University of Dayton Athletics

2016-17 (Senior)
• Missed the first 6 games of the season with a preseason deep thigh bruise.
• Started in 24 games for the Flyers and played in 26.
• Ended the season with career highs in 3 point fg (6), FT percentage (.641), steals (39), and points per game (14).
• Achieved career highs for steals (4) and rebounds (12) against Davidson on Feb. 24 also lead the Flyers in points (18) for this game.
• Had two double-doubles on the season against East Tennessee State on Dec. 10 at Davidson on Feb. 24.
• Broke 20 points four times on the year and led Dayton in scoring eight times. 
• Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
• Within the top 10 in the A-10 for FG percentage (.525) and top 15 for steals (1.5).
• Finished the year within the top 3 on the team in FG attempted and made (125-238), rebounds (5.0), steals (1.5), blocks (0.7), and points (14) also led in FT made and attempted (109-170).
• Named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10. 

2015-16 (Junior)
• One of three co-captains for the 2015-16 season.
• Was one of four Flyers to average double-figures in scoring (10.3).
• Third on the team in field goal percentage (.493).
• Scored a season-high 21 points at Vanderbilt on Dec. 9.
• Posted a career-high eight assists along with 11 points versus North Florida on Dec. 5.
• Averaged 10.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
• Started 26 games averaging 26.1 minutes per game.
• Career-high 8 assists to go with 11 points versus North Florida.
• Scored a game-high 18 points (8-of-9 FG) to go with 8 rebounds versus Saint Louis.

2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Earned the Atlantic 10 and team’s Chris Daniels Most Improved Player Award for the season
• Improved his free throw percentage 30 points and led the A-10 in free throw rate
• Ranked second in the A-10 in FG% in league play (.600, 87-145)
• Started 27 of the 35 games he played in during the season
• Totaled 444 points and 116 rebounds in 1020 minutes of play
• Ranked third on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg), second in rebounding (5.3 rpg), first in field-goal percentage (.552)
• Tallied five games of 20 or more points and 24 games of scoring in double-figures, including a stretch from Jan. 17, 2015 to Mar. 3, 2015 where he scored in double-figures in 14-of-15 games
• Led the Flyers with 17 points in the NCAA Tournament First Four victory against Boise State

2013-14 (Freshman)
• Played in all 37 games
• Totaled 316 minutes played (8.5 mpg) while scoring 83 points (2.2 ppg) and hauled in 47 rebounds (1.3 rpg)
• Tied for fourth on the team in blocks with 11
• Shot 34-of-62 (.548) from the field, which ranked second in field goal percentage on the team
• Scored his first points of the season with nine on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting in a victory over No. 11 Gonzaga in the opener of the Maui Invitational
• Career-high 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and hauled in two rebounds in NCAA Tournament against Stanford

High School
• Member of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Illinois 4A State Championship teams at Simeon Career Academy
• Teammate of Jabari Parker, the nation’s No. 2 ranked player
• Scored 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the Championship game as Simeon defeated Stevenson 58-40
• Helped Simeon to a 30-3 record during the 2012-13 season
• Three-star recruit who ESPN.com rates as the 43rd-best small forward in the country and 9th best player out of the state of Illinois for the class of 2013

Personal:
• Full name: Kendall Pollard
• Nickname: KP
• Son of: Kenneth and Bridget Pollard
• Birthday: January 6, 1995
• Major: General Studies
• Siblings: Kenneth Pollard (28)
• High School Coach: Robert Smith
• AAU Team: Mean Streets
• Why I Chose UD: "I chose UD because I believe I could be great here."

Dayton Career Highs
Points: 26, vs. St. Bonaventure (3/13/15)
Rebounds: 12, Davidson (2/24/17)
Assists: 8, vs. North Florida (12/5/15)
Steals: 4, two times
Blocks: 3, three times 
FGs Made: 11, vs. St. Bonaventure (3/13/15)
FT Made: 9, at Saint Louis (2/10/15)
Minutes: 39, vs. Rhode Island (3/3/15)

Flyer 25's...
Arnold Stein (1950-51), Chris Harris (1951-52), Jack Salle (1952-55), Bob Jacoby (1955-56), Paul Shafer (1956-58), Bill Cramsey (1958-60), Don Smith (1960-63), Jack Warrell (1964-66), John Von Lehman (1970-74), Eric Matthews (1984-88), John Richter (1990-94), Matt Hogan (2006-07), Logan Nourse (2007-10), Alex Gavrilovic (2011-14)