DeKalb County High School Lady Tiger basketball player Kennedy Agee has signed a letter of intent to play for the Kentucky Christian University Lady Knights. Agee signed last Friday at the DCHS auditorium with friends and family cheering her on.
Agee, has had to battle through three knee injuries that have kept her off the court since her freshmen season, but through rehabilitation and hard work she plans to be out on the court for her senior year. After that, she plans to be on the court for the Lady Knights.
“I am excited," Agee said. "This is a lifelong dream I have been waiting for but after tearing an ACL three times I never thought it was possible. (KCU) Coach (Lisa) Conn never gave up on me. She kept her eyes on me when I was injured and she is making my dreams come true,” said Agee.
Agee suffered her first ACL injury, in her left knee, in a game against Warren County over two years ago. Then, the same knee gave out again during a scrimmage game the following fall. After that, she suffered an injury in her right knee while playing in a travle ball tournament the following year.
“I am not one to give up," Agee said. "I just knew there was a plan. Whether it was meant for me to play or not, it was all in God’s hands and He was going to lead me where I needed to go.”
Agee said that KCU Coach Lias Conn never gave up on her, and that made an impression. “It makes it easier when a coach doesn’t give up on you. Coach Conn never gave up on me no matter how hurt I was or what I was going through. Its hard to keep your eyes on a kid who gets injured quite often at the rate I was going, but Coach Conn has stuck with me along the way, which says a lot about her and that school is everything I could have ever dreamed of having and going to.”
Coach Conn had high praise for Agee at the signing. “There’s a lot about Kennedy I really like. I think she works extremely hard. Her work ethic is incredible. To come back from three ACL tears, and just the determination she has, but on the court she shoots the ball extremely well and deep. She seems to find the empty man. When she is driving in, and sees somebody else open, she is going to pass the ball. Kennedy gets after it in all parts of the game, and she will bring a lot to our team,” Coach Conn said.
Agee said that she plans on studying nursing, to obtain an RN degree, with a minor in coaching toward basketball, and a minor in praise and worship music.
When asked whether she had concerns playing in her senior year, Agee said she is healthy and excited to be back on the court. “I have one of the best doctors I could ever ask for. He has taken every precaution with the surgeries he has done on me but whatever happens, happens. God has his hands on me and He will take care of me.”
Kentucky Christian is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). The women’s basketball team has won 15 NCCAA Division II National Championships since 1989.
