Bobby Kennen

Biography

With 27 years in the Division-I coaching ranks, which includes more than two decades in the ASUN Conference, Bobby Kennen is in his first season at the helm of North Florida in 2025-26. Now in his 17th season at North Florida, Kennen was elevated to Head Coach after the departure of Matthew Driscoll on May 22, 2025. Kennen was previously promoted to Associate Head Coach in August 2012 after he joined the staff in an Assistant Coach role in April 2009. An integral part of the program’s success, Kennen assisted Driscoll to become the winningest coach in North Florida and ASUN Conference history. Kennen served on the staff that helped North Florida secure three ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2019-20, three appearances in the ASUN Championship title game in 2010-11, 2014-15 and 2016-17 and a ASUN Championship title in 2014-15. He was on staff for the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2015. In 2024-25, Kennen assisted North Florida to defeat two Power Four opponents on the road in the first week of the season – South Carolina and Georgia Tech. It marked the program’s first-ever wins against a SEC and ACC opponent. Kennen has been part of four Power Four wins – Purdue, Illinois, South Carolina and Georgia Tech – while at North Florida. North Florida received its first-ever votes in the Associated Press (AP) poll with 14 votes on Nov. 11, 2024. Kennen has been on staff for all three of the program’s 20 or more win seasons with 23 in 2014