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Kennedy Langham
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Harvest, Ala.
- High School:
- Sparkman HS
- Prev School:
- Samford / Butler
Career Accolades
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year – 2023-24
All-Southern Conference Second Team – 2024-25
Southern Conference All-Freshman Team – 2023-24
CSC Academic All-District – 2025-26
2025-26 (Junior // Butler): Appeared in 31 games, making 21 starts in her first season in Indianapolis . . . Averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game over the season . . . Also chipped in 54 assists, 21 steals and two blocks . . . Shot 40.4 percent (63-of-156) from the floor with a 30.8 percent rate (8-of-26) beyond the arc . . . Hit on 49 of her 67 trips to the charity stripe for a free throw percentage of 73.1 . . . Tied for team lead with 49 free throws made and second with 67 free throw attempts . . . Posted seven games with double-figure scoring efforts, highlighted by a season-high 16 points against DePaul (Jan. 21) . . . Started in the Bulldogs’ first 17 games of the season, culminating with a season-high six-rebound performance at Saint John’s (Jan. 10) . . . Played the next 10 games off the bench before returning to the first five for the final four games of the season . . . Played 677 total minutes for an average of 21.8 minutes per contest . . . Earned Academic All-District Honors from College Sport Communicators for posting over a 3.50 cumulative GPA.
2024-25 (Sophomore // Samford): Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors with 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 72 assists and 38 steals after starting in all 31 contests . . . Led team in minutes played (948), minutes per game (30.6), field goals attempts (369), free throws made (90) and free throws attempted (141) . . . Second in field goals made (118), points (343), points per game (11.1), assists (72) and steals (38) . . . Finished the year with a 118-of-369 (32.0 percent) shooting line and 17-of-77 (22.1 percent) mark from three . . . Also shot 90-of-141 at the free throw line for a 63.8 percent rate . . . Reached double-figures in 18 games with a season-high 22 points at Chattanooga (Jan. 16) . . . Dished out a career-best six assists against Miles (Dec. 8) . . . Career-high 10 boards against East Tennessee State (Feb. 13) for her first career 18-point, 10-rebound double-double . . . Posted four steals for a career-high at Wofford (Feb. 20) . . . Played at least 30 minutes in 17 contests on the year.
2023-24 (Freshman // Samford): Named SoCon Freshman of the Year and to All-Freshman Team after playing in 30 games with 13 starts in her first season of collegiate play . . . Averaged 8.2 points per game with 10 games in double-figures . . . Passed the 20-point plateau on two occasions, scoring a career-high 26 points at Furman (Jan. 25) before turning in another 22-point outing against Furman (Feb. 24) later in the season . . . Also averaged 2.9 rebounds per game with 39 assists and 25 steals . . . Led the Bulldogs with 264 field goal attempts . . . Also paced the Samford squad at the free throw line, making 70-of-118 shots at the charity stripe to lead the team in both categories . . . Posted her first career double-figure game with 11 points at Troy (Nov. 14) . . . Made her first career start against North Alabama, reaching double-figures again after a 4-of-11 day on the floor . . . Started again against Western Carolina (Jan. 18) for a five-game stretch, which included playing the full 40 minutes at Wofford (Jan. 27) . . . Ended the year by starting in the final seven contests of the season . . . Averaged 26.8 minutes per game and tallied 12 games with at least 30 minutes on the floor.
High School: Prepped at Sparkman High School (Harvest, Ala.) under coach Jarvis Wilson . . . A four-year starter for the Senators, she averaged 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2022-23 . . . Named First Team All-State, All-Tennessee Valley First Team, Most Valuable Player of Alabama’s Northeast Region and All-Area MVP . . . Earned three Area titles as a Senator, helping the team to a 26-9 record as a senior and berth in the AHSAA Class 7A State Championship game . . . Named to Alabama North vs. South All-Star Game as a junior . . . Earned a spot on the Alabama All-Star Team for the 2023 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game . . . Led the Alabama All-Stars with 14 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Yellowhammer State to an 88-74 win . . . Finished her high school career with 1,792 points, 647 rebounds, 327 assists and 303 steals.
Personal: Born Kennedy Langham on July 26, 2005, to Kendra and Courtney Langham . . . Majoring in exercise science at Southern Miss.
Southern Conference Freshman of the Year – 2023-24
All-Southern Conference Second Team – 2024-25
Southern Conference All-Freshman Team – 2023-24
CSC Academic All-District – 2025-26
2025-26 (Junior // Butler): Appeared in 31 games, making 21 starts in her first season in Indianapolis . . . Averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game over the season . . . Also chipped in 54 assists, 21 steals and two blocks . . . Shot 40.4 percent (63-of-156) from the floor with a 30.8 percent rate (8-of-26) beyond the arc . . . Hit on 49 of her 67 trips to the charity stripe for a free throw percentage of 73.1 . . . Tied for team lead with 49 free throws made and second with 67 free throw attempts . . . Posted seven games with double-figure scoring efforts, highlighted by a season-high 16 points against DePaul (Jan. 21) . . . Started in the Bulldogs’ first 17 games of the season, culminating with a season-high six-rebound performance at Saint John’s (Jan. 10) . . . Played the next 10 games off the bench before returning to the first five for the final four games of the season . . . Played 677 total minutes for an average of 21.8 minutes per contest . . . Earned Academic All-District Honors from College Sport Communicators for posting over a 3.50 cumulative GPA.
2024-25 (Sophomore // Samford): Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors with 11.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 72 assists and 38 steals after starting in all 31 contests . . . Led team in minutes played (948), minutes per game (30.6), field goals attempts (369), free throws made (90) and free throws attempted (141) . . . Second in field goals made (118), points (343), points per game (11.1), assists (72) and steals (38) . . . Finished the year with a 118-of-369 (32.0 percent) shooting line and 17-of-77 (22.1 percent) mark from three . . . Also shot 90-of-141 at the free throw line for a 63.8 percent rate . . . Reached double-figures in 18 games with a season-high 22 points at Chattanooga (Jan. 16) . . . Dished out a career-best six assists against Miles (Dec. 8) . . . Career-high 10 boards against East Tennessee State (Feb. 13) for her first career 18-point, 10-rebound double-double . . . Posted four steals for a career-high at Wofford (Feb. 20) . . . Played at least 30 minutes in 17 contests on the year.
2023-24 (Freshman // Samford): Named SoCon Freshman of the Year and to All-Freshman Team after playing in 30 games with 13 starts in her first season of collegiate play . . . Averaged 8.2 points per game with 10 games in double-figures . . . Passed the 20-point plateau on two occasions, scoring a career-high 26 points at Furman (Jan. 25) before turning in another 22-point outing against Furman (Feb. 24) later in the season . . . Also averaged 2.9 rebounds per game with 39 assists and 25 steals . . . Led the Bulldogs with 264 field goal attempts . . . Also paced the Samford squad at the free throw line, making 70-of-118 shots at the charity stripe to lead the team in both categories . . . Posted her first career double-figure game with 11 points at Troy (Nov. 14) . . . Made her first career start against North Alabama, reaching double-figures again after a 4-of-11 day on the floor . . . Started again against Western Carolina (Jan. 18) for a five-game stretch, which included playing the full 40 minutes at Wofford (Jan. 27) . . . Ended the year by starting in the final seven contests of the season . . . Averaged 26.8 minutes per game and tallied 12 games with at least 30 minutes on the floor.
High School: Prepped at Sparkman High School (Harvest, Ala.) under coach Jarvis Wilson . . . A four-year starter for the Senators, she averaged 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2022-23 . . . Named First Team All-State, All-Tennessee Valley First Team, Most Valuable Player of Alabama’s Northeast Region and All-Area MVP . . . Earned three Area titles as a Senator, helping the team to a 26-9 record as a senior and berth in the AHSAA Class 7A State Championship game . . . Named to Alabama North vs. South All-Star Game as a junior . . . Earned a spot on the Alabama All-Star Team for the 2023 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game . . . Led the Alabama All-Stars with 14 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Yellowhammer State to an 88-74 win . . . Finished her high school career with 1,792 points, 647 rebounds, 327 assists and 303 steals.
Personal: Born Kennedy Langham on July 26, 2005, to Kendra and Courtney Langham . . . Majoring in exercise science at Southern Miss.
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Jan. 22 vs. Marshall
Friday, January 23
Women's Basketball Condensed Game - 1/1/2026 vs. Troy
Saturday, January 03
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference - Jan. 3 vs. Troy
Saturday, January 03
Game Highlights - Southern Miss vs. UAB
Monday, December 08
