Kristof Kendrick joined the men's basketball staff in July 2022.
He came to SIUE from Western Michigan, where he spent two seasons on staff with the Broncos. There he oversaw the development of the post players. Under Kendrick’s watch, WMU transfer Greg Lee was named All-Mid-American Conference. Fellow transfers Mileek McMillian and Markeese Hastings saw their averages skyrocket from their previous school, with Hastings finishing second in the MAC in rebounding.
He also spent a year on staff at Bradley as the Coordinator of Player Development and Video Operations.
Before taking on the college game, Kendrick spent 10 seasons as a head coach and assistant coach in high school basketball in Indianapolis. Kendrick spent two seasons as the head coach at T.C. Howe High School and was named the 2019 GIAC Conference Coach of the Year. In two seasons, Kendrick led the Hornets to a 35-15 record with appearances in two sectional championship games and the 2018 Indianapolis City Tournament title game.
As a player, Kendrick earned two letters at Western Michigan and helped the Broncos win the 2005 Mid-American Conference west division title.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Kendrick also lived in Kortrijk, Belgium before moving to Indiana. The family lived in Indianapolis and West Lafayette, Indiana. Kendrick earned his bachelor's degree at Western Michigan
Kendrick set a school and county scoring record, scoring 1,481 points at Indiana high school powerhouse Lafayette Central Catholic. He helped the Knights to state titles in 2000 and again in 2003, when he was named MVP after scoring 24 points and snagging eight rebounds in the title game.
Basketball runs in the family. Kendrick’s father, Frank, was an All-American forward at Purdue, helping the Boilermakers to the 1974 NIT Championship. He spent one year in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors, where he won an NBA Title in 1975. He returned to Purdue spending 10 years on Gene Keady’s coaching staff from 1989-1999.
