Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Maryland

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Kennedy Umeh

Post
MCDONOGH SCHOOL
OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

19.100

Average Points (per game)

11

Average Rebounds (per game)

3.4

Average Steals (per game)

2

Average Assists (per game)
“I have watched Kennedy grow into one of the most explosive and smart bigs across the country. Her footwork, approach to the game, physicality, ball-handling and all-around explosiveness are to be admired.”
Vernon Harris
Head Coach - head coach of St. Timothy’s School
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4 senior post player led the Eagles to a 25-4 record and a third straight IAAM Conference A tournament championship this past season. Umeh averaged 19.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.0 assists per game, and she recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds in McDonogh’s 54-53 win over St. Frances Academy in the IAAM tournament final. A Jordan Brand Classic roster selection, she’ss ranked as the nation’s No. 23 recruit in the Class of 2024 by Prospects Nation. She concluded her prep basketball career with 1,187 points.

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Academic Achievement

Umeh has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Stanford University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A practiced artist, Umeh is a member of the McDonogh Character Initiative, a leadership-development program. She has volunteered locally as a member of her school’s academic advisory board.