Prairie View A&M University Athletics

Keenan Curry begins his second season as an assistant basketball coach at Prairie View A&M University and his first as the team's recruiting coordinator. Curry arrived at Prairie View A&M after a two-years at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.

Curry's work with the Prairie View A&M guards paid off tremendously as the Panthers had one of their best second-half conference performances in over a decade during his first season at PVAMU. The top three scorers on the teams were back court players as senior guard Montreal Scott surpassed the 1,000-point career while finishing fourth in the SWAC in scoring.  Fellow senior guard Tre Hagood was an all-around threat as he ranked in the top 10 in four statistical categories while senior guard John Brisco also averaged double figures.

A native of Kansas City, Mo., Curry spent two seasons at Emporia State University as an assistant coach and played a large role in helping the Hornets achieve their most wins in five years following the 2013-14 season.  ESU finished with 18 wins in Curry’s final season and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Tournament.  A total of six players earned MIAA Honors under Curry’s watch with four players named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 

Off the court, Curry wore several hats as ESU’s camp coordinator, social media director, recruiting coordinator and academic liaison.  As camp coordinator, Curry forged relationships with the nationally acclaimed University of Kansas men’s basketball program and had four Jay Hawks serve as camp guests and speakers during ESU’s annual basketball camps.

Prior to ESU, Curry spent two seasons as an assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas.  At Fort Scott, Curry coached three players whom averaged in double figures in his final season at FSCC while also helping the team rank fourth in free throw percentage amongst Kansas Jay Hawk Community College Conference teams.  Curry, who also played two seasons at FSCC from 2007 to 2009, was also in charge of film exchange, opponent breakdowns, summer camps and team workouts.

Curry graduated from Pittsburg State University in 2011 and holds a master’s in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Emporia State.