The Cajun drawl is still unmistakable, even if Billy Kennedy's voice has softened in recent years.
He was always soft-spoken and methodical with his words, long before Kennedy became an assistant coach on the Wichita State men's basketball team and before he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease 12 years ago.
The disease has reduced the volume of his voice, a common problem with the illness, but Kennedy hasn't allowed that to slow him down in his third season on the sidelines with the Shockers.
