Kennedy had some cryptic thoughts to share on Twitter after his rivals lost. “If you watch the social media feeds and the things other teams put out, we’re the target,” said Overseas Elite coach Marc Hughes, a former NBA G-League coach who’s now a trainer in Atlanta. I want to continue to stay safe and healthy. Instead, corrections will be made in a blog post or in an article. (via @clippittv) Overseas Elite and Kennedy repeated as champions in TBT 2016with a 77–72 victory over Team Colorado, earning them that year's $2 million prize, with Kennedy n… [31] In March 2019, following the conclusion of the NBL season, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A. It won its first three games in the event last weekend. Kennedy and Kane haven’t lost any of their chemistry since winning the PIAA title in 2007, and although they didn’t play together in college and only had a very short stint on the same team in Russia, it’s like muscle memory for the pair when they get back onto the court each summer. Former St. John's basketball star DJ Kennedy celebrates after a win over Duke. As the team goes for its fifth TBT title this year, one year after losing to Carmen’s Crew, a team made up of Ohio State alumni in the semifinals, the roster may have a different look. As a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 17.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Not bad for a few weeks of work. But there’s one thing that needs to happen first. Overseas Elite: The Team Dominating the Single-Elimination, Winner-Take-All Basketball Tournament. Kennedy was going to spend this summer at home in New York City, hanging out with family members and friends and resting after another long season of playing professional basketball in Italy. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. Our goal is to provide substantive commentary for a general readership. Since then, I have worked for medical and financial media companies and written freelance sports articles for the New York Times, USA Today, Vice Sports, Bleacher Report and numerous other publications and websites. While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. They put us as a target and they build teams around how they’re going to beat us.”. “It’s just made it easy for us with not even practicing,” Kennedy said. “It’s always fun, just playing with your friend that you grew up with, won a lot of championships with, someone you knew your whole life and is one of your best friends,” Kane said.