nigeria.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19First Year

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    23
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    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    23
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    2020-21Junior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    23
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    2021-22Junior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    23
  • 23

    2022-23Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'11"
    23