Kendall Kenyon finished her Pacific career as one of the best players in Tigers’ history, holding Pacific’s career records in rebounds (1140), offensive boards (402), double-doubles (49), and blocks (172), and 20+ rebound games (4), while finishing second in rebounding average (9.3), and fourth in field goals (573) and scoring (1442). She also ranks in the Tigers’ top 10 in 11 other categories. She owns nine single-season records, and appears on the single-season top 10 lists for 29 separate records. She hit double-digits in scoring in 77 of 114 career games, and double digits in rebounding in 59 of 114 games.
Senior (2014-15):
A First Team All-West Coast Conference selection, Kendall Kenyon re-wrote the Tigers record books in her senior year. The 6-2 post from Stockton broke the Tigers’ career rebounding record (1140) and double-doubles record (49), as she became the first player in program history to score over 1000 points and grab 1000 boards. Kenyon led the Tigers in scoring (14.0 PPG, 11th in the WCC) and rebounding with a conference-best 11.4 boards per contest. She also led the WCC in offensive rebounds (4.0), and ranked second in the WCC in blocks per game (1.7), fifth in field goal percentage (.476) and 10th in steals (1.6). She was a two-time WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 30 & Jan. 12). Scored in double digits in 20 of 29 games, and grabbed double-digit rebounds in 18 of 29 games. Shot over 50% of the field in 19 of 29 games. Pacific scored more points in the paint in 20 of Kenyon’s 29 games. Closed her career with season-highs of 28 points and 21 rebounds, her fourth career 20+ rebound game.
Junior (2013-14)
A First Team All-West Coast Conference selection. Started all 31 games for Pacific and was second on the team in scoring at 15.9 points per game (eighth in the West Coast Conference, 178th in NCAA). Led Pacific in rebounding with 10.2 per game (third in WCC and 35th in NCAA). Finished 24th in NCAA with 16 double-doubles. Connected at a 55.2 percent clip from the field, second in the WCC and 25th in the NCAA. Third in WCC (130th NCAA) with 1.35 blocked shots per game. Her 111 offensive rebound broke her own single-season Pacific record. Set Pacific''s all-time blocked shots record (122) with 42 on the season. Hit double-figures in scoring in 25 of 31 games, including 20 games with 20 or more points. Posted double-digit rebounds in 18 of 31. Was one of 24 players in the NCAA to average a double-double. Grabbed 24 rebounds with 27 points in the Tigers'' season-opener against Cal State Stanislaus (Nov. 8), which tied for the third-most rebounds in a single game in school history. Also grabbed 21 rebounds against Portland (Dec. 28) to become the first player in Pacific history with three 20+ rebound games. Set a career-high with 29 points against No. 21 California (Dec. 7) with 16 rebounds. Added 24 points and 11 rebounds against No. 24 Florida State and 12 points and 10 rebounds against Gonzaga (Mar. 1) to give her 21.7 points and 12.3 rebounds against ranked teams in 2013-14. Also hit the 1,000 career point mark at Gonzaga (Mar. 1). Shot .500 or better in 18 of 31 games, including a 10-of-12 for 25 points against Santa Clara (Jan. 11). Hit 8-of-10 against San Francisco (Feb. 22) 18 points. Blocked a season-best four shots against Richmond (Dec. 21) and posted a season-best three steals three times.
Sophomore (2012-13)
A Second Team All-Big West selection, Kenyon blossomed in her sophomore year, averaging a double-double for most of the season before finishing with 10.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per contest. Kenyon set the Tigers'' single-season records in rebounds (339), defensive rebounds (231), offensive rebounds (108), defensive rebounds per game (6.6), offensive rebounds per game (3.6) and blocked shots (57). Her .552 field goal percentage was eighth best in a season at Pacific, while her 9.7 rebounds per game was the seventh best and the highest by a Tiger since the 1984-85 season. He 1.6 blocks per game was the fifth-best in Tiger history. Kenyon recorded 14 double-doubles, including five in a row from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2. Her season-highs came in the same game, on Jan. 19 against Cal State Northridge when she scored 19 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to go with eight blocks, narrowly missing the second triple-double in school history. The eight blocks tied the Tigers'' school record. Kenyon’s 22 rebounds were the sixth most in a game by a Pacific player ever, as she became the first Tiger to grab 20 since Natasha Norris in 1991, and the first to grab 22 since Janet Otto grabbed 27 in December of 1984. Against Long Beach State (Feb. 2), she grabbed 19 rebounds - eight offensive, 11 defensive - to give her five-straight double-doubles and 72 rebounds in a five-game stretch. Kenyon was named Big West Player of the Week twice by the conference (Jan. 21 and Feb. 4) and three times by College Sports Madness (Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and Nov 12.). Kenyon scored in double-figures 24 times and grabbed double-figure rebounds 19 times. She also hit half her shots or better 24 times in 35 games. Jumping center, Kenyon won 20 of 35 opening tip-offs on the year (with the Tigers going 17-3 when she won it) and was 21-of-38 on tip-offs including overtimes. Through just two seasons, Kenyon already ranks on the Tigers'' all-time leaderboards: fourth in field goal percentage (.536), 20th in rebounds (493), sixth in rebounds per game (7.8), 13th in defensive rebounds (319), ninth in offensive rebounds (174), seventh in blocks (80), third in blocks per game (1.3). Her 19 double-doubles are tied for the most by a Tiger since 1993.
Freshman (2011-12):
A Big West All-Freshman Team member, Kenyon played 28 games, starting the final 19 for the Tigers. Hit double-figures in scoring seven times with five double-doubles. Grabbed double-figures in rebounds six times. Shot .504 from the field (69-of-137). Finished 10th in the Big West in rebounding (5.5 per game) and eighth in blocked shots (0.8 per game), and 10th in offensive rebounds (2.4 per game). Recorded her first double-double with a then career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds in the Tigers'' win over Air Force (Dec. 21), while playing in just 12 minutes. Set a new career-best at UC Riverside (Jan. 7) with 15 points to go with 10 rebounds. Added 10 points and 10 rebounds against Cal State Northridge (Jan. 14), while blocking a career-high four shots. Added three more blocks with 14 points and a then career-best 11 rebounds in a win over Seattle (Jan. 17) in her next game. Posted a new career-best in rebounds with 12 boards at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 4). Scored 18 points on seven-of-10 shooting with 11 rebounds against UC Riverside (Feb. 9) and added 22 points two days later, hitting 9-of-11 from the field with seven rebounds against UC Irvine (Feb. 11). Named Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 12) as she combined for 20.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG and a .762 field goal percentage (16-of-21) on the weekend vs Riverside and Irvine. Tallied nine points and nine rebounds in the Big West Semifinals against UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 9). Pacific was 5-1 when Kenyon grabbed 10 or more rebounds and 6-1 when she scored in double-figures. In Big West play, shot .526 (51-of-97), which ranked second in the league, and averaged 6.8 rebounds per game (sixth). Also averaged 1.0 blocks per game in BWC play, which ranked fifth. Averaged 8.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a starter, while shooting .504 from the field. The Tigers were +46 in point differential with Kenyon on the floor.
High School:
Kenyon helped Stockton’s St. Mary’s High School to a 29-2 record in 2010-11, and a 10-0 league mark. The Rams won 27 consecutive games en route to a CIF Division II Championship. The third-team All-State selection set a school record with 20 rebounds against Del Oro in the Northern California Regional final as a senior. She was named to the Cal-Hi Division Two Team following the season.
Kenyon was part of three state championship teams at St. Mary’s under coach Tom Gonsalves, as the Rams finished 2009-10 ranked the No. 8 high school team in the ESPN HIGH Elite 25, going 31-4. The Rams went 31-3 in Kenyon’s sophomore year, finishing 13th in the final poll.
Personal:
Daughter of Gayle and George Kenyon. Majoring in Communications.
